Trading titan

Uri Minkoff brings two unlikely industries together: technology and fashion. But now that he's built one of the top brands in high-end fashion and handbags to $100 million in revenue with more than 25% growth annually, it's clear that it's a good match.

Minkoff made the Business Observer's 40 under 40 list of top business professionals in 2006, for building Fortis Software, a software consulting company he founded in 2001.

At the time, Minkoff admitted that the three magazines on his nightstand were GQ, Fortune and Wired. Since, Minkoff and the company he co-runs with his sister have received mentions in both Fortune and Wired, and his new line of men's apparel and bags, Ben Minkoff, has been featured in GQ.