Georgia Weidman
Founder and CTO
Shevirah, Inc.
Other interests:Technology
Entrepreneurship
Explore Leaders who have paved their own way by creating their own organizations. Whether they're running hotels, airlines, or making buttons, these individuals have made companies that embody their interests.
152 LEADERS WITHIN Entrepreneurship
Sara Morosan
Sales Manager
LGE*CTS Motorsports
Other interests:Engineering
Grace Woo
Founder
Pixels.IO
Other interests:Technology
Bogi Lateiner
Founder
180º Automotive/Bogi's Garage
Other interests:Engineering
Dennis McCarthy
Picture Car Coordinator
Vehicle Effects
Other interests:Engineering
Henrik Hairapetian
Founder/CEO
World Famous 4X4
Other interests:Engineering
Bob Schoose
Historian/Owner
Goldfield Ghost Town
Other interests:Business
Tim Crown
Co-Founder/Chairman of the Board
Insight Enterprises
Other interests:Business
Kimber Lanning
Founder/Executive Director
Local First Arizona
Other interests:Business
Steve Schankman
Founder
Contemporary Productions
Other interests:Music
Mike Lazzo
VP of Programming
Cartoon Network
Other interests:Television
Charna Halpern
Founder
ImprovOlympic
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Pat O'Donnell
CEO
Aspen Skiing Company
Other interests:Action Sports
Cliff Antone
Owner
Antone's Records and Tapes and Antone's Record Shop
Other interests:Music
Bert Jacobs
Co-founder
Life Is Good Clothing
Other interests:Fashion
Larry Weintraub
Founder
Fanscape
Other interests:Music
Maribel Lieberman
Founder
MarieBelle Fine Treats and Chocolates
Other interests:Food
Whit Alexander
Co-Founder
Cranium Games
Other interests:Design
David Neeleman
CEO
jetBlue Airways
Other interests:Travel
Michael Dell
Founder/CEO
Dell Computers
Other interests:Technology
Tom First
Founder
Nantucket Nectars
Other interests:Food
Damon Dash
Hip-Hop Mogul
Roc-A-Fella Records
Other interests:Music
Terrence Payne
Artist/Founder
Rosalux Gallery
Other interests:Art
Adnan Aziz
Founder
First Flavor
Other interests:Food
Sang Yoon
Restaurateur/Chef
Father's Office
Other interests:Food
Doug Baum
Owner
Texas Camel Corps
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Anthony Veneziale
Creator
Freestyle Love Supreme
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Michelle Dreher
Letterpress Printer/Founder
Two Tone Press
Other interests:Design
Jesse Jacobs
Owner
Samovar Tea Lounge
Other interests:Food
Scott Cupit
Founder/Co-Director
Swing Patrol
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Paul Deem
Owner
Cycle Werks
Other interests:Sports
Gwen Zepeda
Writer
Other interests:Writing
Angela, Juliana and Rowena Foong
Fashion Designers
High Tea with Mrs. Woo
Other interests:Fashion
Christina Heyniger
President
Xola Consulting/Action Sports Consulting
Other interests:Action Sports
Tina Roth-Eisenberg
Founder
Swiss Miss
Other interests:Design
Jake Bryer
Co-Founder and Artist
Austin Art Garage
Other interests:Art
Ely Key
Co-Founder
Up Mountain Switchel
Other interests:Food
Mary Egan
Founder
Gatheredtable
Other interests:Food
William Allen Young
Actor and Humanitarian
The Young Center
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Jake Nickell
Founder/CEO
Threadless
Other interests:Design
Mark Foster
Founder
Heroin Skateboards
Other interests:Action Sports
Ami Dar
Executive Director
Idealist.org
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Malcolm Crawshay
Governing Director
Home of Poi Ltd.
