Thursday, 9 July 2015

10 TOP THINGS ABOUT SIR RICHARD BRANSON THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

1 Sir Richard Branson while in boarding school was a better athlete than he was a student.

2 He got the idea of owning an airline from his mother who was an airline hostess who had to pretend she was a man in order to become a pilot instructor.

3 He learned the lesson on independence the hard way as a four year old when his parents intentionally dropped him insisting that he should find his way, of course he got lost.

4 He got his expulsion letter from school overturned after writing a fake suicide note.

5 Though not a graduate, he uses the most unorthodox methods of licensing out his brand and promoting his products.

6 He sold his record label Virgin Record for a billion dollars which he used to purchase his airline from the banks

7 The name 'Virgin' was suggested by a member of his staff and the reason was because he and his team were complete virgins in the business world.

8 Though wealthy he is a lover of simplicity

9 He got his entrepreneurial spirit from his parents who in their spare time made extra income for the family

10 He created the reality show, 'The Rebel Billionaire'

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