“I never dwell on what I’ve personally achieved. ” ~ Lubna Olayan, CEO of Olayan Financing Company Summary: Mrs. Lubna Sulaiman Al-Olayan serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Olayan Financing Company W.L.L. Mrs. Al-Olayan serves as a Principal of The Olayan Group. She is a Principal of Olayan Investments Company Establishment, the parent company of The Olayan Group. She serves as…
“I am very proud that this is the future of India. Several of them came from non-metros but the breadth of experience that they have got is very impressive. The calibre of youth we have is superior to our generation’s. What we need to do is harness their potential.” ~ Kalpana Morparia, CEO of JP Morgan India Summary: Kalpana Morparia is…
“A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.” ~ Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Summary: Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a non-profit global venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. Acumen has invested over $101 million of patient capital in 92 businesses whose products and services are…
“Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.” ~ Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo Summary: Indra Nooyi joined PepsiCo in 1994 and was named President and CFO in 2001. While serving as PepsiCo’s CFO fom 2001 to 2006, annual revenues…
“The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment.” ~ Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell’s Soup Summary: Denise M. Morrison serves as the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company. Named the 21st Most Powerful Woman in Business by Fortune Magazine, Morrison was elected a Director of Campbell and appointed Executive Vice President and…
“You not just have to keep pace, you also have to be a little ahead of the curve,” ~ Chitra Ramkrishna, CEO of National Stock Exchange Summary: Chitra Ramkrishna is the first and former woman managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), an institution founded in the early 1990s to reform the capital market in India,…
“I chose to be a working wife and mother. Why should I compromise on either?” ~ Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank Summary: As boss of the country’s largest private-sector lender, Chanda Kochhar has to contend with the current bane of India’s banking system: bad loans. While the bank reported a double-digit increase in consolidated assets to $135 billion in 2015, net…
“Running a business we set goals and targets: if you don’t measure it there’s a sense that it’s not important,” ~Alison Brittain, CEO of Whitbread Summary: Alison Brittain studied Business studies at the University of Stirling and got an MBA from Cambridge University’s Judge Institute. Her first job was as a cashier in Barclays after joining the company’s graduate trainee scheme.…
The startup life as a Tech entrepreneur is both exhilarating and exhausting in almost equal measure. One of the things people often find is that there are certain points where they are simply unaware of how to proceed, especially young entrepreneurs! Because of that and more, having someone experienced in the industry who you can rely on for advice is…
GC4W is proud to share the videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak. Cassandra is the best selling author of Eat with Intention: Recipes and Meditations for a Life the Lights You Up and the founder of the online mind-body-soul support community, Aprecity.com. Cassandra is a global meditation and wellness teacher who instructs people on how to utilize the technologies of food,…