VIP Speaker Series: Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi speaks at McCombs

Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of Pepsico speaks to Dean Tom Gilligan of the McCombs School of Business as part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series.

Indra on her first job at a textile plant in India - 2:53
On what sets her apart as a manager - 7:00
On working together within a company - 9:37
On PepsiCo's sustainability plans - 12:36
On the best advice she was given - 18:37
On what makes a potential employee stand out - 19:32
On the innovative Pepsi Refresh program - 23:48
On wearing a sari to her first job interview, and diversity at PepsiCo - 29:02
On PepsiCo's mergers with Quaker Oats and Tropicana - 34:18

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• Pepsico
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• McCombs
• Gilligan
• business
• women
• VIP
• McCombs School of Business
• innovation
• management
• UT
• University of Texas

[showstopas]

She is really something!

[mrbrandon71]

She seems like a very nice down to Earth "real" person! Refreshing for someone of her salary level........:-) :-)

[jctoro69]

I thik She is a smart woman, smarter than she lets us to see in this video. Plus she use the interview to let a great image of the company too...

[gopfunk]

She called America the middle finger and cuts benefits of us hard working members of the company.

[lexusfan100]

pepsi n coke stuff is just a bad product but the way its marketed is good..but ppl should not drink these products and should not be allowed

[google2com]

she's like the Indian Oprah.

[MrMinutemen]

@talkingmirror and kill a whole lot of people globally with aspartame and in central america with bullets and psychopaths.

[talkingmirror]

absolutely amazing lady!She's a true inspiration to show that even women from diverse backgrounds can break the glass ceiling and run one of the biggest companies in the world!

[clockmonster786]

I was the young man who asked her why she wore a Sari to her first interview. She answered: out of necessity. Her teacher said if they don't accept you because of that then they don't deserve you. Nooyi told me you must always be true to yourself. 40 (I'll bet superbly qualified candidates) applied. Only one got an offer. She got the offer. As a transfer student into the business school I made a lot of mistakes trying to fit in. A year later I have finally reached (and still kind of reaching) p

[Haseeb2]

She is not a good speaker... She is a distinguished person who spoke, but not a person who is distinguished at speaking.