Success is sweet, and sweeter yet after numerous struggles and defeats, as a saying goes.

The mental toughness and sheer will to persevere and overcome obstacles to come out tops can be summed up in one pithy word: Grit.

This is the focus of this year's Power List.

Discover the mettle behind 10 individuals, selected by a 10-month-long curation process, who are now leaders in their respective industries.

Presenting The Peak Power List 2014.

The Full List

The Peak Power List 2014: Dennis Foo

Power List 2014

Singapore's nightlife king Dennis Foo shares the trials and tribulations that led to his long-standing success in a fickle industry.

The Peak Power List 2014: Derek Goh

Power List 2014

Rescuing his company from near-bankruptcy, Derek Goh of Serial System proved that the basics of business are indispensable.

The Peak Power List 2014: Lim Hock Chee

Power List 2014

By keeping prices low, stocking a wide range of products and combining a provision shop and a wet market, Lim Hock Chee grew his minimart into Singapore’s second-largest supermarket chain.

The Peak Power List 2014: Adrian Tan

Power List 2014

How dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Asperger’s syndrome helped the founder of AD Planet, Adrian Tan think out of the norm.

The Peak Power List 2014: David Leong

Power List 2014

Mired in debt after a dot-com bust, David Leong hunkered down with law books for six months, to fight and eventually win a tedious legal battle which turned his fortunes around.

The Peak Power List 2014: Chong Phit Lian

Power List 2014

This kampung girl received life's toughest curveballs and persevered. She is now the CEO of Singbridge Corporate.

The Peak Power List 2014: David Chiem

Interviews

Once a refugee, David Chiem built Mindchamps, an early-childhood education and enrichment empire in Singapore, in just 12 years.

The Peak Power List 2014: Eldwin Chua

Power List 2014

The CEO of Paradise Group shares how he turned a small coffee shop food stall into a restaurant empire.

The Peak Power List 2014: Catherine Lim

Power List 2014

Scanteak's executive director shares lessons from the school of hard knocks, which helped her turn around a loss-making enterprise into a 110-showroom furniture giant.

The Peak Power List 2014: Steven Fang

Power List 2014

He quit his job at an MNC and sold off this condominium to venture into unknown territory, establishing Asia’s first commercial cord-blood bank.

The Peak 2014 Power List Unveiled

Power List 2014

Ten business leaders share their stories of mettle as this year's Power List pays tribute to True Grit.