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CEO of Chobani: Never Forget What’s Most Important

Above all, Chobani’s CEO Hamdi Ulukaya values humility and character as keys to business success.
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CEO of Chobani: Never Forget What’s Most Important
Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani, during an interview in New York on Nov. 17, 2014. DON EMMERT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Barry Brownstein
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Hamdi Ulukaya is the founder and CEO of Chobani, a business that produces Greek-style yogurt. Last spring, he addressed the graduating MBA class of the Wharton School business school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ulukaya, a Kurdish immigrant from Turkey, shared wisdom that points to integrity and character as essential aspects of business success. After arriving in New York City, Ulukaya moved to upstate New York and started a cheese business. In 2005, an unprofitable Kraft yogurt factory in New Berlin, New York, came up for sale.
Barry Brownstein
Barry Brownstein
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Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of “The Inner-Work of Leadership,” and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout.
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