URS-AsiaOne has been steadily showcasing inspiring stories of some leaders who had established global business empires. Some prodigious leaders overcame every difficulty and completely transformed the global dais with their ground-breaking ideas, brilliant operations, and game-changing products and services. Their concerted efforts and incredible focus have helped entire nations write inspiring sagas of business and economic growth. These nonpareil leaders have consistently altered established norms and revolutionized their businesses with their groundbreaking ideas and led their companies to get recognized at many global platforms with various acclaimed brand awards and leader awards such as entrepreneur of the year award.

We present a few of the stimulating stories of the success of such coveted greatest leaders.

Mr. Arun Madhok
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Mr. Arun Madhok

Enter Arun Madhok, CEO of Suntec Singapore and a visionary leader with a compelling foresight for the MICE business, widely recognised as the driving force behind the World’s Leading Convention & Exhibition Centre. Having won various prestigious awards, each of them recognises his exemplary leadership and instrumental role in spearheading the success of this best-in-class events venue. Why him? It isn’t uncommon to encounter a million “whys” in one’s interactions with Mr Madhok, who never shuns from asking “why this” or more importantly, the contrarian “why not”. His inq

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Dr. Kamini A. Rao
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Dr. Kamini A. Rao

She has not only helped reduce cases of infertility as an ailment, she has also worked towards minimizing the physiological, psychological and sociological implications of this condition, which is still considered a stigma in the Indian society. In this competitive era of image building, where people shy away from openly talking about their past failures, Dr. Kamini Rao - a recipient of Padma Sri award - modestly and smilingly shares her preference for spending time with friends rather than occupying herself with grueling study hours in her childhood. However, if she has achieved extraordinar

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Mr. Li Ka-Shing
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Mr. Li Ka-Shing

As the chairman of CK Asset Holdings and CK Hutchison Holdings, Mr Li is efficiently spearheading the organizations even at a ripe age of 89 and employs around 310,000 people in more than 50 nations. His personal wealth is more than US$37.7 billion, making him one of the richest persons in Asia. Attributing the success of Cheung Kong, which he started with only about $50,000, to a willingness to learn the latest industry trends, Mr Li asserts that “the correlation between knowledge and business as the key to success is closer than ever.” Even though Mr Li discontinued schooling at a young

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Eduardo Saverin
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Eduardo Saverin

The above-mentioned win by Saverin at the age of 13 is so stunning that even the International Chess Magazine (ICM) mentioned Saverin’s win in one of its articles. Today, this innocent boy is best known as the Co-founder of Facebook. He is also one of the richest persons in the world at a net worth of $7.9 billion (as of February 2017). He owns 53 million or 5% of Facebook shares (as of 2015), is a Brazilian Internet entrepreneur, an economist and an angel investor. He renounced his US citizenship in 2011, and now works and lives in Singapore BORN TO BE BIG Born in 1982 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Madam Ho Ching
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Madam Ho Ching

For most magnates, the inner circle comprises as a select group of only the most trusted ones, but for Madam it’s bigger, as there is a nation that believes that she is the Woman to Watch. Being the wife of the current Prime Minister of Singapore, Madam Ho Ching is the most looked upon personality of the Asian origin. Madam Ho Ching is definitely the force to be reckoned with as she is a part of the Power Woman list every year and has recently helped guide her firm to a $266 billion portfolio last year. SETTING HIGH STANDARDS It’s no secret that Singapore is the most vibrant city of the A

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Dato Sri Krishna
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Dato Sri Krishna

Fighting all odds and never letting the adversities diminish his unmatched optimism, the strong-willed Chairman and CEO of GATES PCM Construction Ltd., Dato Sri Krishna, not only established himself as a successful entrepreneur but also transformed himself into an inspirational icon in Singapore. Every true leader has a story. A story that encapsulates the struggle and obstacles the person went through to emerge as the frontrunner in the world. A living legend of Singapore, Dato Sri Krishna too left a trail of such struggles behind him and worked hard to achieve his goals. One who knows the

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Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala
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Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala

In today’s era of unrestrained commercialization of healthcare services, Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala is a noble soul whose philanthropic & charitable endeavors have helped save precious lives, & have restored the confidence of common man in the virtuous profession of doctors. As the CEO of two charitable semi-government hospitals in Mumbai, Dr. Minnie’s dedication towards improving the standard of healthcare services in India, and her excellent vision to maintain these services affordable yet at par with top corporate hospitals is worth a thousand salutes. For the last 30 years, she has

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Dr. Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi
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Dr. Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi

The co-founder and CEO of the leading document printing solutions provider in Middle-East and Africa, Dr. Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi’s keen interest towards ‘creating something from nothing’ led him to lay the foundation of the legacy called German Imaging Technologies. A well-groomed and well-informed personality, Dr. Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi is a man brimming with confidence and zest to attain laurels in every venture he steps into. What drives his glorious persona is his vision to look ahead and only ahead. He doesn’t carry regrets with him as he believes that mistakes help

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Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
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Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

Being Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is no cake-walk. His boundless energy and intelligent mind form a lethal combination for any business. At 59, he is immersed at his fine craft and is constantly yearning to excel Reliance Industries, a brand unknown to none A keen sense of discipline, professionalism and poise is what keeps a man of his stature going. From wiring the entire country with Reliance Jio to driving for growth and global leadership in energy, Mr. Ambani has written a success story which is getting better with time. India’s best businessman is today redefining the nation’s approach

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Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan
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Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan

Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan is a brilliant intellectual and academician – a name to be reckoned with in the Education Sector of India. A visionary, he established Saveetha Medical & Educational Trust in 1986, to bloom it into a full-fledged university. Today, as Chancellor of the prestigious Saveetha University, he is determined to transform it through his excellent vision and tremendous efforts into a top and model university in the world by 2020. Born in a small village by the name Nalligoundanoor in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan has dedicated his life towards revolutionizi

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