30 most influential entrep of all times

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30 Most Infuential Entrepreneurs o All TimeBy: Josh Dunlop Topics: Entrepreneurship

Historical Entrepreneurs That Have Infuenced The World

At some point, most entrepreneurs have said to themselves they want to e

li!e one o" people in this list, #I want to e the ne$t %ichard Branson&' Wede(ne them as success and role models "or who we want to e, this post isto )ive credit to these ama*in) entrepreneurs' +ne thin) that most o" thesepeople have in common is the "act that they all wor!ed really hard and inthe end, they were really well rewarded "or that' The list is in no particularorder, we all have our own opinions on who should e top do), such as%ichard Brandson who inspired me the most to start my usiness'

#1 Matthew BoultonA)e: -yrs .Died: /0th Au)ust /-12Birth 3lace: Birmin)ham, West 4idlands 56

Industry: Entrepreneurial 4anu"acturerInfuence: 3ioneered many manu"acturin) processes'7et Worth: 5n!nownWesite:www'matthewoulton8--1'or)

Why they made the list94atthew Boulton was a pioneer in manu"acturin), he was "ar "rom wealthyhis "ather was a toy ma!er at the time o" his irth' 4atthew attended alocal school and upon leavin) he ;oined his "ather


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stature comin) to stay with him so they could see and learn more aout hiswor! and techniues' Cater in li"e 4atthew ecame in"atuated with scienceand and astronomy, and ecame well !nown "or his wor!' He was alsonamed as the @heri o" @taordshire e"ore his death in /-1' By the timehe died 4atthew had ecome one o" the wealthiest and most pioneerin)

manu"acturers and entrepreneurs in the 56'

#2 Andrew Carnegieandrew carne)ie - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: yrs.Died: //th Au)ust /1/12Birth 3lace: Dun"ermline, i"e, @cotland, 56Industry: @teel TycoonInfuence: 3ioneered many manu"acturin) processes'7et Worth: F81' illionWesite: www'carne)iescience'edu

Why they made the list9

Andrew Garne)ie was orn into a typical lowerclass "amily in @cotland, andlived in a weavers cotta)e a very small house' The main room served notonly as the livin) uarters ut also the dinin) room as well as the edroom"or the "amily' His "amily were suerin) "rom near starvation and povertywhen William his "ather, emi)rated the "amily to Alle)heny, 3ennsylvania inthe 5@A' The area in which they lived was very poor ut etter than theirprevious community in i"e' The (rst ;o he had was that o" a oin oywhere he helped chan)e spools "or /8hrs each day' eelin) this wasn


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;ournalist which helped him earn another he"ty "ortune in doin) so' By /1Garne)ie was worth more than 8- million and "amously oered8-,---,--- to uy the 3hilippines "rom @pain in a id to allow themindependence' By the time o" his death in /1/1, Garne)ie had ecome"amous "or his investments, his oil his writin)s and o" course his

entrepreneurial strea!' With the money he made "rom all his investments hedied a very wealthy man his net worth ein) =-,?1=,?=, today that()ure would e nearly -- illion'

#3 enr! "ord

henry "ord8 - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: yrs .DiedApril 0th /102Birth 3lace: >reen(eld Township, Dearorn, 4ichi)han, 5@AIndustry: Automotive manu"acturerInfuence: 3ioneer o" Transport

7et Worth: /'/ illionWesite: www'thehenry"ord'or)

Why they made the list9Henry ord, +ne o" the "ew men that made mainstream automoilesecome a reality' He was orn into a "amily o" "armers who ori)inated "romEn)land and Ireland' 7ot the wealthiest o" "amilies ut certainly not povertystric!en' In his teena)e years, his "ather had )iven him a timepiece, whichhe later too! to pieces ;ust to see i" he could piece it to)ether a)ainsuccess"ully, which he did' He then started to do the same with otherpeoples timepieces and eventually he started to repair them too' Henry was

also a suerer o" Dysle$ia, and althou)h this was a hurdle it was y nomeans a reason to )ive up'

