Virgin Group
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 22: In this handout photo provided by Virgin America Airlines, Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson jokes around with actress Krysten Ritter, Jaime Pressly (r) and Hamzi Hijazi during the launch of Virgin America's new nonstop service from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) Airport on Monday, April 22, 2013 at LAX in Los Angeles. To mark the expansion of its Vegas routes, the airline launched a new seat-to-seat cocktail delivery service on flights nationwide, so travelers can send fellow guests onboard a drink and text message via a seatmap on the airline's in-flight entertainment platform.
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For us at Virgin, certainly, it's all about the brand ... I mean, that's what Virgin Group is … We have everything from wine to Formula One cars to submarines to, they used to do wedding gowns. It's everything. It's whatever Richard wants to do and whatever he thinks he can make money on and he can make the world a better place with.
The 13 per cent is pretty strategic in that it could be very valuable to a player one day, but it's not that important from the Virgin Group's point of view.
The really cool thing about The Virgin Unite Foundation is there is no overhead, all operating cost are covered by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group, so 100% of the money raised goes straight to the charities the Foundation supports.More quotes »
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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
Caribbean's future, Branson says politics and business-as-usual will have to change. The adventuring CEO and founder of the Virgin Group of companies is co-hosting the meeting of political and business leaders at Necker Island, his home in the British Virgin Read more »
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Richard Branson shaved legs, put on lipstick after losing Formula One racing team bet
business magnate Richard Branson has lost his latest job because of orange juice.The Virgin Group founder had his legs shaved, put on lipstick and squeezed into a red skirt to honor a bet by serving as a flight attendant Sunday on an AirAsia trip from Perth, Read more »
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Branson announces plans for Christmas launch of Virgin into space
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Virgin Group billionaire Sir Richard Branson may be dreaming not of a white Christmas, but a space-y one. Branson, in remarks last week during a trip to Dubai, said the first public Virgin Galactic flight would happen Dec. 25, ac from New Haven Register Read more »
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Sir Richard Branson Covers the New Issue of Haute Living Los Angeles Out Now
This month Haute Living sat down with Sir Richard Branson, the man behind the Virgin Group, which includes behemoths such as Virgin Music, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Air. Branson, a larger-than-life personality who founded his first business at just 16, op from PRWeb Read more »
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Richard Branson To Class Of 2013: Create Your Own Opportunities
If you're a member of the Class of 2013 and want to some day be rich enough to own your own island , you may want to pay attention to Virgin Group founder Richard Branson's advice . "Be ambitious. There probably won't be another time in your life when yo from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Dr. Phil Explains How To Put Yourself First Without Seeming Selfish (VIDEO)
'Have No Regrets' --Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group "The best advice I ever received? Simple: Have no regrets. Who gave me the advice? Mum’s the word. "If you asked every person in the world who gave them their best advice, it is a safe bet that from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Christmas Day NM Space Party? "Santa" Branson Says It's So, Plus: Slicing Up The Space Pie, And: Fundraiser Updates On Mayor And Guv
It's no secret that the colorful entrepreneur Richard Branson is given to hyperbole, but his latest boast may have pushed the envelope. Branson says Virgin Galactic now plans it's first launch of passengers into sub-orbital space from the New Mexico Spac from New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan Read more »
