Suze Orman
Suze had many jobs prior to her career taking off. The most influential job was working as a waitress at the buttercup Bakery. She wanted to open her own restaurant and told one of her regulars. The regular loaned her $50K to start her restaurant. She put the money in a brokerage account with Merrill Lynch. Shortly after , she had lost it all. Her next job was at Merrill Lynch!