Richard Branson

The world’s most forward-looking CEOs recognize the real challenge facing business today: a fundamental shift in the nature of commerce. While sustainability programs, government action, and nonprofits are all parts of the solution, CEOs and other leaders must focus on social, environmental, and economic benefit—not only because it will make the world a better place, but because it will ensure lasting profitability and success in the business climate of tomorrow. The Breakthrough Challenge is both an inspiring call-to-action and a guide for this transformation, based on the work of The B Team, a major initiative uniting leaders in sustainability. As a founding advisor and member of The B Team, John Elkington and Jochen Zeitz map out an agenda for change. The most important goal for businesses must be redefining the bottom line to account for true long-term costs throughout the supply chain. To achieve this, leaders must rethink everything: what counts on balance sheets, how to incentivize performance, who does what in the C-suite, and even what inspires us. The Breakthrough Challenge draws on over 100 exclusive interviews to show this shift in action, sharing the pioneering work of leaders such as Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever; Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of The Huffington Post; Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman of the Nestlé Group; and Linda Fisher, pioneering Chief Sustainability Officer at DuPont, among many others. Change-as-usual strategies are not enough to move business from breakdowns to breakthroughs. The Breakthrough Challenge shows leaders how to achieve a true transformation and refocus the definition of profitability on the lasting wellbeing of people and planet—for the lasting success of their business.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Hollywood Virgin has captured hearts, headlines, and high praise around the world—not just for its Hollywood insider revelations, but for its raw honesty, relatability, and universal truths about ambition, identity, success, and knowing when to walk away. From small-town Texas to Hollywood power tables, Jason Felts chronicles his meteoric rise through the cutthroat entertainment industry—creating films, shows, and music festivals, launching global brand campaigns, building a Virgin-branded entertainment empire, while rubbing elbows and butting heads with A-listers before walking away at the height of it all. Jason elegantly removes the concealer off the powerful, fake, and dishonest power players at the same time he equally shines light on the authentic, selfless, or lesser-known stories in Hollywood. This wildly entertaining and deeply honest book is packed with jaw-dropping celebrity encounters, untold industry stories, and hard-earned lessons on ambition, identity, and staying human in an industry that rewards anything but. Felts shares his rollercoaster ride of hustle and reinvention, revealing how he: Launched the very first show to feature a KardashianBecame the youngest CEO (after mentor, Sir Richard Branson) to run a Virgin companyBuilt and ran a multi-million-dollar global company for VirginWorked and built relationships with Bradley Coooper, Courteney Cox, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Jessica & Ashlee Simpson, Halle Berry, will.i.am, Oliver Stone and dozens moreCame out publicly and helped found the PULSE foundation in the wake of tragedyJoined the Obamas on their first post-White House getaway—and received life-changing advice from the former President And that’s just the beginning. Hollywood Virgin is a story of ambition, fame, identity, burnout, reinvention—and learning that success isn’t always what it seems. More than a behind-the-scenes memoir from the founder and CEO of Virgin’s entertainment company, it’s a bold, unfiltered crash course in how to make it, take it, lose it, and leave it all behind before it costs you everything. Raw, hilarious, and unflinchingly real, this book is for anyone chasing a dream, surviving a grind, or looking for the courage to rewrite their own script.

PAPERBACK EDITION FULLY UPDATED WITH FOUR NEW CHAPTERSAfter creating more than a dozen billion-dollar businesses from scratch and breaking scores of world records, wouldn't you think you'd done it all? Not Sir Richard Branson. Having brought the Virgin brand to all corners of the globe, he's now reached out to the stars by flying to space with Virgin Galactic. In this non-stop memoir, Richard takes you inside his whirlwind life: from reinventing his companies in the midst of financial crises and devastating personal losses, to tackling the planet's biggest challenges, to the joys of becoming a 'grand-dude' at 64, to leading his companies through the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving the impossible with Virgin Galactic. Discover the irrepressible spirit, ingenious vision and relentless drive that has made Richard the ultimate entrepreneur. The iconoclastic Virgin founder is still changing the world - and beyond.

