Richard Branson

Key arguments & positions

• "Screw it, just do it" — a bias toward action and toward extending one brand into unrelated industries.
• Advocates employee-first culture, and campaigns on climate and global social issues through The Elders and Virgin Unite.

Accomplishments

• Built Virgin Group from a 1970s mail-order record business into a conglomerate spanning 40-plus companies; he is Virgin's founder rather than an operating executive today.
• Took Virgin Galactic public and flew to space aboard it in 2021.
• Founded Virgin Atlantic.

Papers & key writings

• "Losing My Virginity"
• "Finding My Virginity"
• "Screw It, Let's Do It"

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