Title: Chairman and CEO of Meckler Media and Mediabistro.com
Net worth: $400 million
Meckler is one of the leaders in the tech publishing business, having launched magazines like Internet World, CDrom World, and Virtual Reality World. He was also the chairman and CEO of Mediabistro, a website dedicated to media professionals.
But before his business success, Meckler had to overcome dyslexia, which caused him walking and driving issues. He says he still prefers to listen to someone explain a problem to him, rather than reading about it.