See on haarav lugu - kus kõrvalosades esinevad kõik alates Bill Gatesist Kate Mossini ja Nelson Mandelast Barack Obamani - mehest, kes ei lakka iial rohkem kui ühel viisil tähtede poole püüdlemast. Teos heidab lähipilgu tema lakkamatule püüdele nihutada piire, murda reegleid ja otsida uusi rajajooni - seda isegi pärast kümnete miljardidollariliste ettevõtete ja sadade teiste firmade käivitamist. Virginit uude aastatuhandesse juhtides laiendas Branson kaubamärki kartmatult uutele valdkondadele, nagu näiteks mobiilsideteenused, meedia, fitness ja pangandus, ning igasse maailma nurka - säilitades samas oma ikonoklastilist, söakat vaimu. Ta viis Virgini koguni kosmosesse maailma esimese kommertskosmosefirma Virgin Galacticuga. "Nihutades piire" viib meid kulisside taha, näidates, millist uskumatut mõttetööd, julgust ja ohvreid on läinud vaja, et muuta erakosmoselend peatseks reaalsuseks - isegi pärast suurimat kriisi, millega Branson on eales silmitsi seisnud. Kuid see raamat on palju enamat kui rida äriseiklusi. See on ka lugu Bransoni arenemisest väga võimekast ärimehest kirglikuks filantroobiks ja avalikuks teenistujaks Virgin Unite'i keskkonna- ja tervisealgatuste abil ning Vanematekogu ehk mõjukate maailma liidrite nõukogu kaudu. Ja see on lugu tema isiklikust püüdlusest saada paremaks pojaks, abikaasaks, isaks ja "vana-semuks" oma neljale lapselapsele. Uurige välja, kuidas Branson seda üha uuesti tegi.

25 year's worth of fear of flying help in this helpful book. Written by Paul Tizzard, fear of flying coach. Foreword by Sir Richard Branson. Fear of flying affects around 1 in 5 people. It is a fear that stops you being able to make choices about how you travel. It also affects people that would like to travel with you. This book was written by the creator of Virgin Atlantic's Flying Without Fear Program which he ran for over 23 years. In that time, over 30,000 people (just like you) did amazing things with their fear of flying. For many, the fear has gone. For others, the fear is now not stopping them doing what they want to do. Many of the people Paul helped in his 24 year career as a fear of flying coach have changed their flying habits. Before being helped, hundreds had been left by their families at airports, missed weddings and key events and some even missed funerals due to their fear of flying. But, there is hope. This book is crammed full of easy tips and things to challenge your thinking about commercial aviation. There is so much in place to reassure you, you will be amazed.

The daring flights of the early balloonists that were the first steps on mankind’s upward journey to the Moon and beyond have been strangely neglected, and their names have been largely forgotten. This book helps to redress that situation. James Sadler was an extraordinary English pioneer who overcame many obstacles to achieve his dream of flying. Born the son of an Oxford pastry cook in 1753, he defied his lowly upbringing to become the first Englishman to build an air balloon. When not flying he applied himself to engine design and the medical uses of gases, and kept busy as a chemist to the Navy; he designed cannon praised by Nelson, firearms for the British East India Company and a prototype armoured car. At the age of fifty-seven, he returned to ballooning, after which he and his sons went on to set various records of speed, distance and altitude in a total of some 30 towns and cities in England, Ireland and Scotland. Against the vivid backdrop of Georgian England, Mark J. Davies delves into the complex life of this adventurer, exploring the ups and the downs of his amazing career, from his first ascent to his support of the first Englishwoman to fly, and his eventual death in poverty. Sadler’s biography also encompasses the stories of his fellow aeronauts, be they courageous, inspired, risible or – occasionally – fatal. This fascinating account is a true homage to our national desire to reach for the skies

PAPERBACK EDITION FULLY UPDATED WITH FOUR NEW CHAPTERS Twenty years after his iconic memoir Losing My Virginity, the world's ultimate entrepreneur is back with the rest of the story. Richard Branson's Losing My Virginity shared the outrageous tale of how he built Virgin from a student magazine into one of the greatest brands in history. No challenge was too daunting, no opportunity too outlandish to pursue. And each new adventure started with five simple words: "Screw it, let's do it." Now, fifty years after starting his first business, Branson shares the candid details of a lifetime of triumphs and failures and what he really thinks about his unique life and career. Finding My Virginity is an intimate look at his never-ending quest to push boundaries, break rules, and seek new frontiers--even after launching a dozen billion-dollar businesses and hundreds of other companies. You'd think he'd have done it all. But not Sir Richard Branson. Having brought the Virgin brand to all corners of the globe, he's now reached out to the stars by flying to space with Virgin Galactic. In this non-stop memoir, Richard takes you inside his whirlwind life: from reinventing his companies in the midst of financial crises and devastating personal losses, to tackling the planet's biggest challenges, to the joys of becoming a 'grand-dude' at 64, to leading his companies through the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving the impossible with Virgin Galactic. Discover the irrepressible spirit, ingenious vision and relentless drive that has made Richard the ultimate entrepreneur. The iconoclastic Virgin founder is still changing the world - and beyond.

It's hardly a surprise to discover that Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world where the climate is changing rapidly.

