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I want to introduce you to 10 of the world's most interesting people that you've probably never heard of.
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I want to introduce you to 10 of the world's most interesting people that you've probably never heard of.
Meet them below
Richard Montañez was a janitor w/ a 4th-grade level education who couldn’t read or write.
But he was a janitor with an idea — one that would make Frito-Lay billions of dollars and become one of history’s most iconic snack foods: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos https://thehustle.co/hot-cheetos-inventor/
But he was a janitor with an idea — one that would make Frito-Lay billions of dollars and become one of history’s most iconic snack foods: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos https://thehustle.co/hot-cheetos-inventor/
Jennifer Wynn's job is to compile the life story of a defendant, so the information can be used to convince a jury to deliver a sentence other than death.
Wynn has worked on 30 murder cases (25 of which were death penalty-eligible) & won them all. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/meet-the-woman-who-helps-humanize-murderers
Wynn has worked on 30 murder cases (25 of which were death penalty-eligible) & won them all. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/meet-the-woman-who-helps-humanize-murderers
Veteran gamblers know you can’t beat the horses. Play for long enough, and failure is inevitable.
Bill Benter took that challenge — and won. He wrote an algorithm that couldn’t lose at the horse track.
Meet the billion-dollar horse-gambler. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-03/the-gambler-who-cracked-the-horse-racing-code
Bill Benter took that challenge — and won. He wrote an algorithm that couldn’t lose at the horse track.
Meet the billion-dollar horse-gambler. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-03/the-gambler-who-cracked-the-horse-racing-code
Mark Spitznagel capitalizes on catastrophe.
Spitznagel's team earns $$ by making trades that nearly always lose small sums, but rarely generate astronomical payouts....until one day a black swan appears.
In 2020, the hedge fund has returned 4,000%. https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2020/04/13/how-a-goat-farmer-built-a-doomsday-machine-that-just-booked-a-4144-return/#41782c943b1b
Spitznagel's team earns $$ by making trades that nearly always lose small sums, but rarely generate astronomical payouts....until one day a black swan appears.
In 2020, the hedge fund has returned 4,000%. https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2020/04/13/how-a-goat-farmer-built-a-doomsday-machine-that-just-booked-a-4144-return/#41782c943b1b
As the sole owner of In-N-Out, Lynsi Snyder has a net worth of $3 billion.
Snyder never graduated from college, battled through drug use, and went through three divorces. Taking over the franchise in 2010 gave her a renewed sense of purpose. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2018/10/10/exclusive-in-n-out-billionaire-lynsi-snyder-opens-up-about-her-troubled-past-and-the-burger-chains-future/
Snyder never graduated from college, battled through drug use, and went through three divorces. Taking over the franchise in 2010 gave her a renewed sense of purpose. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2018/10/10/exclusive-in-n-out-billionaire-lynsi-snyder-opens-up-about-her-troubled-past-and-the-burger-chains-future/
Franklin Chang DĂaz immigrated to the U.S. at age 18 with a single goal: Become an astronaut.
The only English he knew was “Hello, my name is Franklin” & “Where is the school?”
Diaz clawed his way to NASA & has tied the record for most space flights. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-astronaut-who-might-actually-get-us-to-mars/
The only English he knew was “Hello, my name is Franklin” & “Where is the school?”
Diaz clawed his way to NASA & has tied the record for most space flights. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-astronaut-who-might-actually-get-us-to-mars/
Sylvia Bloom worked as a legal secretary for 67 years, and none of her relatives knew she had amassed a $9 million fortune.
How? When her boss bought a stock, she would make the purchase for him & then buy the same stock for herself in a smaller amount https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/nyregion/secretary-fortune-donates.html
How? When her boss bought a stock, she would make the purchase for him & then buy the same stock for herself in a smaller amount https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/06/nyregion/secretary-fortune-donates.html
Survivor’s guilt has been pervasive in the community of elite alpinists, who have lost friends in the mountains.
Tim Tate is the psychotherapist who helps them heal.
He uses a variety of rituals borrowed from Zen Buddhism. What a fascinating man. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/survivors-guilt-in-the-mountains
Tim Tate is the psychotherapist who helps them heal.
He uses a variety of rituals borrowed from Zen Buddhism. What a fascinating man. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/02/survivors-guilt-in-the-mountains
Mellody Hobson grew up in Chicago as the youngest of 6 kids to a single mom.
Her drive to succeed led her to become the president & co-CEO of Ariel Investments, a firm with $11B AUM.
Meet one of the most determined & likable people in business. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/03/mellody-hobson-ariel-investments-fighting-stereotype
Her drive to succeed led her to become the president & co-CEO of Ariel Investments, a firm with $11B AUM.
Meet one of the most determined & likable people in business. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/03/mellody-hobson-ariel-investments-fighting-stereotype
Charlene de Carvalho was a 47-year-old stay-at-home mom when her father died & left her the family business ... which was the Heineken empire.
She had 10 days to make a choice — continue living comfortably as a housewife or run the world’s #3 brewer. https://fortune.com/2014/12/03/heineken-charlene-de-carvalho-self-made-heiress/
She had 10 days to make a choice — continue living comfortably as a housewife or run the world’s #3 brewer. https://fortune.com/2014/12/03/heineken-charlene-de-carvalho-self-made-heiress/
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