TOP ENTREPRENEURS
Michael S. Dell
Founder and CEO of Dell Computers, worth $24 billion. Dell is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Michael, founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. is listed as one of 2009 Forbes Billionaires.
Vera Wang
Founder of Vera Wang Fashions, one of the most successful designers in history. is an American fashion designer based in New York City and former figure skater. She is known for her wide range of haute couture bridesmaid gowns and wedding gown collections, as well as for her clientele of elite lady figure skaters, designing dresses for competitions and exhibition.
Magic Johnson
Basketball star who founded Magic Johnson Enterprises, investing in media and real estate. . is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA.
Richard Branson
Billionaire and founder of Virgin Group, comprising over 400 companies. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English businessman and investor. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business.
Steve Jobs
Founder and CEO of Apple who revolutionized mobile computing. was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he was widely recognized as a charismatic and design-driven pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer.
Corazon D. Ong
CDO Foodsphere
Warren Buffett of Mexico
Carlos Slim is Known as the
Diosdado Banatao
Computer Chips
Walt Disney
Disney's first original character creation was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, but it was officially owned by Universal Pictures because he was working under contract at the time. When Walt walked out on Universal Pictures after getting a pay cut, he needed to create a replacement, which is how Mickey Mouse came into being. was wildly successful with his animation company, but he wasn't satisfied. He was determined to make the biggest and greatest theme park ever seen, saying to a colleague, "I want it to look like nothing else in the world." One of the biggest entertainment moguls of all-time, with an unrelenting spirit and commitment to his vision, Disney is undoubtedly an entrepreneurial all-star.
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook founder worth over $47 billion. Takes a salary of one dollar. is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. Zuckerberg was made the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc. in April 2013. and his personal wealth, as of March 2015.
Sergey Brin
Google co-founder listed as the 21st wealthiest person in the world. , a native of Moscow, received a bachelor of science degree with honors in mathematics and computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is currently on leave from the Ph.D. program in computer science at Stanford University, where he received his master's degree.
Rajo Laurel
He is a fashion designer, artist and also a businessperson. He established the house of Laurel in Makati. He has received honors as the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in Philippines as well. Rajo has also performed in some small screen shows like Philippines' Next Top Model.
George Yang
He is another famous Chinese Filipino entrepreneur. He established the McDonald's Philippines.
Lucio Tan
He is the current owner of the Asia Brewery, Tanduay Holdings and Fortune Tobacco. In 1985, he credited the Century Park Hotel as well. He is still graded number two in the list of richest man in the Philippines with a net worth of $6.1 billion.
Elon Musk
Internet mogul who founded Paypal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and chief product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. He is the founder of SpaceX and a cofounder of Paypal, Inc., Tesla Motors, and Zip2
John Gokongwei Jr.
JG Holdings Universal Corn Products was renamed Universal Robina Corporation. Today, the Gokongwei family owns several successful and highly diversified businesses. Among these are Robina Land Corporation and Cebu Pacific.
Tony Tan Caktiong
Jollibee
Gregorio G. Sanchez Jr.
LactoPAFI
Cecilio Kwok Pedro
Lamoiyan Corporation
Ted Turner
Media billionaire and founder of TBS. is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network more popularly known as CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television.
Mariano Que
Mercury Drugstores
Carlos Slim
Mexican telecommunicatons giant previously believed to be the richest man in the world. Is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. Known as the "Warren Buffett of Mexico", Slim derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies.
Socorro C. Ramos
National Bookstore
Larry Ellison
Oracle founder and CEO, now a full-time philanthropist. is an American programmer, internet entrepreneur, adventurer, businessman and philanthropist. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the software company Oracle Corporation between its foundation in 1977 and 2014. In 2014, he was listed by Forbes as the third-wealthiest.
Student
Richard Branson At the age of sixteen his first business venture was a magazine called
Henry Sy
Shoe Mart came from an impoverished family in Jinjiang, a town near Xiamen, China. The entire family left China in 1936 to help the family patriarch manage a thriving convenience store in Manila. Unfortunately for the family, their store was burned down during World War II. However, business-minded Henry saw an opportunity selling used military combat boots and other postwar goods from supportive American soldiers!
Jerry Yang
Yahoo! co-founder who has since helped fund over 50 startups. is a Taiwanese-born American internet entrepreneur, engineer, the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc.
Alfredo M. Yao
Zest-O
Oprah Winfrey
has one of the most amazing modern rags-to-riches stories of all time. As you're probably well aware, Oprah is the richest African American of the 21st century, and with a net worth of over $3 billion, she is regarded as arguably the most influential woman in the world. Her incredible success is all the more impressive considering her rough upbringing. The daughter of an unmarried teen who worked as a housemaid, Oprah grew up in extreme poverty. Her family was so poor that, as a child, Oprah was teased at school for wearing dresses made of potato sacks. She also was the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of family members, which she discussed with TV viewers during a special episode of her show.
Andrew Tan
is a Chinese Filipino tycoon with commercial welfares in real estate, alcohol and fast food. Tan owns the Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) which has sub companies i.e. Mega world Corporation, Emperador Distillers, Inc. and Golden Arches Development Corporation.
Ben Chan
is also a Chinese Filipino mogul who is the mastermind behind Bench. Bench is renowned as the leading and famous clothing chain in the Philippines. He has extended his supplies not only in the Philippines but also in China, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Bill Gates
is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. Originally established his reputation as the co-founder of Microsoft, the world's largest PC software company, with Paul Allen. Microsoft founder is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of over $77 billion - virtually all of which he intends to give away.
Ma Yun (Jack Ma)
known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a conglomerate of Internet-based businesses. He is one of China's richest men, as well as one of the wealthiest people in Asia, with a net worth of US$47.5 billion, as of November 2017.He has become a global icon in business and entrepreneurship, one of the world's most influential businessmen, and a philanthropist known for expounding his philosophy of business. He was ranked 2nd in Fortune's 2017 "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" list.
J.K. Rowling
she is estimated to have a net worth of $1 billion. Rumor has it she's also the president of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, although it's a bit of a secret among the goblins. Did you know that some people believe that J.K Rowling sold her soul to the devil in exchange for the Harry Potter inspiration? When you're so successful people think you're making deals with the devil, you're a pretty big deal.
