Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Famous Entrepreneurs

-Donald Trump- dad was his mentor, he is very wealthy, went bankrupt
-Richard Branson- he is a billionaire, made virgin airlines, cell phone, radio, and he owns an island
-Herb Kelleher-went to university, GM of Cambell soups factory
-Orville Redenbacher-was the popcorn man, billy is cheap
-Howard Shultz-CEO of starbucks, was very poor when he was younger so got into sports to forget about it
-Bill Gates-one of the richest men in the world, it all started as a program now it is one of the weathiest company's in the world, he hates children
-J.D. Rockfeller-Dad was greasy, quit highschool, net worth of 1.5 billion US dollars
-Walt Disney- made many children happy, has changed children's movies forever
-jimmy Pattison-went to school, bought his own car dealership, self motivated, net worth 3.5 billion US dollars
-Martha Stewart-watched her mom cook, she knows her job, graduated from Bernard
-Dave Thomas-owner of wendy's, loved his job, hard work is key
-Jerry Yang- was owner of yahoo, didnt take job to microsoft, net worth is 44.6 billion US dollars
-Ray Krock- bought McDonald's from the mcdonald borthers, he worked hard, he is very rich
-Phil Knight- co founder of Nike, went to oregon for university, likes shoes

1 comment:

  1. I have a lot of admiration for famous entrepreneurs like Donald Trump, Richard Branson, Yuri Mintskovsky or Larry Page. They are amazing role models! I always find inspiration in their words and work!

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