Peggy Johnson Quotes

My business acumen is definitely growing.

Too many executives I've met over the years have the mentality of a bodybuilder; they've come to accept the idea that growth is synonymous with success.

I can help someone grow their business 130% in 12 to 18 months only because I've done that with so many of my own and have faced so many challenges.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

My mission is to become part of Time Inc. and push the business forward.

We built that into a wholesale business that became, really, one of the largest companies in the United States. We had success in building new markets, opening markets for competition, and that takes a personal toll.

I spent the bulk of my career on building my company, and Morningstar is where the passion is.

As a first-time CEO, I wasn't sure if I would scale to run IronPort long-term. But I wanted a legitimate shot at it.

I built my company a lot while playing for the Patriots.

Many brands have lost their way in the process of evolving from a small company to a much bigger corporation.

I've got an opportunity that not many people have - to be the leader of Team Sky as I enter the prime years of my career.

It's very easy to criticize the CEO of the market leader.

Every manager can improve.

I am so blessed to do what I love to do, but becoming a solo artist terrified me!

Plenty of entrepreneurs can start a company. What is more rare is to evolve it and to scale with it over time.

I was lucky to have been able to work so closely with Vince McMahon as he was able to see up-close what I could contribute to WWE, which lead to some amazing years not only at ringside, but also in the boardroom.

SK will evolve and develop based on its corporate culture and human resources.

Microsoft, Disney, Ford, Facebook, and a hundreds and thousands of other companies that affect us daily all began life as baby companies, aka start-ups.

2012 was a good year for the Mahindra Group, as we moved ahead by venturing into new geographies and businesses.

It's important to experience as many parts of an organization as you can - because some day, you may have the chance to lead that organization.

Every win that I've been going through, it's been securing anyone's doubts or even my own doubts about whether I belong with these guys, playing these high-level tournaments.

I had a very long and successful career as an entrepreneur, focused on the needs of small to midsize businesses.

I am the CEO of HCL Corporation, and, of course, a large part of my time does get spent in HCL Corporation, whether it is in actively managing our investments or perhaps even the governance and accountability and really seeing the strategic direction forward for HCL Corporation.

For me, I think Bob Iger is one of the smartest men in the country.

If your strategy calls for you to be in America, then you will go into America. If your strategy calls for you to be in M&A, then you'll do an acquisition. You usually acquire a company to acquire technology, geographic advantage, etc. Similarly, geographic expansion is very much like M&A. It's done to advance a strategy.