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Surprising Wealth Stories

Mikaila Ulmer: The Teenager Reinventing The Lemonade Stand

As children, many of us ran our own lemonade stands. Mikaila Ulmer did the same, but never truly stopped. Today, she not only runs a beverage empire, but she is also saving the bees too! If you are a fan of lemonade, it’s likely that you’ve heard of Mikaila Ulmer. Read more…

By Emily Czarnecka, 5 yearsJuly 31, 2020 ago
Zig Ziglar at a motivational speech
Surprising Wealth Stories

Zig Ziglar: The Salesman, The Author And The Speaker

Zig Ziglar is known for several things- being one of the best salesmen of his generation, being a widely published author as well as being one of the best motivational speakers in the country. We recently covered Joe Girard, known for having the title of “Best Car Salesman in the Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 5 yearsJuly 17, 2020 ago
Joe Girard at a conference in 2009
Surprising Wealth Stories

Joe Girard: How One Man Became the Best Salesman in the World

Joe Girard became the best car salesman in the world. All across the East Coast, people would travel just to see him, just to buy a car from him. People would also voluntarily wait days for an appointment with him. So how did he do this? Often, car salesmen get Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 5 yearsJune 19, 2020 ago
Moziah Bridges with his dog
Surprising Wealth Stories

Moziah Bridges: How a Teenager Built a Bow Tie Empire!

Moziah Bridges, more commonly known as Mo Bridges by the media, is the owner and CEO of a bow making empire. However, you might not have realized that he did all of this whist balancing homework and still going to school! We recently covered Rachel Zietz, the 22 year old Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 5 yearsJune 5, 2020 ago
Rachel Zietz,founder and CEO of Gladiator Lacrosse looks into the camera for a promotional photo
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Rachel Zietz: How a College Girl Competes With Nike… And Wins!

If you play lacrosse, you might’ve heard of Rachel Zietz, or at least her company- Gladiator Lacrosse. However, you probably didn’t know that it was started by a 13 year old! In fact, she has grown her company so much that she competes with the likes of Nike and Adidas. Read more…

By Emily Czarnecka, 5 yearsMay 22, 2020 ago
Gary Dahl stands at a photoshoot holding his infamous pet rock
Surprising Wealth Stories

Gary Dahl: The mysterious man behind the “Pet rock”

You probably haven’t heard of Gary Dahl, but you might have heard of his invention- the Pet Rock. When he passed away in 2015, he had amassed a fortune of $2 million based solely on the Pet Rock. Quite impressive! Gary Dahl was a freelance writer before one day, an Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 5 yearsMarch 27, 2020 ago
Ray Kroc stands for a picture
Surprising Wealth Stories

Ray Kroc- 52 and starting

McDonalds, we’ve all heard heard of it, most of us have eaten there. We all know the McDonald brothers- the founders and name sake of the brand. But few know of the man who ran the company for so many years, and made it the brand we know today, Ray Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 6 yearsOctober 25, 2019 ago
Ronald Read was worth $8 million!
Surprising Wealth Stories

Ronald Read: How a gas station attendant was worth $8 million!

Last week, we talked about Earl Crawley, the parking lot attendant worth $500,000! This week we have another wealth story, Ronald Read, a Vermont gas station attendant, who died a multimillionaire. How did he do it? What made him a multimillionaire?  When Ronald Read died, he left an estate worth Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 6 yearsSeptember 13, 2019 ago
Earl Crawley at an interview
Surprising Wealth Stories

Earl Crawley: The Parking Lot attendant making $12/Hour and worth $500,000

Someone who’s wealthy obviously has a high-paying job right? Wrong! This is a common misconception. You don’t necessarily need to have a high paying job. After all, Earl Crawley was only a parking lot attendant, for his whole life and he was half a million dollars!  How did Earl Crawley Read more…

By Thibault Kuten, 6 yearsSeptember 6, 2019 ago

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