Heather Wictum

 

Age: 30

Hometown: San Pablo, Calif.

Undergraduate Degree: Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles

Business School: Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Southern California

Last Job: Quality-control supervisor for Byer of California, an apparel manufacturer

Immediate Plans: To start a toy company

Long-term Goal: To have several successful start-ups

Greatest Achievement: Paying for her undergraduate education by making shirts for bagpipers

Business Hero: Apple Computer Inc. former CEO and chairman A. C. "Mike" Markkula

Quote: "I intend to build a company that's so big in five years that I won't want to be there."