He went on to complete an apprenticeship with James ' lower K Bros, andalso with the Detroit Dry Doc! Gompany' In /1/ he met with ThomasEdison who li!ed his concept o" an automoile, so he allowed him to use hiswarehouses to manu"acturer two vehicles' ord was )rate"ul ut later wenton to uild his own company so he could uild the cars on his own termsac!ed y William H' 4urphy he "ounded the Detroit Automoile Gompany./112' This was short lived however, as the vehicles produced lac!ed theuality and precision ord wanted as well as ein) horrily e$pensive' The

usiness went under ut it didn


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Thomas Edison/ - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: yrsBirth 3lace: 4ilan, +hio, 5@AIndustry: @cienceInfuence: His Inventions Ghan)ed the World7et worth: /8,---,---

Wesite: www'thomasedison'com


I "elt oli)ated to add Thomas Edison to this list due to his motivation andpersistence which ma!es him a true entrepreneur, even a"ter thousands o""ailures' 7ow althou)h Thomas didn


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so much more' A"ter ein) the su;ect o" vicious se$ual attac! at the a)e o"nine she later ecame pre)nant, losin) the child at irth she was only /years o" a)e at the time'In /1? she "amously revealed this to her shoc!edviewers on her live show' Her "ame came to "ruition in /1, when herseductive character and )enuine love o" people )ained her the ;o o" her

dreams as a tal!show host'

The "ollowin) e$posure was e$plosive and she soon ecame one o" the most"amous, most well loved, and most pro"essional people in the entertainmentindustry' However she did not want to stop there as she "elt there wasanother side to her, a side o" which she wanted to pursue, herentrepreneurial side' In /1 "ollowin) her instincts she "ounded thecompany Harpo @tudios, which "or those o" you not realised is simply +prahspelt ac!wards' The usiness went on in leaps and ounds most li!ely dueto her television career which )ave her a massive amount o" advertisin) iseach and every day' The company now has over 8=- employees and is

currently )rowin) every year' @he also co"ounded o$y)en media whichhelps attract over =- million viewers' Because o" all o" the s!ills shepossesses, and her entrepreneurial side she


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much o" his study time at the helm o" the 5niversityateshave a personal "ortune o" around = million which he uses to help very

worthy causes and charities includin) his own, the >ates oundation'

#, -arr! .agelarry pa)e - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: 0yrsBirth 3lace: East Cansin), 4ichi)an, 5@AIndustry: I'T entrepreneur, Gomputer @cienceInfuence: %evolutioni*ed +nline @earchin) and 4edia7et Worth: /= illion

Wesite: www')oo)le'comMlarryNpa)e

Why they made the list9Goounder o" one o" the most reco)ni*ed search en)ines in the world,>oo)le' It


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later completed a de)ree in the science o" computer en)ineerin) .BAHonors De)ree2 as well as completin) a 4asters De)ree in Gomputer@cience "rom @tan"ord 5niversity' In /11= Carry met @er)ey Brin, who wasalso a "ellow @tan"ord student' They ecame close "riends and eventuallywent into usiness to)ether in /11?, "ormin) the company >oo)le

Incorporated' Carry alon)side his partner Brin ran >oo)le Inc' as copresidents o" the company, until hirin) the GE+ Eric @chmidt'

Carry and Brin )ot their (rst (nancial ac!in) "rom Andy Bechtolsheim, oneo" the co"ounders o" @un 4icrosystems, with the sum o" /--,---' It washere that 3a)eoo)le as o"today is now worth /08,11,--,-- or there aout'

#/ erge! Brin

ser)ey rin - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: 0yrsBirth 3lace: 4oscow, %ussiaIndustry: I'T , Gomputer @cienceInfuence: %evolutioni*ed +nline @earchin) and 4edia7et Worth: /= illionWesite:www')oo)le'comMser)eyNrin

Why they made the list9As youoo)le Inc' Brin immi)rated to the 5nited

@tates o" America with his "amily a)ed ;ust ?yrs old, and althou)h he is oth%ussian in terms o" ethnicity and ac!)round, he is a citi*en o" America,with his nationality set as American' His )rand"ather and his "ather oth hadstudied mathematics in the past and @er)ey was also !een on the topic,more than li!ely a"ter seein) his "ather and )rand"ather wor! on variouseuations and pro;ects as a child' He )raduated "rom the 5niversity o"4aryland with a de)ree in mathematics and computer science, he then le"tand e)an studyin) at @tan"ord 5niversity, "or a 3H'D in computer science,


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a topic @er)ey was !een to e$plore "urther, here at @tan"ord @er)ey metCarry 3a)e, another student o" computer science'

