Hell's Kitchen is a reality show from Fox that pits potential head chefs against each other. Gordon Ramsay runs the show and at the end of the show, the winner gets a great job. 

During one season the winner was Michael Wray. He had a chance to either have his own restaurant or work with Gordon Ramsay in a Ramsay restaurant. Michael Wray didn't choose either . He struck it out on his own and started selling his own knives .

He took a once in a lifetime chance to learn a craft from a very successful businessman and walked away. Interesting.