DeJoria founded the hair care giant John Paul Mitchell Systems, with annual revenue now estimated at over $1 billion, and Patrón Tequila, which sold last year for $5.1 billion.

John Paul DeJoria: Adventures of a serial entrepreneur Interview by Dinah Eng , contributor @FortuneMagazine April 25, 2012: 7:03 AM ET You know Paul Mitchell and you know Patrn.

The gig(s): John Paul DeJoria, 67, is co-founder and chief executive of Beverly Hills-based John Paul Mitchell Systems, a 32-year-old hair-care products line that is sold in 87 countries and logs ...

John Paul DeJoria, founder of tequila maker Patron Spirits Company and co-founder of hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems and ROKiT Phones, talks about how his experience selling ...

John Paul DeJoria's daughter, Alexis, is a funny car racer. They are shown together at a Patron tequila party in Dallas in 2011. (Ron Heflin / Special Contributor) Whiskey Hollow has a buyer.

John Paul DeJoria.null When John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell launched John Paul Mitchell Systems in 1980, they went door to door pitching their shampoos and conditioners to Los Angeles salons.

For John Paul DeJoria, success unshared is failure. As the co-founder of Paul Mitchell and Patrón Spirits, the path to prosperity has been anything but easy.Before starting his now-famous ...