Self Made

- Season 1

(2017)

Rosalie goes from a divorced mother of two to the big screen with Golden Globe wining actors and an Oscar winning Director. Doug tells us how he carved the table in Sons of Anarchy boosted his business. Suzanne shows us why a classical pianist becoming a cattle rancher is not as unlikely as it seems if you believe it's possible. Tony the Pizza Champion explains why delayed success can be a gift.

We go inside Lelan's feather factory to see how to make Emmy-winning feather costumes. Ryan the seven-year-old Recycle King shows us how he made $25,000 with other people's trash. Nicole tells us how she built selling fountain drinks into 18 locations and 400 employees. Roberto takes us back to the night he lost it all and how a $16.50 pasta roller changed his life.

Michael the Renovator tells us how he started at 12 years old working the swap meet and now he has the largest 3D animation collection in the world. Brother JD shows us how he built El Rey Garage in Venice into a TV show and outlet for his passion. Eric the Professor, tells us which students have what it takes in Technology start-ups. Susan shares her incredible story of Freshly Picked.

We go inside the life of Alexa, a professional surfer who is living her dream before she was old enough to drive. We discover the secret that changed Matthew's life and his Salon. We go inside Camp Rhino and meet Julie who started it with two Home Depot buckets in her hands and 60 extra pounds on her body. Kelly shows us how he transformed from a vandal to a world-renowned graffiti artist, "Risk".

Hotdogs or medical school? Hernan's evolving food services company. Compatibility and online businesses. How Sam and Ashley balance work and family. Two bags and a tourist visa. Gustavo's journey to freedom. Carol tells us her three tips on building a successful charity over 60 years and 1,900 changed lives.

Monster trucks, guns and construction. Nicole shows us how she succeeds in male dominated industries. Scott shows us how he built a hospitality business based on his two passions, food and kayaks. Sustainable sushi innovator Casson shows us how to make more by selling less. How do you survive when your industries largest player folds up? Meet Luis, 40 years of traveling the world with his circus.

Learn how losing a leg to cancer completely changed the course of Seth's life and what he creates to help others. Alex tells us how dancing and music became his family. Howard, a second generation boat builder takes us into his workshop. From a 100+ employee medical services business to a Hippie Shop, Marisa tells us how taking chances is not as risking as we fear.

With $2 in the bank, Jonathan shares his unlikely success story building a premier craft brewery. Alex tells us how Mexican Bull Riding led to doing a concert with Taylor Swift. Julius, the Sauce Boss shares the economics and challenges of operating a food truck. With 30,000 SKU's of products. Debbie shows us passion has carried her 3rd generation costume store through dramatic retail changes.

Heather leaves corporate America and starts a vertical farm in her backyard. Naomi and Jerry, the ice cream innovators, create a new way to make ice cream. Jason a former CIA spy, tells us his secrets to building a business with no business background.

We watch Leila merge her talents of painting, music, and design into a life of creating art for others. Jack shows us, "I don't have the time to start a business" does not apply at Vintage Kart Company. Omar builds his restaurant business, one dollar at a time. Who throws the biggest parties in Vegas? We meet Jennifer and her amazing beginning from a baby basket left on the steps of a church.

AJ teaches us, college might not be the fast track for people who want to build a big business. David and Aaron show us how they built a wine label from scratch. Dave show us it's never too late to be an entrepreneur. We meet our sponsor FreeTax USA and see why they are so invested in Self Made people.