Rob Dyrdek

 The unstoppable determination to fulfill his childhood ambitions led to Rob Dyrdek a professional athlete at the age of 16 and led him into the world of business long before the majority were in college. Being surrounded by entrepreneurs during his early years, Dyrdek quickly learned the importance of creating brands. When he was 18 years old, he used that knowledge to start the first company.This "outlier" experience helped him build and develop the value of his brands and the value of the brands they partner with since he was rapidly becoming an prominent professional skateboarder. He assisted in turning an expanding footwear and apparel business into a global $500 million business by leveraging his influence. He also used his expertise to create skate brands later on in his career, launching the world's first professional league for skateboarding Street League Skateboarding and a unique skateboarding channel, ETN.