4. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(KOREA)
SophieKim (MarketKurly)
Sophie Kim, 38,does notthinkthatsheisanaturalborn
entrepreneur. Yet shehas managedto createSouth
Koreaโs firstbillion-dollar onlinegroceryapp.Kimis the
founderof Market Kurly, agroceryappknownforits
dawndelivery service, calledMorningStar, that
guaranteesdelivery offruits, vegetables andother
premiumfresh foods by7amthenext morningfororders
madebefore 11pm.Thecompanyalso hasitsownline
of gourmet ready-to-cook dishes.
5. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(KOREA)
SophieKim(MarketKurly)
Howdidshebecome successful?
-She started Market Kurly, anonlinegroceryshopping
anddelivery service, atthe ageof 31.MarketKurly
provides overnight grocerydelivery inSeoul, South
Korea's capital,andsurroundingareas.Itoffers farm-
fresh produceandpremiumready-to-cook dishes.The
business isgrowingfast.The companyrackedup430
billionwon($392 million)insales in2019, up170%from
theprevious year.
6. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(KOREA)
SophieKim(MarketKurly)
Whatcharacteristicofentrepreneur she have?
-Sophie Kimisarisktaker. ManywomeninSouthKorea
aredisappointedwiththeKorean workingculture.
Therefore, there hasbeenamovement offemale office
workers looking tostart their ownbusinesses.ButSophie
Kimis braveenoughtostartabusinesswithherown.
7. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(KOREA)
SophieKim(MarketKurly)
Whatarethe failures sheencountered before becoming
successful?
-Kimspends adayandahalfdiscussingnewproduct
ideas with40members of theproductdevelopment
team. Butitwillbecomeimpossible forthebusiness to
generate sufficient profits to support itsoperations and
contracted farmers andfishermen. As aresult, she
maintains,Kurlywillfailinitsmostimportantobjective
whichiscustomer satisfaction.
11. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(PHILIPPINES)
EdgarSia(MangInasal)
EdgarJ.SiaII,whoalsogoes bythemoniker Injap(aportmanteau of
โIntsikโandโJapaneseโ sincehisfather ishalf-Chinese whilehis
mother ishalf-Japanese), madewaves inthelocalfastfood
industryinthemid-to-late 2000s withhisbrainchild,MangInasal,
whichhestarted in2003inIloilo City. Therestaurant gained
popularityforitstender andtasty barbecuedchickenpairedwith
โunlimitedโservings ofrice,acombinationmademoreirresistible
byitswallet-friendly price.Several yearslater, MangInasal
brancheswere croppingupinVisayas andMindanao.Soon, Luzon
caughtthechicken-and-unli-ricebug.Bythe decadeโsend, there
were alreadymorethanahundred MangInasalbranches
nationwide.
12. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(PHILIPPINES)
EdgarSia(Mang Inasal)
Howdid hebecomesuccessful?
-EdgarSiaisthebrainsbehind MangInasal.He
becomesuccessfulbecauseofhisbrilliantideato
startafoodbusinessthatserveschicken
barbecue(timplangPilipino)andunlimitedrice.
13. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(PHILIPPINES)
EdgarSia(Mang Inasal)
Whatcharacteristicsof anentrepreneur does hehave?
-EdgarSiaIIis avery hardworkingman.Hestartedsmall
inhisbusiness butthatdidnotdiscourage him.Hehasa
goal,andthatisto makeanimpacttothe life of every
Filipino.Hehadathoroughplanonhowhewould execute
hisbusiness. Whenitcometorunninghisbusiness, heis
very honest, heplaysfairandsquare.
14. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(PHILIPPINES)
EdgarSia(Mang Inasal)
Whatarethe failures heencountered before becoming
successful?
-Themost unforgettable challengesheencountered was
starting asmall business andbe dominated byother
large companies,butwithagreatbusiness partner and
teamhe successfully builthisownbusiness.
19. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AMERICA)
LarryPage(Google)
LawrenceEdwardPage(bornMarch26, 1973)
isanAmericanbusinessmagnate,computer
scientistandinternetentrepreneur.Heisbest
known forco-foundingGooglewithSergey
Brin.
20. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AMERICA)
LarryPage(Google)
Howdid hebecomesuccessful?
-AfterdevelopingGoogleatStandford
University,LarryPageandSergeyBrinmadeit
availableonStandfordโs websiteforInternet
users.In1998,theyincorporatedGooglewith
thedomain nameGoogol.PagebecametheCEO
ofthecompany whileBrinwasthecompanyโs
president.
21. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AMERICA)
LarryPage(Google)
Whatcharacteristicofentreprenuerhehave?
-Larryisanintrovert.Heiskeenertohearand
acceptotherpeople'sideascoming outasa
greatleaderforproactiveemployees.Heurges
histeammembersandemployeestobelievein
hisvisionandideas,nomatterhowambitious
orcrazyitsounds.Hemakesthembelievethat
hisideascanreallychangetheworld.
22. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AMERICA)
LarryPage(Google)
WhataretheFailuresheencounteredbefore
becomingsuccessful?
-Larrywanted600,000dollarsin cash,
700,000dollarsinstockand300,000dollarsto
gotoStanfordbutExciteturneddowntheoffer
andtheofferof750,000dollarsforGoogle.
SinceGoogleisnow worth527 billiondollars
Excitesays"itwasjustastupidbusiness
mistake."
26. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(EUROPE)
DanielEk(Spotify)
DanielEkisabillionaireentrepreneur and
technologist fromSweden. Heisthe co-founderand
CEO ofSpotify, amusicstreaming service.Daniel Ek
foundedSpotify in2006 alongwithMartin Lorentzon,
theco-founder ofTradeDoubler. In2008, itlaunched
itsfirstlegalmusicstreamingservice from
Stockholm. Thecompanyquicklygrew,and
thousandsofpeople inSweden discovered ittobethe
ultimatemusicservice they hadbeenlookingfor.
27. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(EUROPE)
DanielEk(Spotify)
Howdidhebecamesuccessful?
-DanielEkhashadalifelong interest intechnology
andmusic.Daniel'sinnovative businessmodel for
providingonline accesstomusicmakesstreaming
musicincrediblysimple.Youarenoteven requiredto
pay.Thefree tierisabrilliantstrategy forluring
usersin.Danielpossessed thenecessary leadership,
patience,andskill toembarkonhisjourneyto the
recordlabels.
28. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(EUROPE)
DanielEk(Spotify)
Whatcharacteristicsofanentrepreneur hehas?
-DanielEkdescribeshimselfasanintrovert who
struggles withemotion management.DanielEk,who
describes himself asaprivateperson, admitsthathe
struggledtobetransparentabouthisvulnerabilities
andfailures.
29. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(EUROPE)
DanielEk(Spotify)
Whatarethefailuresheencounteredbeforebecoming
successful?
-He triedtogetajobatGooglewhenhewas16becausehewas
obsessedwiththeplatform'sspeed,butGoogleturnedhim
downbecausehedidn'thaveadiplomasincehedroppedoutof
collegeinthefirstyear.Hethereforemadeanattempttobuild
hisownsearchengine,butitwasunsuccessful.He
encounteredsomanychallengesbeforehesucceeded.He
evensufferedfromdepression,whichdrovehimtoleavethat
lifebehindandridhimselfofeverythingattheageof23.
34. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AFRICA)
TheoBayoli(BathuShoes)
Theo Baloyi isaSouth Africanentrepreneur, andthe
founderandchiefexecutive officer of Bathu
Shoes.[1] Helaunchedhiseponymous shoe brandin
2015,havingpreviouslyserved asaSenior Associate
atPwCinDubai.
35. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AFRICA)
TheoBayoli(BathuShoes)
Howdidhebecomesuccessful?
-Thisquickmeteoric riseinsuccessisdueto
Baloyiconceptualising,designing,researching,
producing,anddoingqualityassuranceonhis
productsandbusiness. Inthe present day,
Baloyi's innovationandhardworkcontinueto payoff.
36. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AFRICA)
TheoBayoli(BathuShoes)
Whatcharacteristicofentrepreneur hehave?
-Baloyiisakindentrepreneur becausehewantsto
see apositive changeinSouth Africa'seconomy and
animprovement intheunemployment gap.
37. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AFRICA)
TheoBayoli(BathuShoes)
Whatarethefailuresheencountered before
becomingsuccessful?
-Theo hasdefinitely facedresistance, rejection and
ridiculeonthepathto success. Hewas firstrejected
13timesbefore hebecomesuccessful.
42. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AUSTRALIA)
JeanineAllis(BoostJuice)
JanineAllis(born1965) isanAustralian
businesswoman whoisthe founderofBoost Juiceand
part-owner ofRetail Zoo,whichisthe parent
companyofBoost Juice,Salsa's Fresh MexGrill and
CiboEspresso.Allis startedBoost Juicefromherhome
in2000. Thefirst Boost Juicestore waslocated in
Adelaide, South Australia,andthefranchiseisnowin
13countries.Apart from herdirectorshipwithRetail
Zoo,Allis isalsoaDirector ofMichaelHill Jeweller.
