He replaced fellow Haute 100 member Jack Welch as General Electric’s CEO in 2001. According to Forbes, GE has grown into the world’s second largest company, a multibillion-dollar conglomerate with more than 300,000 employees across the globe. Since then, Immelt has been named number one in Barrons’ list of World’s Best CEOs three times.

After starting out under the guidance of Paul and Edith Singer in 1982 as a car salesman, Benstock quickly moved up to Vice President of Paragon Auto Group in New York City. Benstock created the online car sales site Paragoncars.com. The company’s digital strategy enabled them to dominate the crowded digital space allowing them to …