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Todd McFarlane
Company: Image Comics
Net Worth: Unknown
He was always the best artist in his class. When a teacher needed something drawn on the blackboard, they would call on little Todd McFarlane to help. McFarlane, however, never wanted to become what he is today: one of the most revered comic book and action figure creators in the [...]

Henry Ford
Company: Ford Motor Company
Net Worth: $188.1 Billion (2008 equivalent dollars)
“I was born on July 30, 1863, on a farm at Dearborn, Michigan, and my earliest recollection is that, considering the results, there was too much work on the place.” Even as a child, Henry Ford had an eye for innovation. It was this ability [...]

Paul Newman
Company: Newman’s Own
Net Worth: Unknown
Over his fifty plus year career, Paul Newman won Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Cannes Awards for his work both as an actor and film director. But, don’t think that was enough to tire this legend out. In his early 80’s Newman spent his time devoted to Newman’s Own, [...]

Hershey didn’t do things the way they had always been done before. He didn’t accept old methods, stale ideas or out-of-date techniques. Instead, Hershey used his imagination to innovate, take his company in new directions and break the molds of the past. It was this characteristic of Hershey’s, and his understanding that attainable rewards required [...]

George Lucas
Company: Lucasfilm
Net Worth: Unknown
“I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God’s bidding,” says Lucas. Lucas’ struggle first began on May 14, 1944 when he was born in the relatively humdrum city of Modesto, California to parents George Walton Lucas, Sr. and Ellinore Bomberger Lucas. He grew up on a walnut [...]

Simon Fuller
Company: 19 Entertainment
Net Worth: Unknown
In the quarter century that he has been doing what he does best, Simon Fuller has become arguably the most successful British music manager in history. He has managed everyone from the Spice Girls to David Beckham, and continues to work on creating new stars in the entertainment industry. With [...]

Debbi Fields
Company: Mrs. Fields Cookies
Net Worth: Unknown
“I was really happy being a housewife,” says Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies. “I was proud to be there for my husband, but it did not necessarily make me feel great.” Longing for something more out of life than being just a mother and a wife, Fields [...]

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 [...]

“Give them quality,” said Hershey. “That’s the best kind of advertising in the world.”
Throughout his career, Hershey remained dedicated to providing the best possible product and value for his customers. With a reputation for being a hands-on perfectionist, Hershey made it his mission to ensure that every single chocolate that went out with his name [...]

PT Barnum
Company: Barnum and Bailey Circus
Net Worth: Unknown
The Fiji Mermaid, Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker, General Tom Thumb the Midget – besides being considered “freaks”, they all had in common one man, P.T. Barnum. He was a master showman whose rise to fame came in the 19th century thanks to his traveling “freak shows”. [...]