How It Should Be Pronounced: Like employment positions; rhymes with "cobs," not "lobes"
Yes, despite being one of the most successful and well-known men in the world, people have mispronounced Steve Jobs' name as "Jobes." The CEO and co-founder of Apple passed away in 2011.
How It Should Be Pronounced: Like "mire," not "mayor"
Mayer was hired as Yahoo's new President and CEO in 2012, but some people have yet to pronounce her name correctly. This former Google engineer's net worth is $300 million at the time of writing.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Ee-Lop," not like "elope"
Former Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop's last name is pronounced phonetically. He became the executive vice president of devices and services after Google bought out Nokia.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Don-ah-ho," not like "Donahue"
eBay's president and CEO John Donahoe has been the head of the online auction service for over five years. According to Forbes, Donahoe earned over $16 million in 2011.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Ter-ree-sah Gow," not "Ter-ree-see-ah Go-uh"
A partner at Accel Partners, Theresia Gouw is one of the most prominent women in the business world. Gouw sits on many startup boards, investing in promising entrepreneurs and their businesses.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Bay-zohs," not "Bee-zos" The founder and CEO of online shopping giant Amazon, Bezos started the business in 1994 and has been in charge ever since.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Brie (like the cheese) Peh-tis," not "Brey Pee-tis"
Pettis is co-founder and CEO of the 3D printing compant MakerBot Industries. He also co-founded NYC Resistor, a Brooklyn-based hackerspace.
How It Should Be Pronounced: Like the color teal, not like "Thee-ul"
Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal in 1998, and four years later agreed to sell it to eBay. He was also the first outside investor in Facebook.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Woh-jis-key," not "Woh-jic-kee"
Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, a personal genomics company. She is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
How It Should Be Pronounced: Like "more in," not "Mor-een"
In 2010, David Morin co-founded Path, a social media platform that limits connections to only 150 people. The Path CEO was once an executive at Facebook and worked for Apple.
How It Should Be Pronounced: Like "door," not "do-er" Doerr is a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Forbes lists Doerr's net worth as $2.9 billion.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Crah-san-itch," not "Ker-zan-ick" Elected as the CEO of >Intel in May 2013, Krzanich was formerly the company's executive vice president and COO.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Vi-veck Wad-wha," not "Viv-eek Wad-hu-ah" Considered one of the most influential minds in modern tech, Wadhwa is currently the vice president of academics and innovation at Singularity University. He is also know for his work at Credit Suisse First Boston.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Johnny," not "Joanie"; "I've" (like the contraction of I have), not "Ivy"
Ive is well known as the senior vice president of design at Apple. Responsible for the MacBook Air, iPod Touch and iOS7, Ive was knighted in his home country of England in 2012.
How It Should Be Pronounced: "Je-run Lah-near," not "Jay-ron Lan-ee-er"
Author, former Atari employee and co-founder of VPL Research, Jaron Lanier has been an important figure in the field of virtual reality. He is also an accomplished musician.
Innovators and businesspeople alike are sculpting the world in incredible ways, and as a result, they've become celebrities. Steve Jobs, Marissa Mayer, Jony Ive and many others have rocked the business and tech worlds with their ideas and designs.
Still, unlike the celebrities of Hollywood, the media doesn't always report on these public figures. And since we don't hear their names repeated over and over again, finding their correct pronunciations can become a difficult guessing game.
See also: How Do You Pronounce These 5 Tech Terms?
Have no fear — here is a roundup of some of the most commonly mispronounced executives' names, and how to say them correctly.
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