Kevin Hamann, VP Merchandising for Consumer Electronics, Systemax Technology Group

Age: 32

Education: Marketing coursework at Florida International University

Career History: Like many other southern Florida college kids back in the late-90s, Hamann supported himself by working the phones in a call center at TigerDirect.com, operated by the Systemax Technology Group. He was going to school for marketing at the time, so when he noticed a job posting at work for “Internet marketing,” he jumped at it, and decided to forego his degree for the chance to work his way up in a fast-growing company.