8. John Paul Dejoria
John Paul Dejoria is a co-founder of the hair product line, Paul Mitchell and Patrón (the expensive tequila featured prominently in rap and hip-hop music videos). Before he became a multi-billionaire, John Paul had humble beginnings. His parents divorced when he was two and by the age of nine, he was selling newspapers to support his family.
He was even put in a foster home and got involved in street gangs. However, a teacher encouraged him to change and once he graduated high school, he joined the U.S. Navy for two years. After that, he struggled to make ends meet again, by taking up odd jobs like selling encyclopedias and being a janitor. In 1971, he met a guy named Paul Mitchell and the rest is history.
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