#9 – Carlos Slim Helu, Chairman & CEO, Telmex, America Movil, Grupo Carso
Name a business in Mexico and there’s a good change that Carlos Slim Helu owns a decent chunk of it. He’s not just the savviest businessmen Mexico’s ever seen, he’s also the richest man in the world. Clearly, diversity is the key to earning billions and that’s why Helu’s got his hand in everything from mobile phones to construction.
If you’re looking for some to look up to, you’d have trouble climbing higher than Helu.