Carol Roth
Carol Roth (born 1973) is an American television personality, bestselling author, entrepreneur, radio host, and investor. Roth appears regularly on national cable television networks including Fox Business, CNBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.[1][2] She was one of the judges on Mark Burnett’s America’s Greatest Makers television show and is a weekly panelist on the current events and business show Bulls & Bears.[3] She was the host of WGN Radio's The Noon Show, and author of the New York Times bestseller book, The Entrepreneur Equation.[4][5] As a self-styled "recovering" investment banker, she has completed more than $2 billion in capital raising, mergers & acquisitions and related transactions and invests in private companies.[6][7]
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Born | 1973 (age 46–47) |
Alma mater | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | TV Panelist and host, Author, Entrepreneur, Investment banker |
Years active | 1995-Present |
Agent | ICM |
Notable work | The Entrepreneur Equation (ISBN 978-1935618447) |
Television | America's Greatest Makers, Bulls & Bears, Cavuto Coast to Coast, Varney & Co, Piers Morgan Tonight, Closing Bell, MSNBC's Your Business |
Website | www |
Early life
Roth was born in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and attended Deerfield High School. Her father Bernie was a retired union electrician (died in May 2013).[8] Her parents divorced while she was in high school and her mother Sheri died from leukemia in 1998,[9] as did her step-mother from lung cancer in 2004. She attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated magna cum laude in 1995.[10]
Career
Roth is an advocate for entrepreneurship and small business. She was named a Top 100 Small Business Influencer by Small Biz Trends in 2011 and again in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.[11] A number of her television segments and writings are related to small business and she was the event moderator for the New York Times Small Business Summit in 2012.[12] Roth speaks and moderates panels frequently and received a standing ovation from Richard Branson at a Virgin Atlantic event that she moderated in 2016.[13]
Roth also is a business advisor, investor and director. She has sat on a public company board and currently sits on the board of a private technology company.
Roth put out a legacy and wishes planning product called Future File, as a direct result of her father’s death.
Investment banking
Roth joined San Francisco based investment bank Montgomery Securities in 1995 as a financial analyst and member of the consumer corporate finance team. She became an officer of the firm by age 25.[7]
Book
Roth released her first book, The Entrepreneur Equation, in 2010. The book, which was listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists,[5][14] won an Axiom Gold Medal Business book award.[15][16] Reviewers particularly focused on the book's direct tone and highlight Roth's "reality checks" for readers.[17][18][19][20] Initially, there was a controversy with buyers over the book's cover, which featured a picture of her, but she insisted on keeping it.[21]
An action figure of Roth was created as a marketing prop to coincide with the release of The Entrepreneur Equation.[22]
Television
Roth has been actively appearing on television since 2010. Roth was a permanent judge for the reality competition series America’s Greatest Makers on TBS.[23] She has been featured as a guest, co-host and panelist on a variety of national cable news networks, and has recurring roles on Fox Business' Bulls & Bears as a member of the panel.[24][25] She has also had recurring roles on Cavuto Coast-to-Coast, Making Money with Charles Payne, Varney&Co where she often appeared as a second-hour co-host,[26] CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight,[27] CNBC’s Closing Bell,[28] MSNBC's Your Business,[29] Fox News’ Fox & Friends, Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, Fox News’ America Live with Megyn Kelly,[30] Fox Business’ The Tom Sullivan Show[31] and Fox Business’ The Willis Report.[32] Her coverage of business, economic, political, and current events included discussion panel appearances during the United States 2012 elections.[33] She has interviewed celebrities, presidential candidates and business leaders.