Sheisalsotheauthorofthe bookTheAccidental
Entrepreneur โ TheJuicyBits
43. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AUSTRALIA)
JeanineAllis(BoostJuice)
Howdid shebecamesuccessful?
-Janinedidextensiveresearchworld-wide
andstartedtodevelopabusinessconceptthat
wasdifferenttoanythingelseintheworld.Her
visionwastodoretailingdifferently,
deliveringauniquecustomerexperience
basedon theโlovelifeโphilosophy ofBoost.
44. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AUSTRALIA)
JeanineAllis(BoostJuice)
Whatcharacteristicsofanentrepreneurshe
has?
-Agoodmix, Allissays,shouldconsistofthe
leader(efficient,focused,ambitious),the
thinker(analytical,unassuming,well
organised),thedoer(hard-working, patient,
keentogetthejobdonewithoutfuss)andthe
emotionalcreative(social,energetic,high
maintenance).
45. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(AUSTRALIA)
JeanineAllis(BoostJuice)
Whatarethefailuressheencountered before
becomingsuccessful?
-Runningoutofmoney, breakdownof relationships,
hiringthewrongpeople andnotbeingcustomer
focusedarejustfourreasons businessfailaccording
toJanineAllis. It'snever easy starting abusiness and,
likeallnewowners, Allis hasfacedanumberof
challengesalongtheway, includingmanagingfast
growth, developing andevaluatingbusiness
processes, andrespondingtounwarrantedcriticisms
ofthe products.
50. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(INDIA)
KumarMangalamBirla
( BoardsofallmajorGroupcompaniesinIndia)
KumarMangalamBirla(born14June1967)isanIndianbillionaire
businessman,philanthropist,CharteredAccountantandthe
chairmanof theAdityaBirlaGroup,oneofthelargestglobal
conglomeratesinIndia.HeisalsothechancelloroftheBirla
InstituteofTechnology&Science, PilaniandChairmanof Indian
InstituteofManagementAhmedabad.AccordingtoForbes,hehas
anestimatednetworthofUS$14 billion,asof1October2022.Birla
tookoveraschairmanoftheAdityaBirlaGroupin1995, attheage
of28,followingthedeathofhisfatherAdityaVikramBirla.During
histenureaschairman,thegroup'sannualturnoverhasincreased
fromUS$2Billionin1995toUS$45billionin2021.Today,thegroup
ispresentin36countriesacrosssixcontinentswithover50%ofits
revenuescomingfromoverseasoperations.
51. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(INDIA)
KumarMangalamBirla
( BoardsofallmajorGroupcompaniesinIndia)
Howdidhebecamesuccessful?
-Birlatook over aschairmanof theAdityaBirlaGroupin
1995, attheageof28, following thedeathofhisfather
AdityaVikramBirla.Duringhistenureas chairman,the
group'sannualturnover hasincreasedfromUS$2 Billion
in1995toUS$45 billionin2021.
52. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(INDIA)
KumarMangalamBirla
( BoardsofallmajorGroupcompaniesinIndia)
HisIdeologiesandCharacteristics
โข Anintrovertpersonality
โข Straightforward
โข Agoodleader
โข Patience
โข Walksonhisvaluesandprinciples
โข Growthoriented
โข Creative
โข Worksforsociety
โข Determinedโข
Thereforeheisoneofthemostrespectedpersonintheindustry
duetohisvaluesandprinciples."Hespeaksbyhisworkandnotby
hiswords."
53. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(INDIA)
KumarMangalamBirla
( BoardsofallmajorGroupcompaniesinIndia)
WhataretheFailuresheEncounteredBeforeBecoming
Successful?
-AdityaBirlaGroupchairmanKumarMangalamBirlaonFriday
saidthetelecombusinesshasbeenaโtoughoneโforthe
diversifiedconglomerateanditcouldhavedonebetteronโseveral
factorsโ.Birlaalsosaidoneofthebiggestregretsinhislifewasto
loseoutonHindustanZinc,thecountryโslargestzinc-leadminer.
Currently,thecompanyisasubsidiaryofAnilAgarwal-ledVedanta
Group,whichacquireditwhenthegovernmentdivestedits
majoritystakewaybackin2002-03.
57. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(GERMANY)
AdolfDassler (Adidas)
Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 โ 6 September
1978) was a German cobbler, inventor and entrepreneur
who founded the German sportswear company Adidas. He
was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder
of Puma. Dassler was an innovator in athletic shoe design
and one of the early promoters who obtained
endorsements from athletes to drive sale of his products.
