In 1983 Apple computer went public and quickly found itself in the Fortune 500’s list of America's top companies. It didn’t take too long before Apple’s young and visionary founder, Steve Jobs, realized the company needed a CEO. His first pick was John Sculley. John Sculley was at that time president of the giant company, Pepsi Cola. To sell Sculley on the position Jobs set up a meeting. In his presentation Jobs talked about the advantages of a product that attracted so much attention and had so much potential. Sculley figured even though Apple was OK, he was currently working for an international corporation that had established a brand name and a guaranteed future. Sculley turned down the offer. That’s when the Apple representative asked, “Do you want to sell sugar water the rest of your life or do you want to change the world?" Sculley thought that one over and took the job.
