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Akio Morita
Co-founding Sony and helping create fun and easy-to-use technology like the Walkman.
Bill Gates
Co-founding Microsoft and helping bring personal computers to people around the world
Coco Chanel
She changed fashion by making clothes that were comfortable, stylish, and simple.
Donatella Versace
Leading the famous Versace fashion brand and creating bold, colorful clothing.
Enzo Ferrari
Founder of Ferrari and leader of one of the world’s most famous racing teams.
Jack Ma
Starting the huge online shopping company Alibaba and inspiring people to believe in their dreams
Jeff Bezos
Founding Amazon and helping make online shopping easy for people around the world
John D. Rockefeller
Building one of the largest business fortunes in history and giving much of it away to help others
Madam C.J. Walker
Building a successful hair-care business and becoming one of America’s first self-made women millionaires.
Martha Stewart
She is famous for teaching people about cooking, crafts, gardening, and making homes cozy and creative.
Miuccia Prada
Leading the Prada fashion house and changing modern fashion with creative ideas
Ralph Lauren
Creating the Polo Ralph Lauren brand and helping shape modern American fashion
Ray Kroc
Helping grow McDonald’s into a famous fast-food restaurant around the world
Sam Walton
Founder of Walmart and Sam’s Club, two of the world’s biggest retail chains
Satya Nadella
Being the CEO of Microsoft and helping the company create helpful technology for people around the world.
Sheryl Sandberg
A business leader and author who encourages people, especially girls and women, to believe in themselves and lead with confidence
Sundar Pichai
Being the CEO of Google and Alphabet and helping create popular tools like Google Chrome.
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
Helping build IBM into one of the world’s most important technology companies
Tim Cook
Being the CEO of Apple and leading the company that makes iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers
Warren Buffett
He is famous for being one of the world’s most successful investors and for teaching people about smart money choices.