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Steve Case
Company: America Online (AOL)
Net Worth: Unknown
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 21, 1956, Steve Case was indeed one of the exceptions. With dreams of becoming a rock star, Case would soon use his entrepreneurial zest to become chairman of the world’s largest media and communications conglomerate. He made history by leading the largest ever [...]

Joyce Hall
Company: Hallmark Cards
Net Worth: Unknown
Whether it is your birthday, bah mitzvah or anniversary, we all know the feeling we get when someone gives us a greeting card. For Hallmark founder Joyce C. Hall, creating that feeling was his life’s work. A high school dropout from humble origins, Hall worked hard to not only create [...]

A.P. Giannini
Company: Bank of America
Net Worth: Unknown
Home mortgages, auto loans, installment credit – they may be taken for granted today, but before this son of Italian immigrants came along, such things didn’t exist. Amadeo Peter Giannini – A.P. to his friends – revolutionized the banking world by focusing on “the little people.” Giannini passed away [...]

Ron Joyce
Company: Tim Hortons
Net Worth: Unknown
He grew up in rural Nova Scotia in a house without plumbing and a wood stove for heating. Today, he has eight cars, owns a $60 million golf club resort, and has so much money he has even offered to fly people on trips anywhere in the world if they [...]

Rare is the entrepreneur who has achieved success by simply following the advice of others. Being willing To make unpopular decisions and having the resolve To Stick To his decisions even in the face of doubt and criticism was what propelled Hershey To success. His choices were often questioned for their business sense and were [...]

Issy Sharp
Company: Four Seasons
Net Worth: $460 million
He was just 29 years old when he launched what has become the internationally successful Four Seasons luxury hotel chain. Today, Isadore “Issy” Sharp is recognized as one of Canada’s most successful businessmen, having been inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and made an Officer of the [...]

Simon Cowell
Company: American Idol
Net Worth: $50 million
Simon Cowell has become one of the most recognized faces in the television industry by not only being rude but more importantly by listening to what he was at heart – a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur. A music producer and executive, TV personality and businessman all rolled into one, Cowell [...]

Ray Kroc
Company: McDonald’s
Net Worth: Unknown
In 1954, after years of struggling through different trades, Kroc had finally stumbled upon what he saw as The next big thing in America. In one of the greatest success stories of our time, Kroc took a small but successful California-based hamburger restaurant and expanded it into what is today a [...]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Company: Johnson Development
Net Worth: Unknown
At 49 years old, Magic Johnson’s accomplishments stretch as far and wide as the many basketball courts he has conquered in his career. From transforming the Los Angeles Lakers into a championship team, to living with HIV, to launching a multi-million dollar business empire, Johnson has overcome numerous stereotypes [...]

Will Keith Kellogg
Company: Kellogg’s
Net Worth: Unknown
If it were not for the ingenuity of W.K. Kellogg, the world today might never know flaked cereal. A master marketer and inventor, Kellogg revolutionized the breakfast food industry when he decided to start his own company and sell toasted corn flakes back in 1906. Today, that same company has [...]