Jimmy John Liautaud

Jimmy John Liautaud is the founder of sandwich chain Jimmy John's.He launched the business in 1983 using a $25,000 loan from his father, an army veteran.As a student, Liautaud had struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia and graduated second-to-last in his high school class.Jimmy John's now has 2,800 locations; virtually all of them are franchises.Liautaud owns an estimated 35% of the company. The remainder is held by private equity firm Roark Capital.