Engin Yesil, Engin Yesil
April 12, 2004 (Press Release) --
Two decades ago, Engin Yesil had his life all mapped out. He was going to earn a degree in finance at the University of Florida, then return to Turkey to take the reins of the family shoe manufacturing business Yesil Footwear.
But Yesil found the American tradition of entrepreneurship all too alluring. Much to his parents' chagrin, he dropped out of college to stay in the United States and launch what turned into a $75 million mail-order contact lens business.
Then he took on telecommunications, founding a $150 million wholesaler of prepaid calling card services and long-distance switching networks in Miami called Radiant Holdings.
But Yesil found the American tradition of entrepreneurship all too alluring. Much to his parents' chagrin, he dropped out of college to stay in the United States and launch what turned into a $75 million mail-order contact lens business.
Then he took on telecommunications, founding a $150 million wholesaler of prepaid calling card services and long-distance switching networks in Miami called Radiant Holdings.
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