@er)ey and Carry decided to wor! to)ether and with their mediocrecomputer systems they "rantically wor!ed at developin) new search en)ine

desi)ns and al)orithms' They started doin) this asically ecause theywanted to cause disruption to the @tan"ord online wesite in"rastructure,ut in doin) so, they had master"ully created a search en)ine with massivepotential, and all completely y accident' They upped their )ame and theinner wor!in)s o" the code "urther and "urther per"ectin) the al)orithmsand creatin) the uniue 3a)e%an! system' The pair suspended their studiesand went on to co"ound the company >oo)le Inc' the very same >oo)lewhich we love and hate today'

# te$e os

steve ;os - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: == yrsirth 3lace: @an rancisco, Gali"ornia, 5@AIndustry: computer technolo)y, computer scienceInfuence: Advancement in Gomputers and 4edia Devices7et Worth: ?'/ illionWesite: www'apple'com

Why they made the list9@teve ;os, you either love him or hate him ut there


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shares in the usiness' He then went on to "orm another company 7ePTcomputers which did ama*in)ly well soerin) "act that in /1? he ou)ht#The >raphics >roup& which was later named 3i$ar Animation, the /-million' @ome time later in /11? Apple computers company decided to uythe 7ePT company "or appro$imately 81 million, rin)in) @teve ;os ac!

to Apple as the companyalactic company accordin) to rumour will elicensin) the technolo)y ehind the socalled spaceship one which is ein)"unded y 4icroso"t co"ounder 3aul Allen as well as Burt %utan who is anAmerican en)ineer well!nown "or his aeronautical wor!' @ir %ichardBranson is without dout one o" the )reatest entrepreneurs the 56 has andpossily ever will have in its history, without him a lot o" thin)s wouldn


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how they today, such as the music we listen to, the charities we support,and uite possily in the near "uture space travel'

#11 Mar6 7u56ererg

mar! *uc!erer)0-/ - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e:8?yrsBirth 3lace: White 3lains, 7ew Ror!, 5@AIndustry: @ocial 4edia 4o)ulInfuence: %evolutioni*ed +nline @ocial 4edia and 7etwor!in)7et Worth: ?'1 illionWesite: www'aceoo!'com

Why they made the list94ar! Suc!erer), is possily one o" the most spo!en aout individuals o"the past year, not only is he one o" the richest men on the planet, he


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7et Worth: //=millionWesite: www'HuLn)ton3ost'com

Why they made the list9Ariana HuLn)ton, orn in /1=- in Athens has )ot to e the most infuential

and pro"essional as well as success"ul "emale within the lo))in) industry'@ome o" you may not !now that she is also an author o" the oline variety,writin) a io)raphy o" 4aria Gallas in /1/ she also wrote a io)raphy onpulic 3icasso ei)ht years later in /11' To ecame well !nown in the early1-s due to her relentless support "or conservative causes durin) her e$husand


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dierent in that it was a technolo)ical company ased on computers wherehe manu"actured his own 3Gs however the usiness went an!rupt a"ter"ailin) to receive payment "rom his customers'

This led to him havin) to )ive up his threeedroom house as well as his

cars, "orcin) him to move ac! in with his parents' He then ;oined thecompany @iemens 7i$dor", and it 8- years o" a)e he ecame the youn)estever head o" the usiness unit in 5nited 6in)dom' A"ter leavin) @iemens7i$dor" he started to wor! within the telecommunications industry and a"tera year o" hard savin) he mana)ed to set up his ne$t usiness venture whichwas 3hones International >roup' Times were oviously hard in the e)innin)as he has stated he had to sleep on the oLce foor until his usiness )rewenou)h "or him to (nd somewhere suitale to live' His usiness ecameama*in)ly success"ul and is revenue totalled nearly F/ million y the endo" his (rst year which more than douled in his second year when it nearlyreached F= million' 3eter James undoutedly rou)ht telecommunications

to new hei)hts and new levels within 5nited 6in)dom, and in doin) so hasmade rave leaps o" "aith within usiness provin) years true entrepreneur'@ince startin) his second usiness venture he has een part o" many otherinvestments throu)h the Dra)on


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only did he ma!e a "ortune throu)h his usiness he also helped to ma!ethe 56 a more secure and sa"e place to e' In /11 due to his enthusiasticinterest within aviation he e)an to learn how to fy and soon passed hispilots license, not lon) a"ter passin) his pilots e$am, he decided to )o intothe aviation industry to try his hand at a new sector' In /11 he made the

move into the commercial airline sector o" the industry, which eventuallyled to the AD Aviation company he is now the GE+ o"'

