John Williams, 33

For someone who lists his hobbies as reading the Bible and praying, John Williams has one of the more, shall we say, “morally interesting” work histories. Prior to launching SoFresh — a Tampa-based chain of restaurants dedicated to serving quick but healthy salads, wraps and bowls — in 2013, he supported himself for six months as a professional poker player. 

“I thought it was going to be glamorous,” Williams says of his brief career in cards. “I was young — 21, maybe 22, just out of school. I got a job but didn’t like it, so I quit to play poker.”