How I Did It: Sir Walter Lindal, Founder, Lindal Cedar Homes

Built to last.

How I Did It: Chris Chen, CEO, Segue Electronics

How I Did It: Jeff Grady, President, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters

How I Did It: Clint Greenleaf, Chairman and CEO, Greenleaf Book Group

How I Did It: Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com

How I Did It: Noreen King, CEO, Evolve Manufacturing Technologies

How I Did It: Josh Linkner, CEO, ePrize

How I Did It: Tim Litle, Chairman, Litle & Co.

How I Did It: Morgan Lynch, CEO, Logoworks

How I Did It: Bruce Moore, CEO, ARES International Security

How I Did It: Steven Sliwa, CEO and president, The Insitu Group

How I Did It: William Teel, CEO, 1 Source Consulting

How I Did It: The 2006 Inc. 500

Inc.'s popular How I Did It feature, times 11. The leaders of Inc. 500 companies from a breadth of industries talk about their paths to success.

How I Did It: John Stallworth, CEO, Madison Research

An athlete scores again.

How I Did It: Richard Burke, Chairman, Trek Bicycle

Pulling away from the pack.

How I Did It: Bill Thomas, Founder and CEO, Bills Khakis

Rhapsody in beige.

How I Did It: Vickie Stringer, CEO Triple Crown Publications

Redemption doesn't come easy.

How I Did It: Gert Boyle, chairman, Columbia Sportswear

Tougher than the rest.

How I Did It: Steve Sabol, President, NFL Films

With his very first documentary, in 1965, Steve Sabol of NFL Films became the designated mythmaker of pro football. Now the company is a $50 million family operation embedded within a multibillion-dollar business.

How I Did It: Joe Sitt, Thor Equities

Transforming urban shopping, one skeptical town at a time.