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Bernard Arnault: The Man Who Revitalized French Couture
Bernard Arnault, is a French businessman best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the largest luxury-products company in the world. In 2021, Arnault knocked Elon Musk off from the Forbes’ list to become the second richest person in the world.
Ikee Rikako: A Cancer survivor aiming at Olympics
Rikako was diagnosed with leukaemia in early 2019 and following treatment lasting 10 months, she was discharged from hospital. The 20-year-old returned to pool in August 2020 and secured a place in her country's Olympic trials in January this year.
Pharrell Williams: How He Became The Music Superstar
He's currently promoting the release of 'G I R L' singles including 'Marilyn Monroe' and 'Come Get It Bae,' and has just signed up as a coach on The Voice US. What else? All we know is that whatever it is Pharrell will continue to influence music that is yet to come.
Christine Lagarde: The First Woman Chief of International Monetary Fund
Christine Lagarde made history in 2011, becoming the first-ever managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, this is just one milestone in a long list of her laurels. Born Christine Lallouette in Paris, she tasted success even in her early days, representing the French synchronised swimming team as a teenager.
Warren Buffett : 'Sage of Omaha'
By the late '70s, his reputation had grown to the point that even a slight rumor that Buffett was buying a stock was enough to shoot its price up 10%.
Ashleigh Barty : Tennis world's youngest rising star
Ashleigh's successful career in tennis started only at the age of 14, in an ITF (International Tennis Federation) event in her hometown. She reached a career-high ITF world junior ranking of No. 2, having excelled at both singles and doubles.
Steve Jobs: Story of a visionary
Only at 23, Jobs was worth over $1 million in 1978. In 1981, the company had a record-setting public stock offering, and in 1983 it made the quickest entrance of that time into the Fortune 500 list of America’s top companies.
Anne Wojcicki : The DNA and gene queen of Silicon Valley
In 2006, with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza, Anne founded 23withMe, a privately-owned, direct to consumer DNA testing company, with the goal of providing a solution to the pain point that a majority of people do not have access to their genetic information, which could provide information on cures for diseases or treatments.
Sebastian Dobrincu : Silicon Valley's Youngest Self-Made Millionaire
Before founding Storyheap, Sebastian Dobrincu also worked with tech giants such as Facebook and Apple on core components of their products, and even met Mark Zuckenberg and Tim Cook. Both of them have offered Sebastian to work for their respective tech giants, realising his genius potential.
Mary Barra : An inclusive female leader's rise to the top of business world
With her strong headed personality and unflinching confidence, Mary Barra has consistently featured on the Forbes Most Powerful Women List for many years now, even rising to the fourth rank in 2018. More so, she was first in Fortune's Most Powerful Women list in 2015 and held the prestigious spot till 2017.
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