8 Entrepreneurs Over 80
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Photograph by Paul Trantow
The Centenarian Cowboy
Jack Weil, 106
Jack Weil's clothing company, Rockmount Ranch Wear, was made popular by the likes of Clark Gable, Elvis and other celebrities. Today, Weil still keeps the customers coming in droves. Oh, did we mention he's 106? Meet the oldest entrepreneur in America.
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Next: Bert Roper -
Photograph courtesy Roper Growers Cooperative
The Hall of Fame Cultivator
Bert Roper, 83
Bert Roper has been an innovator in the citrus industry for more than six decades. Now, the Agriculture Hall of Famer is branching out to other entrepreneurial and environmental ventures.
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Next: Lisa Gable -
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The Grandmother of Invention
Lisa Gable, 84
Like millions of women, Lisa Gable was often frustrated by falling bra straps. So, at age 70 she designed a solution and launched an intimate apparel company. Fourteen years later, she's still at the helm and her Strap-Mate can be found at Nordstrom and other major retailers.
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Next: Bob Galvin -
Photograph by Mark Rosenberg
The Visionary
Bob Galvin, 85
Bob Galvin transformed Motorola into a global telecommunications giant and helped usher in the wireless age. Now at 85, he's searching for a solution to the nation's energy crunch.
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Next: Phyllis Apple -
Photograph by Eileen Escarda
The Message Maker
Phyllis Apple, 84
Phyllis Apple started a thriving public-relations firm at an age when most people start mulling retirement. Nearly three decades later, this 84-year-old CEO is still putting in 40-hour work weeks.
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Next: Bernard Rothzeid -
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The Architect
Bernard Rothzeid, 82
When he's not jetting off to Africa, to oversee an American-style hospital his architecture firm is designing, 82-year-old Bernard Rothzeid is back in New York, sketching, brokering new deals and breaking bread with clients.
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Next: Iris Rubinfield -
Photograph courtesy Master Manufacturing Company
The Unlikely Entrepreneur
Iris Rubinfield, 80
Iris Rubinfield helped her husband build a successful manufacturing company. When he passed away, she suddenly found herself at the helm. Nearly three decades later, she's transformed Master Manufacturing into one of America's fastest-growing private companies.
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Next: Jeno Paulucci -
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The Master Chef
Jeno Paulucci, 89
Jeno Paulucci counts more than 70 companies to his credit, including several major frozen-food brands. At 89, he's getting ready to launch another new venture -- in an attempt to take on Hot Pockets.
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Recent Comments
topmind 09:10:06 PM Jun 26 2008
Amazing that the outfit was not bought by a bunch of youngunz who ruined it with goofy marketing ideas. Ooops! Now someone will.
b1space4 03:52:18 PM Jun 26 2008
This country needs more people like Jack as he represents what this country was built on. For all the rest of those who are climbing the ladder of age. Keep on going as that is what we need, and oh yes, THANK YOU!
