2011 Hall of Fame : Mike Panaggio - An Entrepreneur at Heart

Panaggio considered following in his father's footsteps and becoming a basketball coach, but he wanted a more secure financial future and was fascinated by the brokerage world. After graduating, he started investing in stocks and commodities, and promptly took a bath.

"I got murdered in the market, but I thought, 'Boy, if you can lose this much money, then you can make some money, too,' " he recalls.