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Source: Entrepreneur.com

Carol Gardner, 61
Zelda Wisdom
At some points in your life, you have the choice to either laugh or cry. Carol Gardner chose to laugh--all the way to the bank. Gardner was 52 when she found herself divorced, in debt and with two broken legs. Then she met Zelda, the lonely bulldog puppy she brought home in lieu of a therapist, and the inspiration for Zelda Wisdom, Gardner's Portland, Ore.-based greeting card and gift company. "Our life experiences are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and how we put together those pieces results in the success of our final portrait," says the former creative director. "The more pieces you have, the better the portrait." Gardner's portrait in this case has become more like a valuable work of art--one that's worth about $50 million a year.

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