Russ Weiner is the founder and CEO of the Rockstar Energy Drink company with an estimated net worth of $200 million. He created the energy drink in 1996 and it became the leading energy drink, with 14% of the U.S. market, in 2008 after its introduction in 2001. Today, it is the third most consumed energy drink in the country with annual sales of $300 million, behind Monster and Red Bull.
In 2012, Mr. Weiner sold his Palm Island Miami Mansion for $14.5 million to rapper Birdman, more than doubling his original investment. He bought the house out of foreclosures for $6.75 million in 2010 from troubled producer Scott Storch who bought for $10 million in 2006.
Born in 1970, Russell Goldencloud Weiner is the son of well-known conservative radio personality and talk show host, Michael Savage. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where he attended Redwood High School in Marin County and later went to San Diego State University.