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Joe Booth
Founder / Creative Director
Vidya Gamer
Other interests:Education
Katrina Markoff
Chocolatier
Vosges Haut-Chocolat
Other interests:Food
Margarita Barry
Designer/Founder
71 Pop
Other interests:Design
Danny Ruiz
Owner / Head Instructor
Capitao Jiu-Jitsu & MMA
Other interests:Sports
Srinivas Rao
Founder / Host
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Other interests:Journalism
Christine Boskoff
Mountaineer/Owner
Mountain Madness
Other interests:Action Sports
Mat Best
YouTube Personality / CEO
Article 15 Clothing
Other interests:Armed Services
Jill Weiss-Ippolito
Founding Director and Yoga Teacher
UpRising Yoga
Other interests:Sports
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Artist
Other interests:Art
Jennifer Lawrence
Executive Program Director
YouthBuild
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
LeDerick Horne
Poet / Disability Advocate
Other interests:Art
Laura I. Gómez
Founder
Atipica
Other interests:Technology
Lloyd Reshard
CEO
Cognitive Big Data Systems
Other interests:Technology
Louie Perez
Musician
Los Lobos
Other interests:Music
Brian Korsedal
CEO
Arcology Now!
Other interests:Engineering
Jae Sabol
Executive Director
One Community
Other interests:Business
Manny Kowino
Lobsterman
Other interests:Food
Willie McMillon
Professional Snowboarder/CEO
Bluebird Wax
Other interests:Action Sports
Karen Pearson
Co-owner/Manager
Amoeba Music
Other interests:Music
Julie Azuma
Founder/CEO
Different Roads To Learning
Other interests:Education
Jennifer Appel
Founder
Buttercup Bake Shop
Other interests:Food
Samy Kamkar
Hacker / Security Research
Other interests:Technology
Christen Carter
Buttonmaker
Busy Beaver Button Co.
Other interests:Design
Michael Jager
Founder/Creative Director
Jager Di Paola Kemp
Other interests:Design
Beverly Robertson
Executive Director
National Civil Rights Museum
Other interests:Politics
Mason Gordon
Creator
Slamball
Other interests:Action Sports
Jonathan Poneman
Co-Founder
Sub Pop Records
Other interests:Music
Jim Koch
Founder/Brewmaster
Samuel Adams
Other interests:Food
Gary Neptune
Founder
Neptune Mountaineering
Other interests:Action Sports
Lee Walthall
Owner
Delta Of Venus Cafe
Other interests:Food
Stefan Sagmeister
Graphic Designer
Sagmeister, Inc.
Other interests:Design
Kim Walker
Founder
Outdoor DIVAS
Other interests:Action Sports
Richard Woolcott
Co-Founder
Volcom
Other interests:Action Sports
Marshawn Evans
CEO
Communication Counts
Other interests:Law
Warren Brown
Baker
CakeLove
Other interests:Food
Randy Komisar
Entrepreneur/Author
Other interests:Writing
Buddy LaRosa
Owner
LaRosa's Inc.
Other interests:Food
Kyle Maynard
MMA Fighter/Wrestler/Owner
No Excuses
Other interests:Sports
Liz Mandarano
Yoga Instructor/Owner
Yoga Effects
Other interests:Sports
Stan Richards
Founder
The Richards Group
Other interests:Design
Eric and Sandy Jensen
Owners
Off Broadway Theater
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Geoff & Nicola Wright
Winemakers
Wrights Wines
Other interests:Food
Ross R. Rossin
Painter/Portrait Artist
Rossin Fine Art
Other interests:Art
Andy Shallal
Restaurateur/Owner
Bus Boys and Poets
Other interests:Food
John Read
Co-Founder/Ecologist
Arid Recovery Project
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Henry Van Asch
Co-Founder/Director
AJ Hackett Bungy
Other interests:Action Sports
Bob Cassilly
Founder
City Museum
Other interests:Art
Lynda Weinman
Co-Founder
Lynda.com
Other interests:Technology
Rosemarie Certo
President
Dock Street Brewing Co.
