Branson is part of new class of billionaires that invest their money towards making their sci-fi fantasies a reality.
- Founder of the Virgin Group, which controls over 400 companies across countless sectors.
- Business ventures and investments include music and entertainment; land, air, and sea transportation; technology, retail, and communication.
- Has made several world record attempts, including: the fastest Atlantic crossing, circumnavigating the entire globe by balloon, as well as the fastest crossing of the English channel with an amphibious vehicle.
- Pledged to invest $3 billion towards addressing global warming.
- Knighted by Prince Charles for his “services to entrepreneurship.”
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
“A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.”
-Richard Branson