#1% Charles :emmons (ilson-cmh/1s - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: 1-yrs .Diedderis tal!s 8--2Birth 3lace: +sceola, 6ansas, 5@AIndustry: Hotelier7et Worth: /-- millionWesite: www'holidayinn'com

Why they made the list9Gharles !emmons Wilson, is est !nown "or his outstandin) commitmentand passion the hotelier usiness' %umour has it that Gharles came up "orhis idea o" his usiness venture a"ter a road trip rou)ht to his attention the"act that many o" the roadside motels, were de(nitely not up to scratch inoth uality and consistency "or that era' He decided to ecome a hotelier,he wanted to ma!e hotels and motels more "riendly, consistent, o" a hi)heruality, and e somewhere that people really en;oy comin) ac! to a)ainand a)ain' He and his usiness partner Wallace E' Johnson named theusiness Holiday Inn o" America, rumoured to have come "rom one o" hisarchitects as a ;o!e re"errin) to the Bin) Grosy movie' They went on to

create "or 4otorola


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the remainder o" his shares to Bass 3CG that the company )ained "ullcontrol, the company that was !nown worldwide' As a side note aout alsoout that Gharles Wilson also created many dierent usinesses related tothe Holiday Inn'

#1) imon 9i;onsimon ni$on - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: 8yrsBirth 3lace: Ghester, Wales, 56Industry: inancial

Infuence: %evolutioni*ed +nline inancial @ystems7et Worth: =0- millionWesite: www'moneysupermar!et'com


@imon 7i$on is one o" those entrepreneurs that li!es to !eep his cards closeto his chest, and his personal li"e private ecause o" this up until 8-- therereally wasn


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Infuence: >reen 3roduct 3ioneer'7et Worth: /'- illionWesite: www'Anita%oddic!'com


Dame Anita %oddic! created The Body @hop in /10? with ;ust /= productsthat she had sourced hersel" "rom around the world' Anita had travelede$tensively e"ore openin) up her usiness and with her husand and two)irls in tow she set o to create somethin) special'aced with a massivetas! o" )ettin) the shoppers in the 56 to part with their money "or#>reener& products, ut with a motivation, a dollop o" passion and a pincho" luc! Anita mana)ed to succeed' Cuc!ily "or Anita ;ust as she was hal"waythrou)h her (rst year the 56 shoppers had a chan)e o" heart and startedshoppin) "or these #>reen& products she was sellin)'

@he opened another store and another, and another, they ;ust seemed to

)row and )row' Anita had mana)ed to uild her empire to a whoppin) /,1-The Body @hop stores, totalin) in more than 0= million customers worldwidein =- dierent countries y 8-- and was then ou)ht out in a verycontroversial deal with C


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very small ud)et, ut most complete set and used less than a third o" theremainin) ud)et'

Donald Trump as we !now has not een ;ust a success"ul usinessman, he


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usiness plan "or what he called, is on' He mana)ed to )et some ac!in)and started Internet usiness that very year and as we !now it is now one o"the most success"ul ecommerce sites in the world' Ama*on'com currentlyhas a revenue o" around 8= illion not ad the sayin) he came up with theidea in the ac! o" a car on a road trip'

#20 te$e Casesteve case - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: =8yrsBirth 3lace: Honolulu, Hawaii, 5@AIndustry: Internet @ervicesInfuence: Helped 3ioneer +nline @ervices7et Worth: /'- illionWesite: www'aol'com


you may or you may not !now @teve Gase, heamle, he ;oined the 3i**a Hut incorporation in 6ansas, and served as oneo" the pi**a mar!etin) mana)ers' In /1 he met Bill Qon 4eister, who wasa contact o" his older rother' His company was creatin) a mar!etin)service to the Atari )ame console which asically allowed the users todownload certain )ames usin) only a phone line and a modem' This was

seen as an ama*in) advancement in technolo)y' Cater in the same year Qon4eister hired case to ecome a mar!etin) consultant "or a usiness, whichat the time was almost )oin) an!rupt'

