Indra Nooyi: The Goddess of Fizz

Ever wondered how one could become influential and reach the top of the world? Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, an Indian-American businesswoman and the former CEO of PepsiCo has the answer: “There are no limits to what you can do. What’s important is trying to be the best and working to get there. And that’s how you fulfil your potential.”

Indra was born in Chennai in a conservative middle-class family in 1955 and did her schooling there as well. Her determination and perseverance helped her to get into the prestigious Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta from where she earned her MBA. According to her teachers and batchmates, she was just an average student, who later proved that being average is not a bad thing at all!

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