Category: Rags To Riches

“The secret of my success is that I hire people smarter than I am.”~Leon G. Cooperman Leon G. Cooperman was born on April 25, 1943 in the South Bronx to Jewish parents. His father worked …

Billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Highbridge Capital Management, Glenn Dubin had a humble beginning. He was born and grew up in the Washington Heights in Manhattan in 1957 to Harvey and Edith Dubin. His father, …

American businessman Philip Falcone is a true rags-to-riches story. Escaping from a tiny poverty-stricken iron-ore mining town in northern Minnesota he went on to founding a New York-based successful private investment firm Harbinger Capital and …

Some people are destined to write their own success stories regardless of whether they begin in odd and hostile circumstances. Some shun their their aristocratic root and start their own tale from zero in hand. …

Kirit Pathak’s curry pastes, pickles and spices manufacturing company Patak’s is widely believed to be the largest Indian food factory in the world. Kirit’s grandfather, L.G. Pathak was born in 1925 in Gujrat, India. His …

Widely acclaimed Irish actor and environmentalist Pierce Brendan Brosnan’s journey started from a humble story. He spent much of his early years of life as a loner and grew up facing several uncomfortable and painful …

“Success Story of David Sarnoff, who emigrated to the United States at the age 9 and shouldered family responsibilities by selling newspapers; at the age 15, started working full time as an office boy; and …

Born: February 1818 Died: February 20, 1895 Frederick Douglass, an American orator, social reformer, writer as well as statesman, is known as a true rags to riches story of 19th century America. He rose to …

Born: April 25, 1917 – Died: June 15, 1996 Famous as: Singer Genre: Traditional pop, Swing, and Vocal jazz Ella Jane Fitzgerald, an American jazz and song vocalist, is often considered the finest female jazz …

Born: November 17, 1968 in Yangquan, Shanxi, China Company: Baidu, working as CEO Wealth Source: Technology, self-made Baidu Co-founder and Internet entrepreneur Robin Li is the richest man in China whose personal net worth, according …

Naveen K. Jain is a typical rags-to-riches story who is amongst the most successful Indian-born American entrepreneurs. He is the founder of World Innovation Institute, Intelius, InfoSpace, and Moon Express. Poverty is not a hindrance …

Christopher Gardner, a real rags to riches story! Born: February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Christopher Paul Gardner, an American entrepreneur, investor, and stockbroker, who battled against homelessness and also loneliness while struggling to raise …