Richard Branson

Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, the largest private conglomerate in the UK, is the most legendary billionaire in the world today. Entrepreneurs, adventurers, and writers. He has been awarded a knighthood by the Queen of England and has also been selected as the smartest person in the UK. Born in 1950 into a middle-class family, he suffers from severe reading disorders and attention deficit disorder. At the age of 16, he founded a student magazine and later established Virgin Records, continuously expanding his career. Virgin Group owns companies such as Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, Virgin Mobile, Hot Air Balloon Travel, and Umbilical Blood Banking, with businesses spanning various industries. Richard Branson swept the spotlight with every unconventional appearance. He had sailed a speedboat across the Atlantic, a hot air balloon across the Atlantic, and a kite surfing across the English Channel, holding multiple world records. Published several best-selling books in the business world, including Naked Run and Virgin Entrepreneurship. Richard Branson was born in 1950 and attended Stowe Middle School in the UK, where he founded Student Magazine at the age of 16. At the age of 17, he founded the charity student counseling center to provide assistance to young people. In 1970, Branson founded Virgin Company and operated the record mail order business. Not long after, he opened another record retail store on Oxford Street in London, breaking the tradition of the record retail industry with his unique hippie positioning, and for several years, his stores were spread throughout the UK. In 1972, he established a record studio in Oxfordshire, and Virgin Records signed McAufield, which was rejected by all other record companies. He released his first album, a 45 minute wordless piece called the Wind Clock, as the company's debut album in 1973, ultimately selling 16 million copies. Since then, many well-known names such as Belinda Carlisle, Genesis, Phil Collins, Jenny Jackson, and Rolling Stones have all been signed by Virgin Records, making it one of the six largest record companies in the world. Virgin Records transferred its shares to EMI Records in 1992, with a transaction value of $1 billion at the time. In 1984, Virgin Air was established, challenging the conventions of the aviation industry. Whether in first class or economy class, it continuously launched unique or trendsetter service products with a customer-centric focus. It has now become the second largest international airline in the UK. In 2004, Virgin Galactic was established as the first non-governmental organization to enter space and is about to launch a personal space tourism service. Today, Virgin Group's business scope covers music, aviation, travel, electronics, finance, retail, internet, catering, railway, hotel, and entertainment industries, with approximately 400 companies worldwide. In addition to expanding the territory of Virgin's business empire, Branson is also a director of several charities, such as Virgin Healthcare Foundation, which was founded in 1987. The organization aims to carry out a campaign to popularize health education related to AIDS. The foundation has also launched a protest campaign called 'Parents boycott tobacco', aimed at limiting tobacco advertising and sponsorship in sports events. Branson is also investing start-up funds in some charity projects and launching charity campaigns