The New Autobiography

This is a book on leadership from someone who has never read a book on leadership in his life. While building the Virgin Group over the course of forty years, Richard Branson has never shied away from tackling seemingly outlandish challenges that others (including his own colleagues on many occasions) considered sheer lunacy. He has taken on giants like British Airways and won, and monsters like Coca-Cola and lost. Now Branson gives an inside look at his strikingly different, swashbuckling style of leadership. Learn how fun, family, passion, and the dying art of listening are key components to what his extended family of employees around the world has always dubbed (with a wink) "the Virgin Way." This unique perspective comes from a man who dropped out of school at sixteen, suffers from dyslexia, and has never worked for anyone but himself. He may be famous for thinking outside the box--an expression he despises--but Branson asserts that "you'll never have to think outside the box if you refuse to let anyone build one around you."

In September 2012, a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson. With over 40 years in business, Richard Branson is an inspiring pioneer of humanitarian projects and an iconic business leader.

Tsitata "S nezapamjatnykh vremen pervoprokhodtsy chelovechestva pytalis dotjanutsja do nebes. V poslednie dva stoletija oni pokorili vozdushnyj okean i sdelali sovremennyj mir takim, kakoj on est. Segodnja oni delajut dostizhimym kosmos. Eto izobretateli, iskateli prikljuchenij, mechtateli i... da, i bezumtsy tozhe. Nekotorye nazyvajut ikh bezotvetstvennymi i dazhe opasnymi. No ja vstrechalsja so mnogimi iz nikh. Ja rabotal s nimi, finansiroval ikh i letal vmeste s nimi. Ja otnoshus k nim s uvazheniem i doveriem i schitaju, chto oni i podobnye im - nashe buduschee. Ja rassmatrivaju istoriju poleta cherez prizmu sobytij i ljudej, kotorye vdokhnovljali menja vsju moju zhizn. Na etikh stranitsakh vy najdete rasskazy o chudesnykh spasenijakh; o rekordakh namechennykh i pobitykh; ob udivitelnykh podvigakh vynoslivosti i vyzhivanija, vkljuchaja i nekotorye moi prikljuchenija." Richard Brenson O chem kniga Chtoby stat v aviabiznese millionerom, nachinat luchshe milliarderom. Eto slova Frenka Uittla - izobretatelja reaktivnogo...

From his 'Top 5 secrets of Business Success', to hard hitting discussions about the global financial crisis, this book brings together his best advice on all things business.

Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? In this title, the author shares some inspiring stories about the people who are already leading the way in transforming business into a force for good, for people and for the planet.

It's business school, the Branson way. Whether you're interested in starting your own business, improving your leadership skills, or simply looking for inspiration from one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time, Richard Branson has the answers. Like a Virgin brings together some of his best advice, distilling the experiences and insights that have made him one of the world's most recognized and respected business leaders. In his trademark thoughtful and encouraging voice, Branson shares his knowledge like a close friend. He'll teach you how to be more innovative, how to lead by listening, how to enjoy your work, and much more. In hindsight, Branson is thankful he never went to business school. Had he conformed to the conventional dos and don'ts of starting a business, would there have been a Virgin Records? A Virgin Atlantic? So many of Branson's achievements are due to his unyielding deter­mination to break the rules and rewrite them himself. Here's how he does it.

The mission of the Catholic Church is evangelisation, the purpose of which is conversion. At a diocesan level, the mission is carried out through the agencies of family, parish and school. Every Catholic school is mandated to carry out its part in the Church's mission through its curriculum, which incorporates both religious education and planned catechetical experiences. This study was devised to find out about students' perceptions of their faith, how their faith developed, and how the imagination assisted their faith development and religious conversion. Fifteen Catholic secondary school students from four schools in the Archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia were interviewed in their final year of their studies and some were interviewed in the following year. Data analysis was shaped by interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), a model of how the imagination assist religious conversion was proposed and recommendations were made about how to assist the evangelisation of youth in Catholic secondary schools.

As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But Richard Branson has met many of them. He has worked with them, funded them, and flown with them. He admires them, and trusts them, and thinks they and their kind are our future. In this book Richard Branson looks at the history of flight through the stories and people who have inspired him throughout his life. In these pages you will find tales of miraculous rescues; of records made and broken; of surprising feats of endurance and survival, including some of his own adventures, as well as developments in the future of air travel (and space travel). It is a story of pioneers, and of course it includes the world famous Montgolfiers and the Wright brothers, but he also wants to describe some of the lesser-known trailblazers. People like Tony Jannus, who in 1914 created the first scheduled commercial flight in the world, flying his passengers over the waters of Tampa Bay at an altitude of just fifty feet! The 'bird man' Leo Valentin, who in the 1950s jumped from 9,000 feet with wooden wings attached to his shoulders. And Branson's friend Steve Fossett, who dedicated his life to breaking records and having adventures. This is their story. It is also, in a small way, his own.