Richard Branson: A Biography

As he left school, Richard Branson's headmaster commented that he would either go to jail or become a millionaire. He was right about the latter. Today, Branson is worth billions, $4.5 billion to be exact. He is the founder of the Virgin Group which controls over 400 companies in various sectors.

At the core of his business philosophy is the idea of service. How can a business deliver a great experience to its customers? It is this quest to serve with a passion that is the hallmark of each of the Virgin Group companies.

Learn about Branson's illustrious personality, his business philosophy, his famous debacle with British Airways, and various business hurdles. How he jumped from one business to another until finally having found his true calling.

Here's a preview of what you'll discover in this book:

Richard Branson's family life, childhood, and early life

His years as an adolescent and early ventures

What business challenges he faced early on in life

Founding Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic

The business failures he experienced and what he learned

His dream of commercializing space travel

Richard Branson, the larger than life character

The waves he is making with his philanthropic activities

..... and much more!

He is a rare breed of entrepreneurs. Being diagnosed with dyslexia didn't stop him from achieving fame and fortune. He even took British Airways head-on in a fight for the survival of Virgin Atlantic.

Get to know Richard Branson up close with this one-of-a-kind book. Understand the mystique that surrounds the man who lives out loud, attempts to break records, and know the controversies that surround him.