Meet the Elite Club of Oklahoma’s Billionaires

When it comes to grabbing a slice of American Pie, we're convinced that hard work isn't enough anymore. How many times have you heard "It's not what you know, it's who you know..." While that absolutely doesn't hold true for the most successful Oklahomans, it's also not an uncommon tale among the Sooner State billionaires.

Innovation is a far more common denominator than oil and gas in this discussion. While the oil industry has built most of these fortunes, it was invention and innovation within that industry that built titans.

Between adopting brand-new technologies via the internet to picture frames and fracking, it's being the first to adapt and adopt new technologies and trends that separate millionaires from billionaires in this state. Here are those that have found amazing success.