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
real years numbers
Surprisingly, a large number of people who fell out with their partners contacted us, saying that they would love to fly on a Virgle spaceship. But out of April Fools' jokes come real things, and I wouldn't be surprised, within the next 50 years, [if] there are one-way trips heading out into space with people on it. It would be very exciting.
inspirational life fun
Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no
ideas people
A business is simply an idea to make other people's lives better.
communication phones years
The quality of business communications has become poorer in recent years as people avoid phone calls and face-to-face meetings, I can only assume, in some misguided quest for efficiency.
thinking play work-and-play
I don’t think of work as work and play as play. It’s all living.
motivational inspiring ideas
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.
emotion helping instinct
Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you.
thinking internet obsession
As people's access to the internet grows we're seeing the sharing economy boom - I think our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point and the sharing economy is part of the antidote for that.
you-only-live-once waste want
You only live once, and I just don’t want to waste a minute of my life.
thinking customers
You can never go too far wrong by thinking like a customer who’s new to the business.
running art strong
As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.
life people balance
Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.
healthy important life-is
Every aspect of life is magnificent and wonderful. It's so important to keep fit and healthy.
dream believe goal
I believe in goals. It's never a bad thing to have a dream. If something is really what you want to do, just do it. Whatever your goal.