1: Meet Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, who went from humble beginnings to become one of the wealthiest people in the world.

2: Oprah Winfrey overcame adversity to become a media mogul with a net worth of over $2 billion.

3: From living in poverty in India to founding the Tata Group, Ratan Tata is now one of the richest men in Asia.

4: Before founding Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg was a college dropout struggling to make ends meet.

5: Sarah Blakely started Spanx with $5,000 in savings and is now a self-made billionaire.

6: Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, went from a troubled youth to becoming one of the richest men in Silicon Valley.

7: Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp, struggled as an immigrant before selling his company to Facebook for billions.

8: Howard Schultz grew up in public housing and went on to create Starbucks, making him one of the wealthiest CEOs.

9: Sir Richard Branson dropped out of school at 16 but went on to found the Virgin Group and amass a fortune.