The storytime CEO
Opens with a personal anecdote that lands on a business lesson. The story might be a hire, a hard conversation, a turnaround, a meeting that changed everything — the takeaway is the destination.
Signature phrase: “And that’s when I knew everything had to change.”
01
54Marc Benioff
Chair & CEO, Salesforce · owner, Time
02
54Dhar Mann
Founder @ Dhar Mann Studios
03
53Bill McDermott
CEO, ServiceNow
04
53Cindy Rose
CEO, WPP
05
52Indra Nooyi
Former CEO, PepsiCo · author, My Life in Full
06
52Marc Lore
Founder, Wonder · co-owner, Minnesota Timberwolves
07
52Vusi Thembekwayo
Founder, MyGrowthFund · global speaker
08
52Tarang Amin
Chairman & CEO, e.l.f. Beauty
09
52Chris Beresford-Hill
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide
10
52Kory Marchisotto
Enterprise Growth Leader | Bold Change Agent | Fearless and Heartful
11
51Mo Said
Founder · Mojo Supermarket
12
50Thomas Mazimann
CEO at TeamOut
13
50Howard Schultz
Founder & former CEO, Starbucks
14
50Gülen Bengi
Lead CMO, Mars · CGO, Mars Snacking
15
49Jamie Dimon
Chairman & CEO, JPMorgan Chase
16
49Hubert Joly
Former CEO, Best Buy · author, The Heart of Business
17
48Adena Friedman
Chair & CEO, Nasdaq
18
48Manolo Arroyo
Global Chief Marketing Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
19
47Devika Bulchandani
Global CEO, Ogilvy
20
46Brian Chesky
Co-founder & CEO, Airbnb
21
46Sedge Beswick
Founder. Consultant. Advisor.
22
45Susan Credle
Advertising creative · former global CCO, FCB
23
44Richard Edelman
CEO, Edelman
24
43Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO, Zoom
Editor’s note
The story matters less than the landing. A hire becomes a parable, a firing becomes a doctrine. We measure who is best at making the personal sound load-bearing.
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