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
believe heart optimistic
I believe that today's businesses - regardless of their size - must be prepared to do good in societies around the globe. I am cautiously optimistic that we can make the world a far better, safer and more equitable place - but business and enterprise must sit at the heart of this process.
lying order skills
Most people assume that a record shop's success lies in selling records. In fact, Virgin's success both in mail order and the record shops lay in skill at buying records.
couple eye thinking
I was trouble - and always in trouble. Aged eight I still couldn't read. In fact, I was dyslexic and short-sighted. Despite sitting at the front of the class, I couldn't read the blackboard. Only after a couple of terms did anyone think to have my eyes tested. Even when I could see, the letters and numbers made no sense at all.
inspirational business technology
Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you.
team responsibility government
We need government and business to work together for the benefit of everyone. It should no longer be just about typical "corporate social responsibility" where the "responsibility" bit is usually the realm of a small team buried in a basement office - now it should be about every single person in a business taking responsibility to make a difference in everything they do, at work and in their personal lives.
inspirational hurt business
If you're hurt, lick your wounds and get up again. If you've given it your absolute best, it's time to move forward,
giving-up live-life thinking
Have faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up.
determination easy
It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!
moving thinking play
By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part.
strong wall wind
The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.
fun saying-no saying-yes
I'm a great believer that saying yes is a lot more fun than saying no.
leader listening good-listener
Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.
home thinking house
I think I've learned that if you have a house, you end up living in the kitchen, so if you have one big kitchen and then enough bedrooms for your family, that's about all you need for a home.
thinking differences numbers
I just kind of dive in if I think I can create something that will make a difference and then try to get the numbers to stack up after the event. So most of the things I've done I would not have done if I'd have asked the accountants to look at them before.