Richard Branson Biography: Businessman, Adventurer & Icon

Is there anything Richard Branson doesn’t do? A high school drop-out at 16, he’s started companies, seen the world, and had more adventures than anyone could dream of in a lifetime. He’s a creative personality and a brilliant businessman... an energetic, charitable man who has built a brand recognizable around the world. And he’s worth nearly 5 billion dollars. So how did Branson get to where he is today?
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Host - Simon Whistler
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[@nulllex0099]

Simon, I swear, I've never really cared about THAT many important figures of the world until you decided to do it. I'm grateful for this channel and the work that goes into it. I really hope it grows into the go-to spot for biographies someday. Thanks for this.

[@jill-zee7720]

He was friends with Jeffery Epstein and his space plane projects were poorly managed and killed a lot of people.

[@Walamonga1313]

@@jill-zee7720 Does anybody care though?

[@stone1andonly]

Richard Branson's story definitely seems to be about living his best life.

[@buzzybeebs]

Branson is just one of those i guys i like, hard to place why, just something about his demeanour. Great video, really enjoy this new venture of yours. Top work.

[@rash15]

Sam I pretty much see him almost everyday

[@adampoll4977]

Probably because he comes across as a USEFUL billionaire and seems genuinely happy about it. Unlike so many of the miserable ones that seem to hold too much influence and spread their miserable world views.

[@buzzybeebs]

@Cap'n Chaos unsurprisingly no, I think he's behaved like an absolute disgrace.

[@shr00mhead]

@@buzzybeebs Your attitude is probably why youre a failure.

[@coachshann]

Maybe I'm dyslexic too - I thought you wrote "just something about this dinosaur" ... 😳!

[@DrLesleyStevens]

I totally groove on this man. I have no learning issues but was bored af with school, dropped out and had 25 college credits by the time my graduating class went to prom . I'm a doctor, have a successful practice, taught at uni for 15 years and am overall way happier than I would have been had I followed a "traditional" path.

[@Rhelanae]

I really want to see something about CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. Especially about their bromance.

[@johnreichert344]

If the Chronicles of Narnia was given the same budget lotf, it would have been more popular...care parreval, yes, ok please

[@one-of-us9939]

Wow, inspiring. Thanks once again!

[@conduit_edm]

Love the new channel Mr. Whistler! Can't wait for the next episode :)

[@poetryaddict1]

Great job Simon! You never cease to impress us!

[@Camman010]

I met him when he opened the Virgin record store in Vancouver. First he repelled down the side of the building then cut the ribbon and went in to shake hands and talk to all the people. He is a super nice guy and even helped me find the CD I was looking for.

[@StaticImage]

This is the best video you guys have made so far.

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

In addition to his dyslexia, Sir Richard Branson has ADHD and many points out to his ADHD that has made him a fantastic business and entrepreneur extraordinaire.

[@jamessuttie1261]

Interesting character. I had no idea. Thanks for this.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - Early life 5:20 - Chapter 2 - Later career 8:50 - Chapter 3 - Adventures 12:10 - Chapter 4 - Charity work 14:40 - Chapter 5 - Media 15:40 - Chapter 6 - Personal life 16:20 - Chapter 7 - Conclusion

[@davidviens2881]

I love your videos Simon! Thank you for all you do!

[@scotthammond460]

I've been watching this new channel for hours...Great job again Simon and crew..thanks

[@jorgevasquez2947]

I'm here after watching him go to the edge of space. Way to go!

[@edwardbanikas751]

I love biographies. Your channel is great and very informative!

[@kegonpegs2833]

I wanna meet this guy and tell him how inspiring he is. you did a great job on telling his story

[@michaelbatts5655]

Another brilliant presentation. Great job, Simon!

[@calichef1962]

I am honored to be the 13th viewer! Also, I have followed and admired Branson for decades. I'm glad you got to him quickly. Thanks, Simon & Team!

