Richard Branson is a self-made billionaire who began his success story with Virgin Records at the young age of 16. Since then, he has branched out to the airline, telecommunication, travel, and even space-tourism industries. To date, he has over 200 companies around the globe that make up the Virgin Group.

A Passion for People

Richard Branson works with people every day whether they are his employees, peers, organizations, or strangers that soon become friends. He has created employee policies that are meant for humans, not just paper. He wants every person to be treated fairly, and here is a quote that proves just that:

‘Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.’

Branson doesn’t just apply these values to his businesses; he makes it his mission to make everyone feel cared for. Thus, Virgin Unite was created. This non-profit branch of the Virgin Group usually acknowledges global problems and the people trying to find solutions to end them. Virgin Unite has accomplished a lot in the past ten years. They have been involved in providing motivational tips to protecting the environment to advocating for those in need.

A Passion for New Things and New Ways

Richard Branson thrives on thinking outside of the box and doing what is right despite the business norms. Even as the founder of Virgin, he wants his employees to question him. He is willing to experiment with new things despite what others say. As he says, ‘My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.’

He has even written a book, Screw Business as Usual, to get people inspired to challenge the old ways and create something new.

Richard Branson has a Passion for TangoTab’s App

People and new solutions to an old problem! That is just exactly what TangoTab does and why Richard Branson believes in it. Hundreds of thousands of people dine out every day, and many more do not know where their next meal is coming from. TangoTab has joined the two together, so now when people use the app at a partner restaurant, a person in need is fed locally at no extra cost to the user. Read Virgin Unite’s Article to learn more about the movement, and download the app to join Richard in making your meals matter.

 

http://www.biography.com/people/richard-branson-9224520#business-expansion

http://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/richard-bransons-top-20-virgin-inspirational-insights