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How did a Woman born in India become the CEO of PEPSICO & transformed it? : Women’s Day Case Study
Indra Nooyi is one of the most inspirational business leaders in the world! and it is so hard to believe that a girl with no extra-ordinary background went from being an ordinary girl from South India to becoming the CEO of the largest beverage company in the world which we all know as Pepsico! and this is a very very big deal because we talking about a time and industry that was so male dominated that every single one top 15 positions were held by a man!! In 1994, even the most accomplished women were stick at middle management!! and guess what, the number of female CEOs among the 500 biggest companies was zero! but en then this incredible woman did not just break through these walls and become the CEO but also took Pepsico to such great heights under her Tenure that PepsiCo saw its revenue grow by more than 80 per cent and added a new billion-dollar brand almost every other year. On top that the company also gave back $79.4 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.
Which is why in this women’s day special episode, lets try to understand
What was so special about Indra Nooyi?
How did she beat all the odds to become one of the most powerful women in the world?
and most importantly, what are the business lessons that we need from this incredible Woman?