7. Under Armour
Under Armour brand was founded by a 23-year old former special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team, in 1996, and his name is Kevin Plank.
He initially began the business from his grandmother’s basement in Washington, D.C, and spent his time traveling up and down the East Coast with nothing but apparel in the trunk of his car.
The company received its first big break in 1999, when Warner Brothers contacted Under Armour to outfit its two upcoming films, Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday and The Replacements.
Since then, Under Armour opened several specialty stores and factory outlet locations in Canada, China, and 39 states.
