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Mark Rourke joined Schneider National in 1987 as a service team leader. He was named president and chief executive officer in 2019.

Justin Smith was appointed president and CEO of C.D. Smith Construction in 2014, following the death of his father, Gary. He now represents the fourth generation of family leadership for the Fond du Lac-based general contractor.

Bill Holst was billed in a 2018 Forbes article as the “world’s most successful caviar entrepreneur.” The third-generation Wisconsin corn farmer and owner of a scrapyard business is also a part owner of Hangzhou Qiandaohu Xunlong Sci-Tech Co. Ltd., a caviar-processing company based in China – the largest in the world.

Ruben Anthony Jr. was named president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Greater Madison in 2015. During his tenure, the Urban League has increased job placements by nearly 40% and has made about 1,400 placements to date. 

Living Legends Chairman The Marcus Corp.  |  Milwaukee In 1962, Stephen Marcus joined the movie theater business his father, Ben Marcus, founded...

Having started his career as a truck driver, Rick Roehl today leads Roehl Transport, the transportation company his father founded in 1962.

Craig Culver grew his family's fast-food chain over three decades from a single restaurant to 530-plus locations and $1 billion in revenue.

Living Legends Chairman and founder Lubar & Co.  |  Milwaukee Sheldon Lubar is founder and chairman of Lubar & Co., a family-owned,...

Milwaukee native Herb Kohl worked in his family-owned Kohl’s Corp. grocery and department store business before being elected to four terms in the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1989 to 2013.

Ted Kellner is the co-founder, former chairman and former chief executive officer of Fiduciary Management Inc.