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
passion tuesday giving
Put your passions to work to make this world a better place.
stars regret lucky
I was born under a lucky star, and I have nothing whatsoever to regret. I wouldn't change a thing about my life.
mistake adventure flying
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were going to shoot us down if we came out the far end. So I spent a lot of my time contacting former Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to tell the Chinese we were coming in this direction by mistake and could he please say we have no nasty motives for flying into their territory.
giving want what-you-want
Money gives you the freedom to do with your time what you want to do with it
business years differences
It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me if it's good or bad news.
mean listening problem
To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.
struggle moving opportunity
If you are seizing on a new business opportunity, deliberately move your customers' expectations up a few notches and consistently over-deliver on your promises - you will leave your competitors struggling to catch up.
aim-high aim higher
If you aim higher than you expect, you could reach higher than you dreamed.
zero adventure phoenix
I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.
inspiring teamwork people
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up.
beautiful adventure wind
It's so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you. Just drifting over beautiful rivers in a balloon is perfect.
regret simple advice
The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets.
adventure long surfing
Kite surfing is a great way of keeping fit. Kiting is great because you're bouncing over the waves and you're surfing the waves. I do quite long kite surfs-50 miles in a day.
determination opportunity luck
Luck is when determination meets opportunity