Streets to silicon valley, inspiring stories of NRI heroes.
These are stories, which inspired billions, these are names who turned the pages of history, their journey from rags to riches is impeccably motivating and exemplary, These Non Resident Indians are the future of silicon valley, if you are an NRI, looking for motivation and have hopes to live "The American dream", this is for you.
Sundar Pichai:
A.k.a. Pichai Sundararajan,
The man who introduced Google chrome to the world (the world's fastest browser). Applications like Gmail, Google maps are some of the brainchildren of this man. His reputation and innovative ideologies echo around Silicon Valley, his worth is estimated to be 1.2 billion, and his salary is around 200 million (in 2016).
This renowned personality was born in Madurai and raised in Chennai; he lived in a two-bedroom apartment shared with his parents. The first technology Sundar had in his home was a wired telephone, his parents claim he was good with numbers, and he used to remember all the names in the telephone diary, growing up with adequate facilities Sundar Pichai after finishing his engineering in IIT Kharagpur, he pursued MBA and then his American dream begun with McKinsey & Company and in 2004 Pichai joined Google, the rest is history.
Coming from a middle-class background and touching the heights like no one and now being the CEO for one of the top companies in the globe, isn't luck,
It's persistence, smart work, and talent. Sundar has been guiding budding talents and motivating students for a while; his mantra's as he believes which paved the way for his exceptional career are listed below:
- Be bold enough to do something:
- Take risks and be different
- Do not give up
- Take risks and be different
- Work smart not hard
- Pursue your passion
These great set of ideology from the master talent is none other than words of pure wisdom.
Indra Nooyi:
Apart from being the CEO of PepsiCo for the last 13 years, this iron lady had been an owner for these numerous accolades and awards
In 2018, as the "Best CEOs in the World" by the CEOWORLD magazine
In 2017 Forbes magazine included her in lists of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Fortune magazine has named Nooyi number one on its annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in business for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
In 2008, Nooyi was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report
In 2008, she was elected to the Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
And In January 2008, Nooyi was elected as the chairwoman of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC).
The list doesn't stop here, it goes on and on for the future to come,
As a young girl Indira Nooyi's aspirations started from Madras Christian College, her bachelor's degree paved the way to her American dream, after college, she pursued public management courses.
In 1994 she joined PepsiCo, and in 2004 she was addressed as the CEO, her exceptional leadership qualities and down to earth nature has been a nurturing lesson to millions.
In the past decade, NRI's have been elected as governing generals in many corporates, and these exemplary's have opened gates for people who believe in themselves that an ordinary person from nowhere can now become an extraordinary leader.
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