Quote

In the beginning it was just about the business - now it's about the brand.

Richard Branson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
Balloonist
Business Magnate
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Film Producer
High School Teacher
Investor
Sir Richard Branson
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Brand
Brands
Beginning
Business

More quotes by Richard Branson

Image
It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me if it's good or bad news.
Richard Branson
Image
Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself.
Richard Branson
Image
A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product
Richard Branson
Image
Give your employees a mission that matches their ambitions. When you challenge people, they surprise you.
Richard Branson
Image
Seek out strategic alliances they are essential to growth and provide resistance to bigger competition.
Richard Branson
Image
Take the competition seriously, but not yourself.
Richard Branson
Image
I think the most important thing is that in the last seven days we've just had the greatest adventure of our lifetimes. I'm inquisitive ... and I love a new challenge... and if I feel that we can do it better than it's been done by other people, we'll have a go.
Richard Branson
Image
Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world's most inspiring and inspired people.
Richard Branson
Image
Your brand or your name is simply your reputation, you have to fight in life to protect that as it means everything. Nothing is more important.
Richard Branson
Image
Over the years I have found one of my best strengths is my ability to recognise talent and trust them.
Richard Branson
Image
I never went into business to make money, but I have found that if I have fun, the money will come.
Richard Branson
Image
As people's access to the internet grows we're seeing the sharing economy boom - I think our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point and the sharing economy is part of the antidote for that.
Richard Branson
Image
To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.
Richard Branson
Image
[If] man creates the problem, surely man can solve it.
Richard Branson
Image
The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.
Richard Branson
Image
I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.
Richard Branson
Image
If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.
Richard Branson
Image
I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number of years before I had the profile, the financial resources and the time to do more.
Richard Branson
Image
Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!
Richard Branson
Image
Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions.
Richard Branson