Roth hosted the final season of Microsoft’s Office Small Business Academy.[34]
Roth also appeared in the online series BOOKD, where she analyzed Michael Lewis' The Big Short alongside Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes, investor Peter Schiff and others.[35]
Radio
Roth acts as a fill-in host and co-host for a variety of stations in Chicago and New York, including AM560 and 710WOR. Roth hosted "The Noon Show" on WGN Radio from January to June 2013.[4][36] Previously, she co-hosted episodes of American Entrepreneur Radio with Suzanne Caplan, focused on entrepreneurship and business.[37]
Movies
Roth appeared in documentary movie about the auto-bailouts called Live Another Day.[38]
Columns and articles
Roth writes regularly for a number of online publications, including op-ed columns at FoxNews.com[39] and FoxBusiness.com[40]. Previously, she had a featured blog called "Make Your Pitch" at The New York Times[41] and blogs at the Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.com where she covered Business, Political, and Women's Issue postings.[42] In 2011, Roth authored Sober Entrepreneurship, a manifesto which was published through Change This.[43] She wrote an article for CNBC.com proposing the legalization of insider trading.[44]
Feuds
Roth, who is an active Twitter user, is known for a viral, four-tweet exchange with former TV sparring partner, Piers Morgan, over the second amendment.[45]
Personal life
Roth lives with her husband in Chicago and is a Chicago Bears and NFL Football fan.[7]
References
- "Dow, S&P Close at 5-Year Highs; Apple Falls 2%". Cnbc.com. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "Carol Roth". YouTube. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Drug distributors may pay millions over opioid crisis | Fox Business".
- "The Noon Show with Carol Roth – Weekdays 12 – 1 p.m. – 720 WGN". WGN Radio. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "The Entrepreneur Equation By Carol Roth". Theentrepreneurequation.com. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Will October Economic Data Sway Election".
- "Biography". Carol Roth. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- Kerr, Jon (2011-04-18). "Book Offers Tough Love for Aspiring Entrepreneurs - Northbrook, IL Patch". Northbrook.patch.com. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "SheBrand Superstar: Carol Roth". 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Carol Roth". The Rise to the Top. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "2012 Top Champions and Honorable Mentions | Small Business Influencers". Influencers.smallbiztrends.com. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "NYT Small Business Summit". NYT Small Business Summit. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "Virgin Atlantic: Business is an Adventure LA Event".
- Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "One on One: Carol Roth, The Entrepreneur Equation | Small Business Trends". Smallbiztrends.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- Martin Zwilling (2012-04-18). "Ten Steps to Screen Your Fit for Entrepreneurship". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "Don't romanticize owning your own business; it requires work - USATODAY.com". usatoday.com. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "A Female Spin on Starting a Business". Inc.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- Dwyer, Ann (2011-03-11). "Beyond the Pedway: Carol Roth". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "The Carol Roth Brand". Dollsmagazine.com. 2011-02-03. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Why Apple Shouldn't Stop the Steve Jobs Doll (opinion)". Entrepreneur.com. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Exclusive: America's Greatest Makers Carol Roth, on judging the new TBS Tech-Talent Show | TVMAZE".
- "Bulls & Bears".
- "Drug distributors may pay millions over opioid crisis | Fox Business".
- "Carol Roth Short Skirt/Luscious Legs 11/14/12". YouTube. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Clips From Last Night: Robert Reich and Carol Roth debate taxes and debt reduction; Reince Priebus on Romney and the GOP – Piers Morgan - CNN.com Blogs". Piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "carol roth - CNBC". Search.cnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Search - OPEN Forum :: American Express". OPEN Forum. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Megyn Kelly Focus Group Explodes Over Candy Crowley's Debate Moderation". Mediaite. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Fashion PR News: Matchbook Company Announces Representation of Carol Roth | PR Couture: Fashion PR, Marketing & Social Media". PR Couture. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "BenBella Books Press Room — Carol Roth". Benbellabooks.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "CNN.com - Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- "Small Business Academy".
- "Getting Rich Off the Recession: THE BIG SHORT". YouTube. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- WGN-AM Cancels Noon Show; Carol Roth Out. chicagoradiomedia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016
- "Call - American Entrepreneur Radio". TalkShoe. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Live Another Day".
- "Carol Roth Fox News".
- "Carol Roth Fox Business".
- Roth, Carol. "MAKE YOUR PITCH - You're the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com". Boss.blogs.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Carol Roth". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "Sober Entrepreneurship: Why Modern Entrepreneurs Won't Succeed Under the Influence". Change This. 2011-08-03. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- Carol Roth (2012-11-26). "Roth: Insider Trading Should Be Legalized". The Entrepreneur Equation. Cnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "The Bill of Rights, with Your Host, Piers Morgan! - National Review".