“The following individuals were profiled in the book 10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators, by Carmine Gallo. Our slide show features contemporary business execs considered among the top speakers in Corporate America. These men and women have leveraged their powerful communications skills to build such companies as General Electric, Starbucks, and Apple.”

“So these are my top 10, shall I say, discoveries, lessons, and rules for entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs–for all of you who are trying to change the world. The first thing I learned is that the people who change the world–the people who really make a difference–aren’t motivated by money. I learned this lesson the hard way because as a venture capitalist we have to fund people, and as an entrepreneur I have to raise money. I noticed something 20 years later, which is that the people who failed were the ones who said, ‘We want to make money, that’s what motivates us.’”