9 Companies with Manufacturing Business Model
Learn from founders and CEOs who have built successful businesses using a Manufacturing business model

Debra Crew
CEO of Diageo
How I'm transforming Diageo's culture and driving innovation in the spirits industry through data-driven decision making and balanced leadership.

Jim Keyes
Former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster
How I transformed 7-Eleven through innovation and adaptability, turning challenges into opportunities for global growth.

Tom Bilyeu
Co-founder & Former CMO
How I turned $10,000 and a home-made protein bar recipe into a $1 billion business by focusing on community and value over profits.

Iman Ghadzi
Founder & CEO
From intense hustle to strategic scaling: How I built a multi-million dollar business by turning personal expertise into digital products.

Indra Nooyi
Former CEO
Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo through a period of unprecedented growth, pioneering a focus on health conscious products and sustainable development.

Priyanka Vemuluri
Founder & CEO
The founder of Goyaz built a thriving jewelry brand rooted in affordability and aspiration. Starting from a single store with family support, she scaled Goya into a 19-store empire across 5 Indian states in just over two years.

Christine Hutter
CEO & Founder
Christine Hutter, a trained watchmaker and entrepreneur, founded Moritz Grossmann in Glashütte. She built the brand from scratch into one of the most respected independent watch manufacturers in Germany, combining traditional craftsmanship with useful innovation. Her leadership philosophy blends patience, independence, and a deep respect for horological heritage.

Dhanush Radhakrishnan
Founder & CEO
Dhanush Radhakrishnan is the founder of Clone Robotics, building musculoskeletal androids driven by fluidic artificial muscles. His thesis is simple: copy human anatomy one to one, pair it with modern deep learning, and you get human level strength, speed, and dexterity in a soft body at a cost that can scale.

Krishna Rangasayee
Founder & CEO
Krishna Rangasayee is the founder of SiMa.ai, building a full-stack platform for “physical AI.” His focus is clear: run multimodal AI on a single chip under 10 watts, with easy software and strong security so real-world machines can see, hear, and reason at the edge.