The model of Coca-Cola is local, whether it's investing, partnering, sourcing, producing, or selling. We market and distribute locally; we pay taxes locally. And it works.

Coca-Cola is the only business in the world where no matter which country or town or village you are in, if someone asks what do you do, and you say you work for Coca-Cola, you never have to answer the question, 'What is that?'

Marlboro is the equivalent of Coca-Cola,

While my father was a diplomat rather than a business person, I count him as a critically important formative role model. He was comfortable living and working all around the world, wherever he was assigned.

Other than last year, with Meijer and Coca-Cola, we didn't have a clue what we were doing and never even expected to be in the 500, and we've always managed to put a deal together. It has been an uphill battle ... but we're not giving up.

Bodies aren't the same as Coca-Cola cans.