[@Biographics]

I remember reading "Losing My Virginity" when I was a kid, I recently re-read it. Just as good the second time around. Super inspirational guy.

[@cadelaide]

Biographics I read it while I was backpacking around Laos and it changed my philosophy of success and the way a go about my life for the better

[@dreisday]

As a British guy you of all people should know he didn't 'drop out' of 'high school'. Compulsory education in the UK ended at 16 until a couple of years ago, and he left at a time when a very large proportion of people left formal education at 16.

[@lutzreloaded]

much appreciate the bios about very successful people. great, entertaining and uplifting!

[@siddhantaggarwal4194]

A very informative video , detailed description and in - depth research

[@TinaJesse859]

In depth research??? Ha ha I think they just googled his name, copied a couple of one sided paragraphs from various articles and put together some photos.

[@mikedelam]

Love these videos. This music is perfect!!

[@olivierwebmail]

Amazing story and telling. Thank you so much for sharing

[@haydenluck]

Great Channel! Really great info, way more detailed and interesting that the average youtube video of this type.

[@Chilukar]

"dropped out of school". He was kicked out for demanding a phone in his room for his business. A friends dad was the headmaster and said of him "you will either be a millionaire or a complete failure" and wished him luck in his business.

[@AngDevigne]

Thank you for this video. I needed someone to inspire me today.

[@panterpunch22]

Dude you are really good , amazing quality!

[@joevinski1]

Wow amazing channel brother !!!! Great job great format you just got another sub brother keep up the good work !!!!

[@johnhegner6077]

That was awesome Simon! Well put together very interesting not too many commercials and I can tell just from the way you present it that you admire the man. And I have to admit I do too. I enjoy all your KZbin ventures. I don't subscribe to a lot of channels but I subscribe to several of yours and I enjoy every single thing that I watch. Keep going you are a leader in quality entertainment on KZbin.

[@paisleethinks]

Great video, so insightful👍🏼👍🏼

[@connor7845]

I love this series, my only complaint is the transition music in between different segments, using the same song and all. Even just having 2 or 3 songs to cut the repetitiveness would go a long way.

[@Biographics]

Thanks - music is something we are going to be working on improving in upcoming videos :)

[@griffspeed]

Hey Biographics people..!! You can use some of the music off my page if its any use to you.. Thanks for all the great videos off Simon's many channels/ventures..

[@laughingc0w]

I actually preferred this music to the music in the newer vids (ie Elon Musk)

[@JMB_11]

What is the song by the way ?

[@stefanmarcher5266]

@@JMB_11 The original song is temptation sensation by Heinz Kiessling. And does anyone know where I can find this videos' version? I really like it!

[@macbookboy2]

I binge watch you great channel

[@gregbrockway4452]

Outstanding job guys, thank you! I used to own a copy of Tubular Bells (damn fine album), glad to see that he put my money to good use. A philanthropist in the truist sense, wish there were more like him.

[@RedGemAlchemist]

A truly inspirational person and one of the sorts of people we really need more of to keep our faith in humanity alive these days. Also, I have a suggestion, as he's a man that did have an extremely interesting life: how does a video on Syd Barrett sound?

[@alexquinn1847]

Incredible in some ways, very much the opposite in others. He's currently trying to buy out the UK NHS to gain private income from the lives of British people, and his train services are a main factor in the ridiculously high price of UK cross-country public transport. Rather than work for the public good in these areas he instead chases after profit at the expense of the people.

[@Snarlygraph]

Branson got where he is by using people.

[@ryanhayward2161]

Great vid!!

[@lookitup7246]

Great bio - Richard Branson is a very inspiring person

[@CommunistKiro]

That music

[@kellingtonlink956]

Well summed up. Great job. Thanks so much (Ottawa, Canada)

[@TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

awesome as always and, may I add, growing better & better! thanks, simon! 🙌👍

[@Biographics]

Thank you!