Other interests:Food
Ian Harvie
Stand-Up Comic
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
John Jacobs
Co-founder
Life is Good Clothing
Other interests:Fashion
Garrett Riffle
Co-Founder
Up Mountain Switchel
Other interests:Food
John Legend
Singer/Songwriter
Other interests:Music
Syrena Johnson
Chef
Liberty's Kitchen
Other interests:Food
Jessica Schimpf
Glassblower/Owner
Mantra Glass Art
Other interests:Art
Khary Lazarre-White
Cofounder
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
TJ McCue
Writer
Forbes.com
Other interests:Design
Leah Chase
Owner & Chef
Dooky Chase
Other interests:Food
Zach Kaplan
Founder & CEO
Inventables
Other interests:Engineering
Glynn Washington
Radio Host
Snap Judgment
Other interests:Radio
Rob Feenie
Owner/Executive Chef
Lumiere
Other interests:Food
Kelly Keelo
Co-Owner / Creative Director
Juice Hugger, A Healthy Crush
Other interests:Food
Craig Newmark
Founder
Craigslist
Other interests:Technology
Carl Foster
Co-Owner / CEO
Juice Hugger
Other interests:Food
Arel Moodie
Author/Speaker
Founder of the College Success Program
Other interests:Writing
Zygmunt Dyrkacz
Founder
Chopin Theater
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Nikki Kaufman
Founder / CEO
Normal
Other interests:Sports
Chris Matthieu
Founder & CEO
Computes, Inc.
Other interests:Technology
Dominick Cruz
MMA Fighter
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Other interests:Sports
Angela H. Brown
Executive Editor & Publisher
SLUG Magazine
Other interests:Art
Deesha Dyer
Co-Founder
beGirl.world
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Jay Rayford
Co-founder
Social Sushi
Other interests:Business
Elaine Del Valle
Actress & Producer
Del Valle Productions
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Travis Robinson
Head of Global Talent Diversity, Americas Campus Recruiting, & Talent Attraction
Spotify
Other interests:Business
Scout Bassett
Track Athlete & Paralympian
Other interests:Sports
Alex Nogales
President & CEO
National Hispanic Media Coalition
Other interests:Television
Kenneth L. Wright, Jr.
Founder & CEO
KleanCollar, Inc.
Other interests:Business
Kat Cole
COO & President, North America
FOCUS Brands
Other interests:Business
Santiago Jaramillo
CEO & Co-Founder
Emplify
Other interests:Business
Ting Gootee
Founding Member & Chief Investment Officer
Elevate Ventures
Other interests:Business
Kate Sampson
Vice President, Risk Solutions
Lyft
Other interests:Business
Seth Katz
Entrepreneur & Co-owner
Dos Gatos Kolache Bakery
Other interests:Business
Kelly Williams
Photographer
Kelly Williams Photography
Other interests:Art
Steven DeWolf
Founder
Wind Tex Energy, LP
Other interests:Law
Brian Grandison
Senior Program and Project Manager
Fossil Group, Inc.
Other interests:Technology
Mike Hall
Head of Musical Instrument Tech Department
Blue Man Group
Other interests:Music
Mark Giorgetti
Principal & Founder
Palo Santo Designs
Other interests:Engineering
Lisa Legohn
Master Welder
Other interests:Education
Leticia Nunez
Executive Chef
Bacchanal Buffet, Caesars Palace
Other interests:Food
Peter Page
Owner & President
AMENERGY
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Bill Lamp'l
Founder
Grove Scuba
Other interests:Action Sports
Ray Garcia
Chef
Broken Spanish
Other interests:Food
Gayle Dickie
CEO
Gamer WorldNews Entertainment
Other interests:Business
Donald Miralle
Photographer
Other interests:Art
Jaime Nack
President & Founder
Three Squares, Inc.
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Drew Ungvarsky
Founder, CEO, and Executive Creative Director
Grow
Other interests:Technology
Cindy Eckert
Founder & CEO
The Pink Ceiling
Other interests:Business
Mama Shu
Founder & CEO
The Avalon Village
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Blair Pircon
Co-Founder & CEO
The Graide Network
Other interests:Education
Victor Abundis
Co-Founder & COO
Interpreter Tap
Other interests:Business
Mia Velasquez
Co-Founder & CEO
Commit
Other interests:Business
Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker
Other interests:Business
Clarence Bethea
Founder & CEO
Upsie
Other interests:Business
Erica Mackey
Co-Founder & CEO
MyVillage
Other interests:Business
Kimberly Bryant
Founder & CEO
Black Girls CODE
Other interests:Technology
Heejae Lim
Founder & Executive Director
TalkingPoints
Other interests:Education
Paola Santana
Founder & CEO
Social Glass
Other interests:Technology
Mialisa Bonta
Founder & CEO
LitLab
Other interests:Education
Leonard Riggio
Founder & Chairman
Barnes & Noble
Other interests:Business