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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British industrialist, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Full Article
Richard Branson accepts his honorary award during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California early February 12, 2012. Branson was awarded the Grammy organizers' President's Merit Award for his contributions to the music...
View Photo »Richard Branson (L), accepts his honorary award from Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012. Branson was awarded...
View Photo »Richard Branson accepts his honorary award during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012.
View Photo »Sir Richard Branson (L) hugs record producer Clive Davis after receiving an honorary award during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California February 12, 2012.
View Photo »British billionaire Richard Branson (R), accepts his honorary award from Neil Portnow (L), President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and actress Jane Fonda (C) during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills,...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Rapper Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Neil Portnow, President and CEO of the Recording Academy (L) and actress Jane Fonda speak onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Musicians Bro Code Band at the Beverly Hilton Hotel before the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala And Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson on Feburary 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. It is believed that...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Honoree Sir Richard Branson accepts the Recording Academy Presidents Merit Award onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11,...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Presenter Jane Fonda speaks onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) President/CEO of MusiCares and the Recording Academy Neil Portnow, honoree Sir Richard Branson and presenter Jane Fonda onstage during the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Diana Ross and son Evan Ross attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills,...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) President/CEO, The Recording Academy Neil Portnow and actress Jane Fonda present honoree Sir Richard Branson with the Recording Academy Presidents Merit Award onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Singers Diana Ross and Jamie Foxx perform onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Comedienne Kathy Griffin and Guest attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: President/CEO of the Recording Academy Neil Portnow speaks onstage during Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills,...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Singer India Arie, actress Gabrielle Union and singer Monica attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly...
View Photo »Richard Branson arrives at the Clive Davis and Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Musician Ray Davies performs onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Singer Donovan attends the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Singer Jackson Browne, guitarist Keith Slettedahl and singer Ray Davies perform onstage during the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Musician Neil Young attends Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Clive Davis and Sean 'Diddy' Combs onstage at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Actor Peter Fonda and Margaret DeVogelaere arrive at Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Actor Tom Hanks, Keli Lee and producer Brian Grazer attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Richard Branson held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California...
View Photo »Richard Branson accepts his honorary award during the 2012 Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California early February 12, 2012. Branson was awarded the Grammy organizers' President's Merit Award for his contributions to the music...
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If the guys at your work really haven't heard of Steve Wazniack, Richard Branson or Santa Claus, then fine!
Our reason for starting Virgin America was the lack of quality in the country's airlines
Richard Branson has said he believes there is going to be a lost generation. That is what is really driving us.
I started (in business) when my mother found a necklace on a train, handed it in to the police and nobody claimed it ... That two or three hundred dollars kick-started my business. But today there's no way you could get that from a bank, you get bigger loans or you get no loans.
I've been surrounded by a lot of individuals in my life, whether it's Donald Trump or Richard Branson, and probably when they were 19 years old, they had a lot of elements that you'd find in Michael ... He can run circles around some of my executives that are 40 or 50 years old. He has a confidence abou...
Business needs a heart. In the past business hasn't had a heart. Business has been all about making money, which is fine, but it hasn't been about being a responsible citizen
People in the banking community get big bonuses, they must put those bonuses to good use and try to get out and help people less fortunate than themselves ... They have quite a lot of balancing of books to do.
We're sitting back trying to work out radical ways of running it differently than banks have been run in the past
It is a very positive movement, it’s a peaceful movement and it needs to make businesses all over the world sit up and listen
