These partners in life and in business are co-owners of so many Seattle institutions that it makes even the most spirited entrepreneur dizzy. These gents have cultivated Seattle’s culture via partnerships in such endeavors as Rudy’s Barbershop, the Ace Hotel, the Cha Cha Lounge, King’s Hardware, Bimbo’s Bitchin’ Burrito Kitchen, the Baltic Room, Chop Suey, and Rob Roy. They’ve already grown and sold more businesses than most could create in a lifetime. Fortunately for Seattle, they’re not showing any signs of slowing down. Seattle: Aviation Records, smoked salmon benedict at Vera’s, India Bistro, Tiny Vipers band, artist Gretchen Bennett, Ezell’s Famous Chicken on 23rd, Sambar in Ballard.

Wade Weigel and Jeff Ofelt