Michael Kors
Age 58 Net Worth $1 Billion
Born Long Island, New York Citizen US
Selfmade in Fashion, founded Michael Kors in 2003
Education: Dropout 1977 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Here is a picture of Michael Kors
Here is my youtube link to Michael Kors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODHHE31tIY
Michael Kors's brand is Accessible Luxury
(in easier to understand term, affordable Luxury)
He is the world's first gay selfmade billionaire.
In 2011, he married his long term partner Lance LePere
In 1997, his company went bankrupt
In 2013, 2 veteran fashion billionaires invested in his firm
They are Larry Stroll and Silas Chou
Takemitsu Takizaki
Age 72 Net Worth $17.8 Billions (May 2018)
Born Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Citizen Japan
Selfmade in Sensors founded Keyence in 1974
Education Amagasaki Industry High School
This picture of young Takizaki
This is my youtube link to Takizaki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMB1iK_SAbg
These are some of the Keyence products
This is logo of his company Keyence
This is headquarter of Keyence in Osaka, Japan
In his headquarters, he decorated fossils everywhere to remind his employees
if you don't change, you will soon die
Hui Ka Yan
Age 59 Net Worth $34.5 Billion (May 2018)
Born Henan Province China Citizen China
Selfmade in Real Estate, founded Evergrande Group in 1996
Here is a picture of Hui Ka Yan
Here is my youtube link to Hui Ka Yan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0dBDpM9OYY
He was born to one of the poorest area of China, Henan
Province, when he was 1 year and 3 month old, his mother died
At the University, he did not have money to pay for books and pay for food. He survived on 14 Yuans a month or about $2 US a month -- what a feat
In 2017, the stock price of his company Evergrande rose 400% propelling him to be Richest Man in Asia (for a short time)
Strange enough, Hui Ka Yan has built many ghost towns in China
In 2017, Hui Ka Yan was briefly the Richest Man in Asia
Ken Griffin
Age 49 Net Worth $9 Billions
born in Florida , US Citizen US
selfmade in Hedge Fund, founded Citadel Hedge Fund in 1990
Education: BA Economics from Harvard University in 1989
Here is a picture of Ken Griffin
Here is my youtube link to Ken Griffin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvycHlTIb0s
Ken Griffin had a mentor and an investor, Frank Meyer
In 1989, Frank Meyer invested $1 Million in Ken Griffin to help him found Hedge Fund Citadel. Griffin was 22 year old then.
In 2014, Ken Griffin was the highest paid hedge fund manager with earning of $1.3 Billion
In 2014, Ken Griffin made the largest donation Harvard University ever received then, $150 million
Ken Griffin also donated $125 million to University of Chicago, Economics Department
89 Healthcare Selfmade Billionaires
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Step #1, write to drpaulchan@gmail.com
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As it turns out, Healthcare is one of the most difficult sector to become billionaire
There are 2 major reasons
#1 The startup cost is very high, $5 to $20 Millon
#2 It takes a long time to develop the new drug -- 5 to 10 years
#3 It takes a long waiting time for FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to approve the drug
Here is my youtube link to Healthcare Selfmade Billionaires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLouriK-NOo
Dilip Shanghvi is the world's richest healthcare selfmade billionaire. He is from India and he founded Sun Pharma
Patrick Soon-Shiong is the world's richest doctor. He was born in South Africa and he made his huge fortune with cancer drug. At age 31, he was professor of surgery at UCLA.
Chuck Bundrant
Age 76 Net Worth $2.9 Billion (2018 check)
Born Tennessee , United States Citizen United States
Selfmade in Seafood, co-founded Trident Seafood in 1973 with
Kaare Ness
Education: College Dropout, Middle Tennessee State University
This is picture of Chuck Bundrant
This is my youtube link to Chuck Bundrant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiELXaTca7g
This is picture of the Norwegian Kaare Ness, co-founder of Triadent Seafood
He invented the concept of the Factory Ship with Kaare
His genius was convincing Americans to eat Alaska Pollock, up to 1980s considered a trash fish because it is a bottom feeder
Here is picture of the Alaska Pollock
I am sure most of us have tried MacDonalds' Fish Sandwich
Inside the Fish Sandwich is the Alaska Pollock
This is symbol of Trident Seafood
John Gokongwei
Age 91 Net Worth $5 Billion (May 2018)
Born Xiamen China Citizen Phillippines
Selfmade in Conglomerate founded Universal Robina Corporation in 1954
Education: Dropped out of High School
MBA LaSalle University
Here is a picture of John Gokongwei
Here is my youtube link to John Gokongwei
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=VrghIA56eYI
Here is the famous picture and the famous legend
The Boy on the Bicycle
He said he founded Universal Robina Corporation when he was 30 because he likes to eat
Look at my size
He owns the largest discount airline in the Philippines
Cebu Pacific
About 3 million Filipinos fly this discount airline every year
Here is John Gokongwei's advice on Business
Sergey Galitsky
Age 50 Net Worth $3.9 Billion (May 2018)
Born Sochi Suburb, Russia Citizen Russia
Selfmade in Gorcery Chain, founded Magnit in 1994
Education BS Economics Kuban State University
This is picture of Sergey Galitsky
This is my youtube link to Sergey Galitsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uaUV9oYoFM
His father is Armenian, He was born Sergey Arutyunian
He adopted his wife's name Galitsky
Here is the first store of the Magnit Supermarket he founded in 1994. He was 27 year old then.
In 2018, he sold 29% of Magnit to VTB, the second largest bank in Russia for $2.5Billion
