TV personality expands her brand with multiuse media studio

Not many people are looking to start a business at 70 years old, but not many people are Rhonda Shear. 

From pageant queen to actress to entrepreneur, with standup comedy and authorship sprinkled in, Shear, who rose to fame in the early 1990s in Los Angeles and has called the Tampa Bay area home for two decades, is now gearing up for her next phase as a creative studio owner. She has no plans to slow down, and despite Home Shopping Network closing up its St. Pete headquarters later this year, she’s not going anywhere.