Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by D. Wayne Calloway (American Business Executive)

Wayne Calloway (1935–98) was an American business executive. He was chairman and CEO of PepsiCo’s food, snack, and beverage corporation 1986–96. He also served on the boards of Wake Forest University (in 1995, the undergraduate school of business was renamed in his honor,) Exxon, Citicorp, and General Electric.

Born in Elkin, North Carolina, Calloway won a basketball scholarship to Wake Forest University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1959. He served in the Army, joined ITT Corp, and then PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay snack division in 1967.

Calloway’s career at PepsiCo spanned 31 years. Rising up the ranks at Frito-Lay, he became a chief financial officer of PepsiCo in 1983 and chairman-CEO 1986–96. Under his leadership, the company systematized itself into three central business units: soft drinks, snack foods, and fast food restaurant operations to help empower employees. PepsiCo also divested non-core businesses but generated a fourfold increase in revenues from $8 billion to $32 billion and grew PepsiCo’s market capitalization from $7 billion to $46 billion.

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Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.
D. Wayne Calloway
Topics: Focus, Concentration

We take eagles and teach them to fly in formation.
D. Wayne Calloway
Topics: Teams, Teamwork

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