Richard Branson was born in London in 1950 and founded the Virgin Group, which consists of over 400 companies. Some of the major companies include Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Virgin Galactic. Branson started his first business, a magazine, at age 15 and founded Virgin Records and opened his first record store in the 1970s. He went on to launch Virgin Atlantic in 1984. Branson holds several world records for aviation feats. He is considered a pioneer in commercial spaceflight through his company Virgin Galactic. Branson continues to lead the Virgin Group as an entrepreneur and adventurer.

1. GOOD MORNING

2. PRESENTED BY PARUL MAHENDRU

3. PERSONAL LIFE OF SIR BRANSON
 SIR RICHARD CHARLES NICHOLAS BRANSON.
 BORN AT STONE FIELD NURSING HOME IN
BLACK HEATH , LONDON ,ON 18 JULY 1950.
 SON OF BARRISTER EDWARD JAMES
BRANSON & EVE BRANSON.

4. PERSONAL LIFE OF SIR
BRANSON
 MARRIED:-
a. KRISTEN
TOMASSI.(72-79)
b. JOAN TEMLEMAN.(89)
 2 CHILDREN:-
a. DAUGHTER :- HOLLY
BRANSON.
b. SON :- SAM
BRANSON.

5.  Branson has
DYSLEXIA & had
a poor academic
performance as a
student, but
discovered his
ability to connect
with others.
 Had excellent
performance in
sports.

6. HISTORY OF SIR BRANSON
 FOUNDER & CEO OF VIRGIN GROUPS.
 PLAYFUL LEADER.
 GREEK FOR ADVENTURES.
 ENTERTAINMENT CEO.
 ENGLISH “BUSINESS MAGNATE .
 5TH RICHEST PERSON U.K. 254TH IN WORLD(FORBES
2011 LIST OF BILLIONARIES)
 US $4.2 BILLION .
 BEST KNOWN FOR VIRGIN GROUP OVER 400
COMPANIES.

7. ACHIEVEMENTS
 1970= CHAIN OF RECORD STORE ‘VIRGIN MEGASTORES’ .
(OXFORD STREET)

9. ACHIEVEMENTS
 1971=QUESTIONED IN COLLECTION WITH SELLING OF
RECORDS,DECLARED AS EXPORT STOCK.(ENOUGH
MONEY)
 1972=RECORD LABLE ‘VIRGIN RECORD’ WITH ‘NIKE
POWELL’(COUNTRY ESTATE)
 IN THIS HE INSTALLED ‘RECORDING STUDIO’ INCLUDED
MUTILISTED INSTRUMENTS.
 VIRGIN GROUP INTRODUCE CULTURE CLUB

10. ACHIEVEMENTS
 1980=‘VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS’ and expanded
the ‘VIRGIN RECORDS’ music label.

12. ACHIEVEMENTS
 ALSO INCLUDES RECORD LABLES , RETAIL
OUTLETS , EXPORTED MUSIC PUBLISHING,
BROADCASTING , SATELLITES TELIVISION &
FLIM AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION.
 VIRGIN AIRSHIP & BALLOON COMPANY.

14. 1990=VIRGIN MEGHA STORES ARRIVES IN
JAPAN
PUBLISHING
VIRGIN BOOK VIRGIN VODKA & COLA

15. EUROPEAN LOW COST TRAIN
IN BRUSSELS

16. VIRGIN’S TELECOM
VENTURES

17. IN 1998
RELEASED HIS
AUTOBIOGRAP
HY ENTITLED
LOSING MY
VIRGINITY AN
INTERNATION
AL BESTSELLER

18. 2000=VIRGIN BLUE

19. IN 2004:-
 VIRGIN GALACTIC
 1ST COMMERCIAL SPACE TOURISM

20. VIRGIN HEALTH BANKS
WANT TO FUL FILL 3 KEY POINTS:-
A. TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO TRANSPLANT
QUALITY CORD BLOOD STEM CELL BANKING
B. HONEST & ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT CORD
BLOOD BANKING EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE TRULY
INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT STORING THEIR BABY’S
STEM CELL.

21. C . TO DEVELOP AWARENESS & UNDERSTANDING OF CORD BLOOD BANKING
AMONGST BOTH THE GENERAL POPULATION& THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITIES

22. •VIRGIN
COSMETICS
•VIRGIN JEWELLERS
•VIRGIN HOMWARE

23. VIRGIN GROUPS

24. VIRGIN RECORDS (SOLD)
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS (USA)
VIRGIN MOBILES(INDIA)
VIRGIN MEDIA(UK)
VIRGIN BLUE(AUSTRILA)
VIRGIN GALATIC

25. WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
 IN 1986, BRANSON CROSSED THE ATLANTIC IN
THE FASTEST RECORDED TIME 2hr. With saling
expert DANIEL MC CARTHY.
 IN 1987, HE WAS THE 1ST PERSON TO CROSS THE
ATLANTIC IN THE HOT AIR BALLOON. THIS WAS
THE LARGEST BALLOON OF ITS KIND AND
REACHED SPEEDS OF 130MPH. WITH 65,000 M.
 IN 1991 , HE BROKE ALL KINDS OF RECORDS BY
FLYING FROM JAPAN TO ARCTIC CARDA VIA.
BALLOON REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF
245MPH.

26. HONOURS & AWARDS
 1993= HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
TECHNOLOGY FROM LOUGHBOROUGH
UNIVERSITY.
 2000= THE TONY JANNUA AWARD FOR HIS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN COMMERCIAL AIR
TRANSPORTATION.
 7 DEC.,2007= UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY
GENERAL BANKI MOON PRESENTED BRANSON
WITH THE UNITED NATIONS CORRESPONDENTS
ASSOCIATION CITIZEN OF THE WORLD AWARD
FOR HIS SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENT &
HUMANITARIAN CAUSES.

27. •24 JAN.,2011 =
AWARDED GERMAN
MEDIA PRIZE.

28. CHARACTERSTICS
 ABILITY TO CONNECT PEOPLE.
 INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE BUSINESS.
 LIKE CHALLENGES AND ALWAYS DISENGAGE
DIFFICULTIES.
 DON’T DEPEND ON THEORIES , HAD LEARNED
BY DOING.
 BUSINESS HAS TO GIVE PEOPLE ENRICHING,
REWARDING LIVES, OR ITS SIMPLY NOT WORTH
DOING.

29. WHAT WE LEARN FROM
S.R.B. ?
 MAKE YOUR WORK.
 BE DIFFERENT.
 INNOVATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.
 KEEP ON CHECKING.
 STAY TRUE TO YOUR VALUES.

30. “EVERY MINUTE OF EVERYDAY
SHOULD BE LIVED AS
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS POSSIBLE &
THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK
FOR THE BEST IN EVERYONE &
EVERYTHING.”

31. ANY QUESTIONS ?