Jeff Bezos is a personality who doesn’t need any kind of introduction. Just to break the ice, Jeffrey Preston Bezos or colloquially known as Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur who ventured into the world of technology and aerospace. He is one of the most popular business magnates in the world and also the founder, CEO, and president of Amazon.com, Inc. The organisation deals with cloud computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and digital streaming. Jeff Bezos was born as Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen and he changed his name because his mother later married Miguel Bezos.
Jeff Bezos is the first centi-billionaire of the world and richest man in modern history. Forbes gave this title to him. He reached a staggering $150 billion in July 2018. As a kid, Jeff Bezos was a scholar and always received ‘A’ grades in his reports and was the valedictorian of his class. Later, he joined Princeton and Bezos wanted to be a theoretical physicist.
Years later, he joined a finance company in New York City, and it was the first time when he had an idea about Amazon. During this phase of his life, he was around 30 and married. He asked his wife, MacKenzie Bezos (nee Tuttle) that he is interested in entrepreneurship but is not sure because there are many risks involved in it. However, his wife said yes to him and they are still happy that they made the decision.
Bezos is an environmentalist and wants to preserve Earth for future generations. Jeff Bezos is the founder of Blue Origin, a privately funded organisation that deals with the manufacturing of aerospace and sub-orbital flight services. Bezos found this company with a vision to provide low-cost space travel. He has a vision that if the cost of space travel can be lowered, human beings can tap into the vast resources of space and Earth will become greener and better.
Take inspiration from his life and become successful in your endeavours without being demotivated. Be a beacon of light to others and show the world that nothing is impossible with dedication, discipline, and hard work.