John Sculley

John Sculley
John Sculley IIIis an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor in high-tech startups. Sculley was vice-presidentand president of Pepsi-Cola, until he became chief executive officer of Apple Inc. on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993. In May 1987, Sculley was named Silicon Valley's top-paid executive, with an annual salary of US$2.2 million...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 April 1939
CountryUnited States of America
jobs believe house
I remember going into Steve [Jobs]'s house, and he had almost no furniture in it. He just had a picture of Einstein, whom he admired greatly, and he had a Tiffany lamp and a chair and a bed. He just didn't believe in having lots of things around, but he was incredibly careful in what he selected.
selling branding bigs
As a brand marketer, I'm a big believer in 'branding the customer experience,' not just selling the service.
organization ideas people
In the industrial age, the CEO sat on the top of the hierarchy and didn't have to listen to anybody ... In the information age, you have to listen to the ideas of people regardless of where they are in the organization.
people creative productions
People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in.
leadership teacher children
We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.
people risk loses
People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.
basically businesses claimed complex complexity computer consumer dealing general systems
I never claimed to be a computer engineer, but I did train as an industrial designer, and I am a consumer marketer, and I am very comfortable dealing with complex businesses and complexity in general and simplifying it - basically a systems designer.
believe helping crisis
I believe that crisis really tends to help develop the characer of an organisation.
believe helping crisis
I believe that crisis really tends to help develop the characer of an organisation.