[@OptimusPrimal1337]

Richard Feynman next please!!

[@VelMa-opinion]

Branson is most gifted in fleecing the government in his public contracts. Like his train lines that cost many times public trains did. And the trains ran in time...

[@rickjames3411]

You and Mr.Branson are a true inspiration. Thanks Simon Would you ever consider doing a Bio on Roger Troutman that man was a legend in music.

[@BexSlaughter]

Love it! Do Buzz Aldrin.

[@lizdyson3627]

Brilliant Video. Great guy.

[@markkerry5840]

I may be wrong but I believe RB did not purchase his first plane but leased it through the Chemical Bank in the U.S having been advised by Sir Freddie Laker to ensure he could always "get out of the planes if needed" Thank you for your great content, very much enjoyed.

[@GenderSkins]

Can you do one on Donnchad, Earl of Fife (1113-1154)? As I think it might be interesting to see something done about a Scottish figure, from History.

[@joalri24]

Literally 5 minutes after watching this video I read an article in my local newspaper about a concert this guy is organizing in my country in the border with Venezuela.

[@johnspera8369]

an incredible guy; great job, team!

[@Biographics]

Thanks John :)

[@defundthebbc8110]

The treacherous bastard should be in prison

[@djzrobzombie2813]

@@Biographics that background music .... Awful

[@laughingc0w]

Love your videos, Simon!! Thanks for doing these. Only suggestion is the transitions from one section to another (ie “career” -> “personal life”) is a bit too long; almost like an awkward pause filled w music. It’s more apparent in the more recent vids because the music is distracting. I didn’t mind this transitional music, but the screens w transitions can be cut in half IMO

[@yankikon7410]

Besides the obvious Jack Ma, Mark Zuckerburg, Elon Musk, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan also weirdly Simon Cowell came to mind.. Maybe even musicians ranging from Elvis Presley to Thom Yorke might have interesting biographies.

[@Locutus]

For the Americans, SRB was guest shark on Shark Tank S9E1. Good episode. He even throws a glass of water over Mark Cuban.

[@mybackhurts7020]

I love the music makes it fun

[@Biographics]

Thanks - we're working hard to get the balance right. It's hard to please everyone with audio levels, but we are trying :)

[@jeremywilliams4287]

this is much better than before thank you for working with your fans

[@markhindle4795]

@@Biographics Can you tell us what that song for the interludes is called? I know the sound but not the name.

[@mikethelegoguy]

Does anyone know what this music is called? It’s fantastic

[@sonnythirteen]

Great Bio really appreciate it

[@Biographics]

Thanks!

[@macossa101]

Great video of a great man. Two exceptional people to consider: Leo Fender and Osamu Tezuka

[@WildeFyre69]

Great video!

[@edbadyt]

He's not a high school dropout, 16 is the age you finish school in the UK.

[@antoniomeirelles4299]

Great channel

[@Cokaine_d]

Antonio Meirelles a like for you dp on KZbin

[@CouncilEstatePopMusic]

Great video Simon. But what about The Jim Brown/Viz comic input ? very early on...

[@YMGBRANSON]

Amazing, thank you

[@lawrencehill2111]

What’s the name of the orchestra song playing in the background?

[@TheRonnierate]

10 stars‼️

[@ahmedb2559]

Thank you !

[@thefrecklepuny]

Perhaps do a bio of Branson's inspiration, Freddie Laker.

[@funki4902]

In summation: Sir Branson is the most Virgin man ever live on the face of the earth.

[@essayearth1354]

Can you make one about Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Walter Munk or Galileo Galilei please?

[@coena9377]

They haven't done on Munk yet, but the rest have been done.

[@Jay9jet]

So why is this pacific balloon challenge not a movie??

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@timsvea5980]

Good video. I learned a lot. May I suggest a video about Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She inspired me to get involved in helping nursing home residents abandoned by their families. I think she is an interesting personality and relevant to the world.

