In 2003 he put up a small ad in Chicago Tribune offering garden design services and this turned out to be great as he received 40 calls on the same purpose but sadly only one call turned out to become a business. He later organized things and made it a company called Topiarius, in Chicago.

Jenkins-Sutton learned how to market his business through trial and error method; he started using door hanger ads at people’s homes to advertise his service. With ten thousand door hangers he managed to receive 10 customer calls and then he doubled it in 2010 from which his revenue rose to $1.2 million, 80 percent increase from what it was.

Terry Finley

Hobby: Horse racing aficionado

Company: West Point Thoroughbreds

Revenue: $6.5 million

It all started in 1991 when Terry Finley bought his first horse, Sunbelt for $5000. He was a life insurance agent who had a great passion towards horse racing. He was bored with his work and decided to take up a new job, as a horse racing aficionado.