1. Richard Branson's: Losing My Virginity“How I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way.” Presented By : AnkurSolanki

2. Early Life Branson was born at Stone field Nursing Home in Black health, South London. The son of Barrister Edward James Branson and Eve Branson. Branson was educated at ScaitcliffeSchool. Branson has DYSLEXIA and had poor academic performance as a student, but discovered his ability to connect with others.

3. Personal Front Branson was originally married to Kristen Tomassi but is now married to his second wife, Joan Templeman. He has two children: Holly and Sam Branson. He owns most exquisites properties : British Virgin Island, Necker Island etc

4. 1970’s: the brand is born

5. First Virgin Music Store

6. 1980’s: early growth/survival

7. Richard Branson Arrested Richard Branson was arrested for the second time at the age of twenty-one. Because of doing Illegal Music Business. He had to spend one night in prison. Released : Agreement with the tax authorities : 15,000 pounds immediate payment &45,000 pounds to be paid in the next 3 years.

8. 1990’s: entrepreneurial start ups

9. Virgin brand so far: Transport & Travel

10. VIRGIN ATLANTIC !!!

11. Virgin brand so far: Leisure & Entertainment

12. Virgin Megastore !!!!!!!

13. Virgin brand so far: Retail

14. Virgin brand so far: Communications. Money.

15. Virgin Mobile India Entry….

16. Virgin brand so far: Health. Renewables. Charity.

17. Business Philosophy “Fun is at the core of how I like to do business.” “Fun is the secret of Virgin's success.” “Business is not a recipe which could be imitated.”

18. ….one of the most exciting brands in the world 200 companies worldwide, employing 48 500 people, an annual Virgin Group turnover of £10.8bn/US$20.4bn

19. Some stuff you probably didn’t know about Virgin… Virgin Media Their cables laid end to end would reach moon or around world 30 times Virgin Atlantic Since their inception in 1984, they have served over 110,000,000 meals onboard Virgin Active South Africa 2,889,256 customers in January 2008, producing 30282 litres of sweat per day Virgin Cola Pamela Anderson was the model for the curvaceous shape of their bottles! VFest Music Festivals Maryland: 72000 smiley faces, 2500 bodies tattooed, 40000 crabcakes eaten Virgin Cosmetics Top seller sold in one year enough lipsticks to circle the earth end to end! Virgin Trains 1st European rail operator to use bio- diesel, reducing C02 emissions by 14% Virgin Money UK Developing a credit card that once expired can be planted to grow a tree!

20. So, to sum up…

21. What do we learn from :Sir Richard Branson Make your work FUN !!! Be Different Innovation is the key to success. Take the leap of faith Keep on checking Stay true to your values

22. Thanks for listening!Any questions?