[@delacroixp]

Ultimate entrepreneur ... schools and university certainly put the breaks on free-thinking.

[@maneetsuri4412]

Could you do one on jrd Tata?

[@michaelborror4399]

Great conclusion...

[@brendal1156]

Awesome!

[@bxbank]

You are playing the music from To Catch a Thief?

[@obscuremix8198]

If I am not mistaken, Virgin also published video games throughout Europe at some point.

[@adonistopofmen2571]

good documentation ......

[@landontakeamericaback2106]

My hero

[@ctmck1492]

Hi Simon, Absolutely love your channels and videos. This message is coming from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. You've done a lot of very accurate and informative pieces about my country, and the issues that plague us. This current video you created is an excellent biography of Sir Richard Branson, very in-depth. One small request I would love for you to take consideration of would be doing a video on Justin Trudeau, and his father Pierre. Both of the Trudeau's have played pivotal roles in our countries progression as a sovereign nation, and also were/are exceptional leaders in their own right. Thank you for the giving us the chance to become informed citizens, cheers!

[@dapper2407]

I beg of you simon, DO NOT make a video of justin trudeau. Dont give that clown any recognition. That sad excuse of a man has put our beautiful country back a decade. Hes a terrible excuse of a politician. Theres a reason they wanted a drama teacher as a prime minister so he could teach the rest of his cronies to be good ACTORS.

[@qotsa2k4]

Yeah Branson is cool. Was that the music from the first Sims?

[@PleaseApplaud]

Thanks for letting us know that he didn't just grown into tax avoidance as he became older, but that he committed the crime of tax evasion at the beginning too. I normally find that your stuff is reasonably balanced and informative about good and bad, but this completely glossed over his criminal behaviour and questionable ethics more recently. Any good will I ever had towards him evaporated completely when he sued the NHS for not choosing to contract services out to him. An absolutely despicable behaviour wasting valuable money that could have helped many people's illnesses was wasted. After that he can f--- off to space, and be left up there.

[@darkerarts]

And what did he do with the money?

[@donbrunodelamancha1927]

Thank you Master Simon!! I truly admire, perhaps love, Sir Richard Branson!! His philosophy on delegated is the ultimate genius of all truly good legendary entrepreneurs!! Still $5B seems low for all his holdings, but I trust you implicitly believe you!! P.O. Box??!!? 📬📬📬📦📦📦🙆🏻‍♂️🙆🏻‍♂️🙆🏻‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️

[@dudepool7530]

Richard Branson: the only man in the world you feel pity for when he has a check for a billion dollars in his hand. There is something beautiful about that. Why hasn't he run for PM?

[@JwilliamsAssociates]

Came from your main channel 'today I found out'

[@Doones51]

what's up with the game show music between segments?

[@bobstewart8032]

He seems like a great guy! I'm sure he would be great to work for. He looked like Austin Powers in the one picture lol

[@wolfsbaneandnightshade2166]

you should do farrokh bulsara bio

[@tharindukottegoda989]

You are the best Mr Whistler. This video is really inspiring. Can you do one on Elon Musk another very charismatic and adventurous businessman.

[@Biographics]

It has already been written. -Shell

[@aistbal]

Song name?

[@lu_be_lurking]

It's 2019 and I just watched this. Please do Seth Godin, pleeeeeeease

[@mr88cet]

Excellent choice of topic, and well-done video. Branson is one of those people it seems like I keep hearing little bits and clips about, but never a coherent biography until now. Well done!

[@Mieko421]

missed the part about suing the NHS

[@culturalobserver8721]

Richard Branson always has a great smile! 😁

[@shivamthaman7081]

came from visual politik. please Make videos on Ratan Tata & Sachin Tendulkar

[@xpkareem]

Whats with the "Always Sunny" music?

[@benstrong3549]

He's dedicated himself to fighting global warming, whilst also owning an airline.

[@sumansir999]

Make video about Bom marley