Richard Branson: How A Dyslexic Drop-out Build A Billion Dollar Empire!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

December 12, 2022

Duration

1h 16m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Told at school that he would either be successful or in prison, with a value of over $3 BILLION and earth’s atmosphere the only thing trapping him (for now), it’s an understatement to say that Sir Richard Branson became a success. Topics 0:00 Intro 02:07 Your parents 07:27 Your ability to always push forwards 10:03 Dyslexia 13:06 Starting a student magazine 14:51 Using failure to self educate 19:04 What are you really good at? 24:40 You break the law of focus in business 28:36 Expanding to get out of trouble 33:25 Why did you start an airline? 37:39 Why did virgin win? 43:54 Being synonymous with your brand 47:12 Using competition to build a better brand 49:28 Selling your record business 51:21 Looking back on your life 54:01 Why did you want to go to space 56:54 The cost of all these endeavours 01:01:08 The passing of your mother eve 01:04:16 Saying parting words to your family 01:09:25 What is a life worth living? 01:10:51 The last guests question Branson is available to watch on demand on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW in the UK Richard: http://bit.ly/3FHqy48 http://bit.ly/3VTvAjJ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Dpmgx5 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3TTvxDf Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3VX3yEw Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ss7pM0 Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommun Sponsors: Mercedes-Benz - https://bit.ly/3yXTQI1 Wework - https://we.co/3PgoB1M Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Intel - https://intel.ly/3UIYxxT

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Richard Branson

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Richard Branson and Steven Bartlett, Richard Branson: How A Dyslexic Drop-out Build A Billion Dollar Empire! explores dyslexic Dropout to Spacefaring Mogul: Richard Branson’s Restless Ascent Richard Branson reflects on how a tough, entrepreneurial mother, dyslexia, and early rebellion against formal education shaped his unconventional path from student magazine founder to global Virgin empire builder.

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