/1= case co"ounded usiness called Vuantum Gomputer @ervices, casewas soon promoted to vice president o" mar!etin) and due to his )oodwor!, entrepreneurial character, and his passion "or the company he wassoon promoted yet a)ain ecomin) the Ghairman and GE+ o" the companyin /11/ and /11= respectively' In /1 his usiness e)an wor!in) withApple as well as 3G lin!, helpin) create online services "or oth' Cater in/11/ case chan)ed the company


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so that he could spend more time on his own usiness %evolution CCG whichis a company he created in 8--='

#21 'eorge Eastman

>eor)e Eastman - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: 00yrs.Died 4arch /, /182Birth 3lace: Waterville, 7ew Ror!, 5@AIndustry: photo)raphicInfuence: A 3ioneer in3hoto)raphy7et Worth: /-- millionWesite: www'6oda!'com


4any o" you will !now the company 6oda!, and many o" you have proaly

used some o" their products whether it e a di)ital camera, =mm (lm, oreven their processin) services' What you may not !now or rather who youmay not !now is the man he made it all happen' >eor)e Eastman was a sel"educated man orn in Waterville, 7ew Ror!, and is most notale le)acyalon)side his massive )enerosity, donatin) literally millions o" dollars o" hisown personal wealth to charities and hospitals, is that o" the roll (lm' Heplayed a massively leadin) role in trans"ormin) photo)raphy as a "ormrin)in) it "rom a very e$pensive hoy into the pulic domain so thatanyody could ta!e photo)raphs and !eep their memories "orever'

The 6oda! company was "ounded in /, and althou)h Eastman had

"ounded the usiness he was more intri)ued with the inventions within thephoto)raphy industry rather than actually runnin) the usiness' Due to thishe hired Henry @tron) as the president o" Eastman 6oda!' In /= Eastmaninvented the roll (lm which was used worldwide "or over /-- years it wasalso the asis "or the motion picture camera (lm which early (lmma!erssuch as Thomas Ava Edison used' In / Eastman decided to re)ister6oda! as an oLcial trademar! he also came up with the #phrase Rou 3ressthe Button and We Do the %est&' Easement died in /18 ut not e"oredonatin) masses o" his personal "ortune to numerous causes, such as the5niversity o" %ochester and the %oyal ree Hospital'

#22 imon "ullersimon "uller - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: =-yrsBirth 3lace: Dhe!elia, GyprusIndustry: 4usicInfuence: Television and 4usic 3ioneer7et Worth: 8'0 illion '/ millionWesite: www'/1entertainment'com


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Why they made the list9@imon uller, althou)h orn in Gyprus, is a British artist mana)er, he


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e$plosive acuisitions' In the /10-s some o" his assets ecame part o" a)roup called >rupo >alas @' A, which was later renamed >rupo, Garso' Thisusiness had many dierent departments such as restaurants, real estate,minin), toacco, railways, and also department stores' Cater in the /1-sa"ter more than - dierent companies ;oined his )roup some o" them very

well !nown and well respected, slim too! control o" the ma;ority o" shares o"Gi)tam, a toacco usiness'

Gi)atam, "or those o" you that don


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the new venture "unded y wor!in) evenin)s as a party entertainer, theusiness Amition 8hours was estalished'

Amition 8Hours was a usiness which recruited temporary sta to "ul(llthe need in many dierent sectors such as nursin), social wor!ers,

teachers, lecturers and also carers' In 8-- the company e$panded into@outh A"rica which was located there is a !ind o" ac!oLce the 56 as wellas the @outh A"rican mar!ets' In 8-- she launched an F// millioninvestment plan in @outh A"rica to initialise a @outh A"rican nursin) a)ency'Just two years later in 8--? the company made its (rst noticealeacuisition the nursin) services o" @outh A"rica, this was the lar)est a)encythe temporary staLn) o" nursin) personnel' @he now has a multimilliondollar recruitment a)ency and is currently e$pandin) in the 56 as well as@outh A"rica to this day

# 2% Emma arrison

emma harrison - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: /yrsBirth 3lace: Glacton on @ea, 56Industry: Business @ervicesInfuence: Greatin) @chemes to Help Employment7et Worth: /=0 millionWesite: www'myae'com

