But some individuals have been able to excel in business, even at a pretty young age, and have really made names for themselves in the world as some of the most successful CEOs.
Continue reading for a list of 5 of these powerful CEOs in order to get more information on who they are and how they rose to their positions of fame.
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg will not turn 30 until 2014, but he is already one of the most powerful and famous CEOs in the world, thanks to Facebook, which he created and launched in 2004 from his college dorm. His website has made him a billionaire, and there are one billion users on his site as well.He’s clearly one of those individuals who is wiser than his years, and his company shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, especially since it’s still increasing in popularity and even businesses are using it to create their own pages and advertise their products and services.
Larry Page
Larry Page is the CEO of Google, the most popular search engine on the Internet, which also has a hand in online advertising, Android smartphones, cloud computing, and more. Anyone who has ever used a computer has heard of this company, which was founded in 1998, but Larry Page did not become CEO until 2011. Though he is one of many "dollar-a-year men," he has been listed as one of the richest people in the world. |
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Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer is not only one of the most powerful and successful CEOs on the planet, she is also one of the most successful businesswomen in the world. She heads Yahoo!, another famous search engine that has been around since 1995. Though Marissa Mayer first worked for Google, she made her way to Yahoo!, and today she is one of the youngest CEOs, and one of the richest too.Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey is yet another young CEO that everyone is watching. He founded Twitter, and by the time he hit his mid-30s, he was worth $1 billion. Twitter was launched in 2006 and today it is one of the most popular social networking sites on the Web. But Jack Dorsey also went on to create and become CEO of Square, which is a mobile payments company that he founded alongside Jim McKelvey in 2009 and launched in 2010.William Lauder
William Lauder is the CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies' board of directors, but he also served as CEO of the famous Estée Lauder company, known worldwide for its incredible selection of fragrances, makeup, skincare products, and hair care products, from 2004 to 2009.He made millions in that position and was able to make the brand even more popular among users around the world. Before becoming the most important person at Estée Lauder, he also worked at Origins and Clinique.
Danny GloverAbout the Author:
Danny Glover is a freelance writer who enjoys discussing business related topics because he also holds a degree in the field. When it comes to CEOs, he admires people who have worked hard to get to where they are and who are doing things to make the world a better place.