Kitty Song began selling jewelry and fashion accessories out of her retail store, A Beautiful Gift, in Ontario, Canada. Once she began to see that people were interested in her designs she started selling on the Internet and traveling to fashion shows to sell her products.
Discabos, a cables distributor, started in 1995 to fulfill the need for automotive cables in Brazil. In the beginning, Discabos purchased cables from many different suppliers but soon realized that finding good quality products was too difficult.
Jose Urteaga is the financial planning manager at Zinsa, a company based in Peru and one of the largest producers of non-ferrous metals in Latin America.
Gerardo Fernandez is the general manager of Distribuidora Fesa SA de CV, a wholesale business that sells balloons, rubber bands, latex gloves, balls, party candles and other novelty items throughout Mexico
Brad-Lee Innovations began selling the Hand-E-Pod at trade shows and online in 2008 to provide a steady handheld digital camera experience.
In 2004, Todd McCartney turned his hobby of co-owning a number of websites dedicated to die-cast model aircraft into AeroPro, a promotional products company designed for the airline industry.
As a former creative director, Edward Augustavo has a lot of experience creating brands. In 2008, his current business partner approached him with an under-developed and non-funded product.
Lily Zhu is the managing partner at Outsourcing in Asia and the founder of Solar Wholesale. Outsourcing in Asia is a company that helps people import products from Asia and get their items manufactured overseas.
Don Aslett's Cleaning Center sells hundreds of household cleaning products through its website, in retail stores and on QVC.