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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 [12] [13] in Blackheath, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, the son of Edward James Branson (1918–2011), a barrister, and his wife Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess.
Losing my Virginity is dedicated to "Alex Ritchie and his family" and a note before the prologue thanks Edward Whitley who helped Branson with the writing of the book. The prologue of the book recounts the start of a round-the-world balloon trip over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, and is followed by 28 chapters in which Branson recounts the first 43 years of his life.
Branson dropped out of school when he was just 15 — and never looked back. ‘The best always succeeds’: How Richard Branson went from running a student magazine to managing a $3B global ...
In the 1970s Richard Branson had created a music empire, signing talent such as Mike Oldfield, Phil Collins and the Sex Pistols. With a chain of music stores as well as a record label, the young ...
Branson was born in Edmonton, Middlesex (now London Borough of Enfield, Greater London ), England, the daughter of Dorothy Constance (née Jenkins) (19 June 1898 - August 1997) and Major Rupert Ernest Huntley Flindt (born 11 St Faith's-road, West Norwood, 28 December 1890 - 19 October 1966). [ 1][ 6] As a young adult, she served in the Women's ...
Leadership quotes. “Every choice gives you a chance to pave your own road. Keep moving. Full speed ahead.”. — Oprah Winfrey. “Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to ...
The audience, Branson says, is the young at heart. As an adults-only cruise line, the minimum age is 18, but passengers in their 70s and 80s were also onboard the Greek Islands cruise.
1987 – Richard Branson launched Mates condoms in the UK to promote condoms to young adults. 1988 – Virgin re-opens the recently acquired and re-modeled Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. 1988 – Virgin launches Virgin Classics, another Virgin international record label specializing in high-quality classical music.