#376: Aditya Varanasi

<p>Aditya Varanasi never dreamt of being an entrepreneur until he was faced with a choice:  take a risk or sink back into Corporate America. Today, he is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Awarity, where they disrupt the advertising industry by making world class marketing more affordable and sustainable for up-and-coming companies. </p> <p>He graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He spent 14 years at PepsiCo where he pioneered new ways to unlock the power of digital media across a wide range of brands including Cheetos, Cracker Jack, and Lays Stax.</p>