10 Business Tycoons You Should Definitely Follow For Inspiration!

Becoming a business tycoon comes with its own story of overcoming struggles and challenges and there is a lot of inspiration to be taken from their success stories. After all, success only comes to those who work hard and have faced obstacles and overcome them. Having said that, here are some business tycoons you need to follow right now for inspiration and creativity! Read on! 

1. Adar Poonawalla

Adar Poonawalla is the CEO of Serum Institute Of India which was founded by his father, Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966 in Pune. It is now one of the world largest vaccine manufacturers by the number of doses produced and the company has partnered with the British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which is also manufacturing the current COVID-19 vaccine called COVISHIELD. He is also the founder of the non-profit organisation known as Adar Poonawalla Clean City that was created with the aim to make urban cities more livable!

2. Navdeep Sardana

Navdeep Sardana is the founder and current chairperson of Whiteland Corporation, a real estate company. He has been a leading name in the RE advisory sphere and has previously led consultancy businesses under the name of Elite Landbase. With Whiteland Corporation, he aims at developing global real estate standard projects which would eventually help the consumers enjoy international architectural designs and concepts in their homeland. He has acquired and registered fully paid land banks and believes in completing the projects with already existing funds, as the company isn’t looking to raise debt for any of its projects. He is one such figurehead who is making a difference in the world by their contribution in the business field, and someone to follow if you’re a budding entrepreneur! 

3. Deepinder Goyal

Deepinder Goyal is the founder of the largest food delivery and restaurant aggregator company in India - Zomato. He completed his graduation from IIT Delhi back in 2005 and started working as a management consultant. It was here he realised that there was a great demand for menu cards and it was this that gave him the idea for Zomato. He started his startup in 2008 and named it Foodiebay which he later changed to Zomato in 2010. Zomato is now available in more than 24 countries like UAE, Sri Lanka, Qatar, UK, Indonesia and many more which serves more than 10,000 cities!

4. Anurang Jain

Anurang Jain is the nephew of the motorcycle mogul Rahul Bajaj and back in 1985, Jain and his twin brother Tarang started Anurang Engineering Company to supply aluminium castings to his uncle's Bajaj Auto. Now, he is the Managing Director of his own company that he started in 2012 called Endurance Technologies, one of the biggest auto component businesses in India. The company now dabbles in the production of a diverse range of technology-driven automobiles for the two-wheeler and three-wheeler industries and has 17 factories in India and 10 in Europe, making Anurang Jain a billionaire!

5. Ashwin Dani

Ashwin Suryakant Dani is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the non-executive chairman of Asian Paints Ltd, which is one of the largest paint companies in the country. Ranked among the top 50 richest businessmen in India, he has a Bachelor of Science from the Institute of Science, University of Mumbai, Bachelor of Science and Technology in pigment, paints and varnish from UDCT Mumbai, Master's in polymer science from the University of Akron, Ohio and a Diploma in colour science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Troy, New York. He has contributed towards the development and production of many products like computerised colour matching in the Indian industry, which is now widely used in the Indian industries in the field of paints, plastics, printing inks and textiles!

6. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire and entrepreneur who is the current executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a company based in Bangalore. She is also the former chairperson of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Listed by both Forbes and Financial Times among the Top 50 Women in Business, she sure is an inspiration and someone to look up to!

7. Harsh Mariwala

Harsh Mariwala is an Indian entrepreneur and the current chairman and founder of Marico, a consumer goods company that is now a manufacturer and distributor in 25 countries across Asia and Africa. The company has built a portfolio of brands in hair care, skincare, edible oils, health foods, male grooming, and fabric care space. Its major brands include Saffola, Parachute, Hair & Care, Nihar, Livon, Set Wet, Mediker and Revive. As of this year, Mr Mariwala has been ranked as the 55th richest man in India by Forbes!

8. Pankaj Patel

Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel is an Indian entrepreneur and the chairman of Cadila Healthcare, the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in India. Co-founded by his father in 1952 to make vitamins, the company has since grown in leaps and bounds. The company's COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D was approved by India's drug regulator for emergency use. Pankaj Patel was the president of FICCI and is the chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, IISER, Kolkata and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar!  

9. Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan

Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan AKA Kris Gopalakrishnan is the Co-Founder of Infosys and is widely considered as a global business and technology thought leader for his role in expanding the IT services industry worldwide. He has previously worked under various titles and positions like CEO and Vice Chairman of Infosys. He has also been very proactive in promoting Indian startups and is well-known for his philanthropy and supporting research on brain sciences, ageing related disorders, and healthcare in India!

10. Leena Tewari

Leena Tewari is an author as well as an Indian businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is also the chairperson of USV Private Limited - a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Mumbai, which was founded by her grandfather, Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi in 1961. With a high net worth, she is considered to be one of the richest people in India and often considered among the wealthiest women in the country!

So, if you’re a budding entrepreneur, follow them for inspiration!