Why they made the list9Emma Harrison is not only a British entrepreneur, she is also the chairmanowner and also the co"ounder o" action "or employment also !nown as Ae'@he only has a de)ree in en)ineerin), ut she also has two honorary

doctorates "rom the 5niversity o" Dery and the 5niversity o" Brad"ordrespectively' Her company Action "or Employment has )rown massivelysince its "oundin) in /11/' @he currently has over --- memers o" staacross a total o" 8=- dierent usiness centres worldwide' Action "oremployment is one o" the prime contractors to various )overnments helpin)with services such as the le$ile 7ew Deal and social care'

Emma


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#2) -inda BennettCinda Bennett - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: ?yrsBirth 3lace: @omerset, 56Industry: Glothin) and %etailInfuence: Inspirin) ashion and Entrepreneurs

7et Worth: 8='? millionWesite: www'l!ennett'com

Why they made the list9Cinda Bennett is truly a remar!ale entrepreneur not only has she made itin a very saturated industry ut she has made it y wor!in) her way "romthe ottom to the top' Her passion is in the clothin) industry' @he "oundedthe lu$ury womenswear rand C6 Bennett in the 5nited 6in)dom in /11-'The reason she named C6 Bennett was ecause her middle name is 6ristinand she thou)ht it would ma!e "or a more pro"essional soundin) usinessname' Bennett trained at Hac!ney


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4adame GJ Wal!er is someody that you may very well and not !now thatyou


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ecomin) the entrepreneur that we !now her are as today' In /1/- sheecame a hat ma!er and opened up her own eauty in the 3aris, rance'The usiness was a success and in /1/ she opened a outiue inDeauville, where she e)an introducin) a lu$ury line o" casual clothin)which were apparently suitale "or leisure or sport'

In /18/ a"ter concoctin) a per"ume "or hersel", she "ound other peopleen;oyed it so much that she decided to introduce it to her outiue shecalled it Ghanel 7o' =' It is thou)ht that this per"ume was the (rst o" its !ind,y that I mean that it was the (rst per"ume that was ever sold worldwideand not ;ust within a sin)ular state or country' In /11 at the e)innin) o"World War II, Ghanel decided to close her, now many, outiues as sheelieved it to e the wron) time to sell "ashion' However a"ter "our yearswithout wor!in) she decided it was time to renew her passion' /1= a"termovin) ac! to 3aris .she had previously moved to @wit*erland2, shecontinued with their collections o" lu$ury clothin) and per"umes, andalthou)h her new collections at (rst did not have much success with the

3arisians at the time, she was very success"ul with the British and Americancustomers' Today her le)acy, Ghanel, is worth an estimated '= illion'

# 2 Martha tewart

4artha @tewart - 4ost Infuential Entrepreneurs +" All Time A)e: ?1yrsBirth 3lace: Jersey Gity, 7ew Jersey, 5@AIndustry: Television, ma)a*ine pulisherInfuence: Health, Entertainment, Advice7et Worth: 1/ millionWesite: www'4artha@tewart'com

Why they made the list94artha @tewart may not e very well!nown to our British readers althou)hyou proaly have heard her name e"ore' 4artha @tewart, is an Americantelevision host who also has pulished ma)a*ines in the past' @he mana)edto create ama*in) success "or hersel" throu)h a plethora o" usinessventures such as pulishin), merchandisin), presentin) and alsoroadcastin)' 3erhaps the most reco)ni*ale thin) that many o" you willthin! o" when you thin! o" 4artha @tewart is prison, or rather her prisontime' In 8-- she was convicted o" lyin) to an investi)ator, re)ardin) astoc! sale and served only (ve months in prison' Just so the British readers

understand, lyin) to an investi)ator in the 5@, is a "ederal oense which ispunishale y up to = years in prison'

4any people thou)ht that inside the prison she would deteriorate, andpossily have a mental rea!down however that did not happen and on herreturn "rom prison she ounced ac! massively and ecame even moresuccess"ul than e"ore' In 8--= she released a oo! which was hi)hlypulici*ed due to her comeac!, this was received very well y her "unds


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and ecame a very )ood seller' To them ac! into television with the 4artha@tewart show and also appeared on The Apprentice: 4artha @tewart' Todaywith all o" her merchandise which is in many stores around the 5@, herlucrative television deals and her many oo!s and ma)a*ines have earnedher an accumulated total appro$imately 1/ million'

# 30 (alt rams his second usiness wentan!rupt which was mainly down to the studio costs, sta costs and andlac! o" usiness to rin) in revenue to pay "or them' Which meant he wasn

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