Indra Nooyi
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
When the kids did homework, I did homework.
And so was I always there for the kids?
I'd say no.
But you don't get to be CEO by being the perfect mom, the perfect wife, the perfect everything.
You don't.
You do the best you can.
And that's all I did.
It's hard to make those sacrifices.
I mean, I'd like to say it's easy.
It's not.
You look back and go, God, I missed all of these things I could have done for myself.
I missed all of these fun events.
I missed 20 date nights.
Yes, you missed all of that.
But, you know, on balance, if you put it all together, the whole package worked okay.
It's that climb.
It's a tough climb.
Anybody who thinks it's easy to get there and then keep the job is tough.
I mean, every organization is a pyramid, okay?
It's not a cylinder.