Donald Trump’s Business Ventures You’ve Never Heard About

His Production Company Makes Various TV Shows, Including The Apprentice

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Trump is the chairman and CEO of Trump Productions, which is based in Los Angeles. He founded the TV production company in 2004, and it is the entertainment business arm of the much bigger Trump Organization. The company produces a variety of TV shows, including The Apprentice, The Celebrity Apprentice, Pageant Palace, and Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger.

Trump Productions was also involved with producing the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants until 2015. During Trump’s presidential campaign, Trump Productions was valued at $15 million and had a revenue of over $4 million in 2015 alone.