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
friday girlfriend monday
I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and a houseboat called Friday, so I had the week sewn up.
business opportunity risk
Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task
beach business mean
Having colleagues nearby, whether at the beach or in a crypt, means the ideas are always flowing
business believe succeed
A generation ago, the image was that you had to trample everyone else down to succeed; but I don't believe that makes good business sense
decision focus proud
It always pays off to focus on things that will make you feel proud. Remember this during every difficult decision you face.
people shining shadow
Choose great people and shine in their shadows
jobs thinking ideas
The idea that business is strictly a numbers affair has always struck me as preposterous. For one thing, I've never been particularly good at numbers, but I think I've done a reasonable job with feelings. And I'm convinced that it is feelings - and feelings alone - that account for the success of the Virgin brand in all of its myriad forms.
ideas people each-day
I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls propels me forward.
poor indicators
Money is a poor indicator of success.
jobs thinking people
Virgin, is how good you are with people. If you're - if you're good with people and you've got - you know, and you really care, genuinely care about people then I'm sure we could find a job for you at Virgin. I think, you know, that, you know, that the companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.
team ideas two
Two heads are definitely better than one and by brainstorming as a team and sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up with a strategy that will allow your business to overcome a setback or challenge.
thinking people succeed
People who think and say we more often than I are a lot more likely to succeed.
inspiring believe keys
One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.
today backwards stills
To stand still today is to go backwards...and quickly...!