Following Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill, Jon turned to e-commerce to use his jet ski expertise and build a business. Now he has built a global business in a competitive field—and gets to do it his way.

On eBay since 2006, Nanette sources unique, hard-to-find vintage and antique items for customers around the globe. Passionate about vintage and reducing her carbon footprint, Nanette prefers to source locally and give new life to under-appreciated items.

Based in France, Cyrille Nicolas has made a thriving business selling spare motorcycle parts and accessories.

Denise was able to expand her father’s snowmobile parts business and increase revenue in the off-season by selling on eBay.

Schad VanLeeuwen started running his own company, Speed Addicts, out of his freshman dorm room in Santa Barbara, CA. Today, Speed Addicts boasts multiple offices, retail space in Los Angeles, and nearly 100,000 positive customer reviews.

With just $700 earned from a craft fair, new mom Cori Thackary formed an LLC and invested in a couple of sweaters she sold to her friends. That investment turned into a thriving brick-and-mortar and eBay business with a mission to make every body feel beautiful.