How I Made It: Ryan Heuser

The gig: President and co-founder of Paul Frank Industries Inc., a clothing and accessories company based in a former school building in Costa Mesa. The private company, which has about 100 employees, puts a host of eccentric characters on products as varied as baby bibs and bicycles. It has 37 of its own stores and sells its wares in thousands of other locations across more than 50 countries.

By Tiffany Hsu

July 11, 2008