Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Bransonis an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityLondon, England
bigs big-things ifs
If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things
fun adventure home
Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?
airline-business people trying
We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.
inspirational business opportunity
Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
people trying treats
I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time to be courteous.
fun having-fun
Have fun do good and the money will come
success fun moving
Have fun, work hard and money will come. Don't waste time - grab your chances. Have a positive outlook on life. When it's not fun, move on.
running business poor-quality
I love stirring the pot. I love giving big companies a run for their money - especially if they're offering expensive, poor-quality products.
marijuana long smoking
Smoking marijuana, as long as you leave the nicotine out of it, is certainly no more damaging than having a drink, and I suspect better for you than having a drink.
firsts looks staff
Learn to look after your staff first and the rest will follow
inspirational business people
You can't do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can't go wrong.
team creating people
I just love every minute of my life. I love the variety. Every minute of every day I'm meeting fascinating new people, learning and working with wonderful teams of people creating wonderful things.
names people faces
If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognize you.
caring people leader
Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.