As a result of his concepts, Adi Dassler built the largest
manufacturer of sportswear and equipment. At the time of
his death, Adidas had 17 factories and annual sales of one
billion marks. Dassler was married to Kรคthe until his death
from heart failure in 1978. They had 5 children. In 1973,
their son Horst Dassler founded Arena, a producer of
swimming equipment. Kรคthe Dassler died on 31 December
1984.
58. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(GERMANY)
AdolfDassler (Adidas)
Howdidhebecamesuccessful?
After starting out in his mother's wash
kitchen, Adi Dassler registered the
'Gebrรผder Dassler Schuhfabrik' in 1924
and embarked on his mission to provide
athletes with the best possible equipment.
Gold medals in Amsterdam (1928, Lina
Radke) and Berlin were first rewards and
milestones โ and only the start of our
story.
59. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(GERMANY)
AdolfDassler (Adidas)
Whatcharacteristicsofanentrepreneur hehas?
โข determination
โข wisdom
โข work ethic
60. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(GERMANY)
AdolfDassler (Adidas)
WhataretheFailuresheEncountered Before Becoming
Successful?Adolf Dassler was initially categorized as being a
โLesser Offenderโ and the company was put under the supervision
of a trustee. This made it very difficult for Adolf to re-start his
sports shoe business. Then, through a process of appeal he was
able to show that he had never been an active supporter of the
party. He leaned heavily on testimony from respected residents of
Herzogenaurach, employees he had helped, and even a Jewish
friend who he had taken in and protected from the Nazis. His
degree of party affiliation was eventually reclassified to the
category of โFollowerโ and he was able to resume control of the
company as an owner once again.
The stress of the war, and the years immediately afterwards
created irreparable division between Adolf and Rudolf Dassler.
They officially split up their company in 1948.
They divided the firmโs assets and, following this, became
business rivals. Rudolf formed his own sports shoe company
which eventually became known as Puma. The global
headquarters of both adidas and Puma are still based in the town
of Herzogenaurach.
65. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(BANGLADESH)
FahadIfaz(ifarmer)
Fahad Ifaz is the CEO and co-founder of
iFarmer, which he started along with a
friend in 2018. Prior to that, Fahad worked
in market systems and private sector led
development for almost 10 years. He has
designed, led and provided advisory
support to multiple market systems
development projects in multiple countries
in Asia and has worked for organizations
like the World Bank, CARE Australia,
Palladium, Swisscontact and more.
66. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(BANGLADESH)
FahadIfaz(ifarmer)
Howdidhebecamesuccessful?
WestartedthejourneyinDecember2018with50farmersanda few
friendsandfamilywhobelievedinourcauseandputinthefirstlotof
fundingforthesefarmers.Sincethenwehavegrown,addedmore
farmerstoour platform,gottrustedby completestrangersandhave
developedmoreservices,improvedourtechnologystackandlately
tookashotatthehighlyunorganizedagriculturesupplychainin
Bangladesh.Whiledoingthesewehavegrownfromateamof 2to20.
TodayiFarmerpasseda significantmilestone.Wehavegenerated$1
million dollars in farmfundingfor our network of 5000+farmers.
While we havemuch to be proudof in this achievementbut it isnot
the most importantmeasureof our success. Thereareabout 20
million farmersin Bangladeshrequiringbetter accessto finance,
technology andmarketaccess.So wehave barely scratchedthe
surface.
67. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(BANGLADESH)
FahadIfaz(ifarmer)
Whatcharacteristics ofanentrepreneurhe
has?
โข Determination
โข Consistent
โข Patient
โข Hardworking
โข Creative
68. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
(BANGLADESH)
FahadIfaz(ifarmer)
WhataretheFailuresheEncountered Before BecomingSuccessful?
He also mentioned their biggest challenge was to create
awareness on the fundersโ end since most people think that
investing in agriculture is risky with a low chance of profit.
On another note, access to finance has always been a major
problem for farmers in countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia and
Myanmar. No matter how much the NGOs are supporting or the
government is subsidising, access to finance still holds a huge gap
between demand and supply, he said.
โIn the governmentโs aim to build Digital Bangladesh, agriculture
has not been given the proper focus, which could have addressed
the needs and potential of the massive sector. We donโt have a
storage facility and due to that, farmers have to sell their goods
instantly and incur losses every day,โ Fahad added.
71. MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS
AROUND THE WORLD
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