We see them on TV, and on the movie screen. We hear them on the radio. We follow them on Twitter. Our fave celebs are creating all kinds of buzz and blazing trails in everything they do. These business-savvy celebs have launched some lucrative ventures worth checking out. Take a look…

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Jennifer Hudson

It seems that just about everything JHud touches turns to gold. First, it was her Oscar-worthy role in Dreamgirls. Then it was her Grammy-award winning debut album. Now it is Weight Watchers. JHud wowed us with her phenomenal weight loss reveal last year, and now she hopes to influence people in her native Chicago to do the same. JHud became the first celebrity to have a Weight Watchers center when she opened the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers Center in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood last fall.

What’s next for JHud? A launch of her new clothing line, the Jennifer Hudson Collection on QVC this fall, as well as recurring role on the hit NBC show Smash, where she’ll take on the role of Broadway star Veronica Moore.

Marcus Samuelsson has lived his dream. He is not only one of the most well known names in the culinary industry but he is also one of the most adored chefs in the world. If you don’t know him by now, you’ve probably never watched Top Chef, perused the cookbook aisle of the bookstore, turned on the Food Channel, or even opened up any glossy magazine in the last few years. Known for culinary work with Scandinavian cuisine, the Ethiopian-born chef and cookbook author has recently opened a restaurant in his Harlem neighborhood called Red Rooster. We talked to Samuelsson about the essence and approach to his new establishment.