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Provide audiences with unparalleled insights on business strategy, leadership and entrepreneurship from one of the world’s most outspoken billionaires. Drawing on his experiences as the founder and CEO of The Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson addresses topics ranging from the basics of starting a new business to the complexities of scaling at an enterprise level.

About Richard Branson:

• Field of Expertise: Business, investments, entrepreneurship
• Occupation/ Role: Founder and head of Virgin Group Ltd.
• Education: Some high school
• Companies: Virgin Group Holdings, which includes companies in entertainment, health and wellness, money, people and planet, technology, travel and leisure, and space travel

What is Richard Branson famous for?

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. Today, Richard Branson is known as one of the world's top billionaires, with a net worth of $5 Billion U.S. Dollars. 

The founding of Virgin Group:

The Virgin Group was founded in 1989, however, Virgin's business and trading activities date back to the 1970s. After starting as a mail order record retailer in 1970, Richard Branson founded Virgin Records, a record label. Today, The Virgin Group expands over multiple sectors and industries, focusing on the importance of customer experience instead of any single product or service. 

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• Frequency: Archival access to columns
• Use cases: Add thought leadership to business sections, employee intranets, corporate blogs, newsletters and more.

Meet Richard Branson:
Richard Branson

Richard Branson

A British entrepreneur and self-made billionaire, Richard Branson began his career in the music industry with Virgin Records in the early 1970s and expanded his empire to include space tourism, an airline, mobile phone company and more.
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Let Them Laugh

By Richard Branson

May 25, 2021, 10:43 a.m. 813 Words

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