Daniel M. Snyder (1965-) is a marketing whizkid and also the owner of the Washington Redskins football team.

Even while he was very young, the urge to earn money was very strong for Snyder. At 14, he worked in a bookstore and then went on to do odd jobs. At 20, he decided to drop out of the University of Maryland and start his own business: he essentially leased airplanes jets to fly college students to holiday resorts.

He then established a marketing company with his sister, Michelle, in 1988

In 1988, Snyder and his sister Michelle founded a marketing company, Snyder Communications Inc, which listed on the NYSE in 1996. He sold this successful venture of his to French advertising giant Havas for $2.3 billion.

A football lover, Synder bought the Washington Redskins team in 1999 for $800 million. The team's annual profits today are in excess of $100 million.

Synder's net worth is estimated at over $1.2 billion.

Image: Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL team, speaks during a charity event in Washington DC. | Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images