From Panamanian Prison to Patagonia's Boardroom - Rick Ridgeway

From a Panamanian prison to the board of directors for Patagonia, Rick Ridgeway has led an exciting life. But he didn't earn his stripes in a business class: when he was young, he went to the school of hard knocks in Central America. He earned his stint in prison by smuggling 50,000 rounds of gun ammunition into Colombia, trade the ammo for gem stones panned from a remote Amazonian river, sail to Fiji, where they would use the gems to trade barter for ownership of an island. Needless to say, Ridgeway's plan didn't work out as he hoped, but he made it work for him.