Eminent business icons are great leaders who have the ability to motivate their employees, help others see and believe in their vision, and lead their business towards innovation. Making an everlasting impact isn’t the easiest thing to do. It’s about crafting a legacy, brick by brick, through value-based leadership that inspires the next generation of entrepreneurs.
They say business is a fine form of art and the best business leader is an artist. However, no one is born with all the skills of leadership. They develop them as they go through various adversities of life. While it is easy to get intimidated by the challenges entrepreneurship throws at us, some just know how to overcome them with panache. So, what makes such a business icon in India or the world different? What is it that drives them to the point they’re ready to break intergenerational curses of poverty and deficit and rise above far-sightedness and innovation? The answer can only be found in their success stories.
As we approach the end of 2021, let’s look at some of the most successful business leaders in India and abroad who have left an indelible mark on our imagination. All you need to do is take home some inspiration and take the first step towards your goal!
Top 5 Business Icons of 2021:
Elon Musk
Elon Musk is among the top businessmen in the world. He is an entrepreneur and a business magnate in today’s fast-changing world. He is currently the CEO, chief engineer at his space venture called SpaceX. He is also currently the CEO, product architect of Tesla Motors, and an early-stage investor. Elon Musk has been one of the top pioneers in the field of technology being the Co-founder of Neurolink and OpenAI and currently has a huge net worth of 280 billion dollars.
Tim Cook
Tim Cook is an American business executive and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. Tim Cook joined the mega tech company back in 1999 as the senior Vice President of worldwide operations. Since becoming the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook has brought up the profits as well as increased the company’s market value from 348 billion dollars to an astounding 1.9 trillion dollars. In only 10 years, he turned Apple into the topmost brand in the world in terms of market value.
Sanjiv Bajaj
Sanjiv Bajaj is one of the top financial business leaders in India. In a country of Tatas, Birlas, and Ambanis, he has emerged as a visionary par excellence, thanks to his notable contributions to bringing consumer finance to the masses through innovation, differentiation, and digitalisation.
Sanjiv Bajaj is currently carrying forward the 100-year legacy of Bajaj Group as the head of Bajaj Finserv, with future-focused ideas on the deep proliferation of fintech services across various societal strata as well as building Atma Nirbhar financial services industry in India. Being a successful business icon in India, he has won a lot of awards for the work he has done as an Indian business entrepreneur and fintech pioneer. He was featured in the India Today Power List 2019 in the Top 50 Power People: The High & Mighty. Sanjiv Bajaj also holds the position of President-Designate of CII for 2021-22.
Anand Mahindra
Anand Mahindra is an Indian multi-billion business tycoon. He is the chairman of Mahindra Group, which is a Mumbai-based company. Mahindra group operates in many different fields such as agribusiness, aerospace, finance, farm equipment, and insurance among many more. As of 2020, his net worth is said to be a whopping 1.8 billion dollars.
Today Mahindra is a 19 billion dollars organization and is also one of India’s biggest industrial complexes. Anand Mahindra is also known for a lot of humanitarian and charity work, donating millions for the underprivileged and the underprivileged.
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah is an Indian entrepreneur based out of Mumbai, who happens to be one of the fastest-growing entrepreneurs in recent times. He is the founder of CRED, which is the 2nd quickest growing unicorn startup as of 2021. The startup is to hit 2 billion dollars in market value and about 200 million dollars in funding. CRED was founded in 2018 by Kunal, who aims to hit the top 1% in the startup industry and also tends to invest in a lot more upcoming startups in the following years.
Final words
Whether it is reinventing the wheel like how Sanjiv Bajaj has done for fintech in India or expanding the horizons of humanity through technology like Elon Musk, the best business icons continue to inspire us every day. By picking up little life lessons from each, one could, in theory, follow in the footsteps of these global path-breakers and change the face of business and innovation forever.
All successful business leaders in India and the world have one thing in common – they have inspiring success stories. As 2021 winds to a close, we decided to take a look at five candidates who lay claim to the ‘best business icon’ tag. These include top financial business leaders in India like Sanjiv Bajaj, Anand Mahindra, and Kunal Shah, and some prominent global business icons such as Elon Musk and Tim Cook. Read the blog to know more about their stellar contributions to the world of entrepreneurship through value-based leadership.
