Young Millionaires
Our 2007 picks share their paths to success, strategies for the future and the secrets that propelled them to the top.
By Nichole L. Torres •
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Kelly Flatley, 28, and Brendan Synnott, 29
Bear Naked , Norwalk, Connecticut
Projected 2007 Sales: $50 million
Description: Manufacturer of all-natural granola products
It's All Natural: Childhood friends Kelly Flatley and Brendan Synnott were in between jobs in 2002 when Flatley, ever the health nut, began making all-natural granola in her kitchen and enlisted Synnott to help. "The whole food chain [has become] so processed and filled with artificial ingredients," says Synnott. "[To both of us], it just didn't make sense why you would want to put that in your body, if you are what you eat." Flatley and Synnott each invested $3,500 and moved back in with their parents as they began selling hand-wrapped bags of granola at street fairs.
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