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
tea cups drink
I drink about 30 cups of tea a day. I'm a complete tea addict.
motivation ideas differences
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.
opportunity people choices
However small a company, its founders should try to expand people's opportunities and choices.
love family happiness
I enjoy the company of other people. That's where I get most of my satisfaction from
opportunity doors skills
Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business. In this sense, 'who you know' is undoubtedly important, but to me 'what you know' is more important because once an opportunity shows itself, it is up to you to make the most of it, and this is down to your knowledge and skill.
running differences people
Running a business is making a difference in people's lives
eye way world
Exploration is a wonderful way to open our eyes to the world, & to truly see that impossible is just a word.
attitude feelings today
My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, 'Oh God, I've got to do this today.'
running people driving
If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.
dream night people
There's no better satisfaction than watching the people around you, who have worked day and night to get something right, realising the dream.
people world helping
Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to simplify things to help me and that has helped others.
success business real
The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.
nice flower people
People are no different from flowers. If you water them, they flourish. If you are not nice to them, they shrivel up
running drawing people
I learnt earlier on that If you can run one company.You can really run any company.A company is all about finding the right people and inspiring those people,drawing out the best in people