Leadership Journey
The Stories Behind Great Leaders
How a leader from Chennai reshaped PepsiCo with “Performance with Purpose,” balancing profits and purpose to build a $200 billion powerhouse
How Starbucks’ longtime leader returned three times to rescue the company, rebuild its culture, and turn a neighborhood café into a $100+ billion global brand
How Netflix’s co-founder killed the DVD business that made it successful, doubled down on streaming, and built a $200+ billion entertainment giant
How Patagonia’s founder gave away his $3 billion company to fight climate change and proved that doing good can be great business
How Disney’s returning CEO stabilized the magic, refocused on storytelling, and navigated streaming wars while preparing for the next generation of leadership
How Airbnb’s co-founder navigated a 72% revenue crash, refocused on hosts, and reimagined travel for the “live anywhere” era
How an Aussie student’s frustration with PowerPoint became Canva and changed the way 185 million people create
How a quiet engineer pulled AMD back from the brink and rewired the race for high performance computing
How a 50-year-old banker turned a passion project into India’s top beauty marketplace
How one engineer’s obsession with graphics chips became the engine of a trillion dollar AI boom
From an ignition-switch crisis to a $35 billion electrification bet—what transparency, tenacity, and timing can teach every leader
How Satya Nadella Rewired Microsoft for the AI Age