How Did Indra Nooyi Become Successful Business Leader
when women were supposed to live inside the four walls of their house that thought process has been changed by countless
women and their presence as well as success in every field the field of
business is also full of inspiring sagas of incredible
women entrepreneurs around the world in this blog we are going to throw light on the inspiring journey of a
businesswoman who succeeded after beating all the odds and got her name inked forever in the
finance world she is none other than indra nooyi farmer ceo of
pepsico do you wish to know more about her read this blog till the end regarded as one of the most
successful business
women of our times indra krishnamurti nooyi was born in a middle class family of chennai she's always known to break the conservative thought process she was born in
1955 a time when women participation was less in jobs and it was rare in the business sector but little indra was full of aspirations and believed in utilizing her strengths to the fullest be it learning to play the guitar or be a part of the all-girls cricket team she did it all at a young age she finished her schooling from
holy angels anglo indian higher secondary school and later joined madras
christian college for her graduation and opted for bsc side by side with studies she also actively participated in co-curricular activities like being a part of a
female rock band did you see that coming no right but she did it all at home her mother groomed indra and her sister she always pushed for her daughters to do everything they wished to do it was indra's passion and aspirations that after completing her graduation she wanted to study further and went for the same this time indra decided to go with the subject of
finance with the hard work she got admission in iim
kolkata where she pursued her pg diploma in management what now
graduation done post-graduation done the next step was a
job she initiated her career with a textile company after working in that firm for a short duration she joined johnson and johnson as a product
manager in
johnson and johnson she played a crucial role in the launch of its first sanitary napkin stay free the little ambitious girl hailing from chennai but that time became a symbol of women empowerment in the nation but little did she know her life was about to take a turn indra's friends pushed her to apply for
yale university school of management where she did not really want to go there and had no intentions to join the college but life is unpredictable as they say her application was not only accepted but she was also given
financial help to complete her degree there the opportunity was luring and she did not want to lose it after convincing her parents she finally moved to the united states to pursue a master's degree in public and private management to manage the cash crunch she worked as a receptionist so that she could have some savings this shows her hard work and determination along with her studies she managed to do a summer internship with booz allen hamilton once she received her degree she wanted to get a decent job remember she was in the u.s so to fit in the crowd like other youngsters appearing for a
job interview she managed somehow to get her first western suit for an
interview on the main day she got ready but was uncomfortable in that clothing this led to her getting rejected after the interview she was very disheartened on the advice of a professor at yale she decided to dress up in something that she feels comfortable to wear and for the next interview she wore a saree guess what she was in a lesson learned there be yourself she started to work with boston consulting group but her struggles did not get over being a non-american
woman she had to work harder to prove her worth but she did not give up and then there was no stopping her professional life from blossoming after boston consulting group she worked with known firms like motrola asia brown bovary and emerged as a known face in the management field in the united states her work preceded her name and it was around this time that she got the attention of jack welch former chairman of general electric and wayne callaway former ceo pepsico she was offered a job by both these giant firms and indra decided to go with pepsico as senior vp strategic planning during her professional career with pepsico she played several roles in the firm and played a crucial role in major deals projects helping the firm to walk the path of success her talents and impressive work were not hidden from anyone which is why she was promoted as the chief
financial officer in
2000 six years later steven s reinmund the then chairman and ceo of
pepsico took early retirement due to health issues with such an impressive professional career indra nooyi was the best person to fill the vacant seat she was made ceo of the firm and then the chairman of its board of directors well there was no looking back from there under her leadership she was made ceo of the firm and then the chairman of its board of directors well there was no looking back from there under her leadership indra revamped and redesigned the company as well as its product portfolio dividing it into three categories namely fun for you better for you and good for you in 2018 she stepped down as ceo of
pepsico and next year in
2019 she was offered to become a part of
amazon's board of directors in fact she is the second woman to be added to the board of directors of
amazon with this indranooyi has a number of achievements and awards in the pocket to name a few she received an honorary doctorate of humane letter from the state
university of new york at purchase indra was named as ceo of the year in
2009 by global supply chain leaders group she was elected as the
chairwoman of the u.s india business council in
2008. inndranooyi had the support of her parents who gave her all the freedom to fly high and did not try to curb her aspirations during her initial days of the job she had to face difficulties being a non-american and a woman but all that was small in front of talent and hard work in fact at the time she started her career in the finance sector the presence of indian women was very less in that field but these facts could not stop her a self-made woman indra nooyi continues to inspire all the women and men entrepreneurs out there who dream of making it big one day in this video we could just be a part of the incredibly inspiring story of indranooyi her journey in the
business world is definitely much more than this
