In the 1980s, Indra Nooyi was already living a life different from many of her childhood friends. After moving to the United States from India, she attended Yale Management School, then joined the ranks of PepsiCo in 1994.

For her parents, two things made this possible: a fervent belief in education and a push to follow her dreams.

But as a non-native woman from India, Nooyi was not entirely at home in the corporate world. In a recent interview with NBC, she painted the picture of uncomfortable, male-dominated board meetings -- and how she responded to sideways glances.

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