I keep seeing CEOs / Billionaires making outlandish claims/demands and generally just out of touch in general (“pity city” and the one applauding their worker for giving up the dog, most recent examples, and, of course, Elon emerald mine musk)
Which makes me wonder if there are any examples or comprehensive list of these types that actually started as a low-level employee who worked their way up or started from nothing? I would love to see the disparity between “brought themselves up by their bootstraps” and “my parents gave me a generous loan/I had a lowly emerald mine.”
I am more interested in examples from industries other than entertainment (Tracy Morgan, 50 Cent, Kanye are all good examples of coming from nothing and making bank, but I want to know of examples from banking, tech, government, Healthcare, etc)
Thanks!