Entrepreneurs Who Built New Businesses After Corporate Careers

A corporate career can supply more than a reason to leave: skills, colleagues, customers and enough savings to attempt something new. These entrepreneurs built substantial businesses after jobs at established employers, sometimes staying in the same industry and sometimes changing it. Start with Falguni Nayar or Vera Wang for a move into consumer products, Anne Boden for a regulated industry, and Oprah Winfrey for the shift from employee to owner. The selection also includes experienced founders who started again. Family support, institutional backing and existing professional networks are part of these histories, so the point is to understand the transitions rather than treat them as a recipe anyone could simply copy.