Here's Why Delta Bought A Huge Chunk Of Virgin Atlantic
Delta Airlines announced this morning that it had purchased a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million. The joint venture is not unexpected. The airline industry is consolidating in...
View ArticleWhy Richard Branson Will Knee British Airways' CEO In The Crotch In 2017
Last week, Delta bought 49 percent of Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic, launching a joint venture between the two airlines as well as a spat between Branson and British Airways CEO Willie Walsh.Walsh...
View ArticleEx-Virgin Exec Shares What He Learned Working For Richard Branson
When Alexis Dormandy was hired by Virgin Group at age 24, he got to work directly with Sir Richard Branson himself.By age 26, he was running Virgin Mobile, and all of Virgin's new businesses at 28.“I...
View ArticleVirgin's Multimillion Dollar Ad Campaign Shows Flight Attendants Are Superhuman
To celebrate the launch of flights within the UK, Virgin Atlantic has released a new advert celebrating its employees that 'fly in the face of ordinary'.The multimillion pound advertising campaign,...
View ArticleTaylor Swift And Harry Styles Break Up After Blowout In The BVI [Exclusive...
After Taylor Swift, 23, and One Direction boy bander Harry Styles, 18, shared a kiss on New Year's Eve in New York City following Swift's Times Square performance, the couple jetted off for a romantic...
View ArticleHours After Taylor Swift Split, Harry Styles Comforted Himself With...
Just hours after Taylor Swift and Harry Styles had a January 4 blowout in Virgin Gorda that led to the couple's break up, the One Direction singer headed to Richard Branson's private Necker Island...
View ArticleRICHARD BRANSON: Here's How I Got So Rich
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson recently shed some light on how he became a billionaire. In an interview with LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth, Branson discussed topics like the lucky points...
View Article13 Reasons Why You Should Become a Billionaire
Having a billion dollars would be pretty cool. Everyone knows that.But why exactly? The mansions, exotic vacations and luxury cars are obvious, but there are TONS of other awesome perks that come with...
View ArticleINSTANT MBA: Good Leaders Are Great Listeners
Today's advice comes from Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group, via his post on LinkedIn:"We have two ears and one mouth, using them in proportion is not a bad idea! To be a good leader you have to be...
View ArticleBuying Necker Island For $180,000 Was The Best Deal Richard Branson Ever Made
Richard Branson, the head of Virgin Group, is one of the most famous and successful entrepreneurs in the world. His portfolio of assets now include everything from media companies and airlines to...
View ArticleRichard Branson Pledges To Give Half Of His Billions To Charity
Sir Richard Branson is one of the latest batch of billionaires to pledge to donate at least half their wealth to philanthropic causes.Twelve new signatories have added their names to the Giving Pledge...
View ArticleStartup Founder Has Incredible Adventure In Africa With Richard Branson
When Virgin Group chairman Sir Richard Branson asked entrepreneurs to send him world-changing business ideas, a three-person startup in Chicago jumped at the chance.Mike Tang's company, Raise5, was...
View ArticleRichard Branson Reveals Virgin's Social Media Secrets
Virgin's planes are decked out. So is the company's business plan. Virgin Group founder and chairman Richard Branson uses social media to make them that way.A small example: In 2011, Richard Branson...
View ArticleRichard Branson Lost A Bet, And Will Dress In Drag On An Upcoming Flight
Right now, somewhere in Malaysia, a red skirt is being tailored to fit Sir Richard Branson.On May 12, Branson will join Air Asia Group CEO Tony Fernandes on a flight from Perth, Australia to Kuala...
View ArticleRichard Branson's Tourist Spaceship Breaks Sound Barrier In Test Flight
Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceplane, which is designed to take tourists to the edge of space, flew its first rocket-powered test flight, breaking the sound barrier at high altitude.SpaceShipTwo...
View ArticleHere's A Horrifying Video Of Richard Branson Dressed As A Female Flight...
Last month, Sir Richard Branson dressed in drag for an Air Asia flight from Perth, Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The Virgin tycoon had lost a bet to Air Asia Group CEO Tony Fernandes over whose...
View Article11 Extravagant Ways Rich Tech Executives Have Spent Their Fortunes
How do wealthy tech entrepreneurs spend the millions and billions of dollars they've made?Some give it to charities. Others party portions of it away and buy really expensive toys.Here are some of the...
View ArticleRICHARD BRANSON: Here's How You Write A Brilliant Airline Complaint Letter
There are different ways of "making it" in the world of airline travel.You could gain lifetime elite status on your favorite airline. You could travel the world on miles you accumulated in all kinds of...
View ArticleBill Gates Disses Tech Billionaires Spending Their Free Time On Space...
A lot of successful tech entrepreneurs are fascinated by space exploration and rockets. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has a side business in space exploration. Elon Musk has SpaceX, which is working on...
View ArticleElon Musk And Richard Branson Give Their Best Advice To Entrepreneurs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson, two of the tech world's most lauded entrepreneurs, just gave their best advice on how to start a company during a Google + hangout this...
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