The document profiles 11 business leaders and their companies: 1. Jeff Bezos of Amazon pioneered predictive analytics for online shopping recommendations. 2. Anne Mulcahy turned around Xerox during a financial crisis through workforce reductions. 3. Brad Smith fosters a startup culture at Intuit allowing employees to learn from successes and failures. 4. Howard Schultz achieved the American dream going from a poor upbringing to leading Starbucks. 5. Larry Page perseveres challenges at Google pursuing the best course for the company. 6. Tim Cook continues innovating at Apple forging his own path following Steve Jobs. 7. Indra Nooyi leads Pep