Richard Branson
12 statements across 4 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 30, 2017 by Richard Branson · said 19 times in 14 episodes since 2019 · across every show →
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2026 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
- Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company
- Netflix: Reed Hastings. “We’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant
- HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza
- Gymboree: Joan Barnes. How Building a Beloved Brand Nearly Destroyed Its Founder
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2025 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2024 1 mention in 1 episode
2023 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2021 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2019 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
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Jan 30, 2017 negative
Branson avoided a 35% tax by faking record exports until caught
“If you export records, you don't have to pay the 35% tax. So, nautily, we sold them in England, and anyway, I got caught and a number of other record shops are doing the same thing. We got a rap on our back of our hand, and it has taught me in life that sleepi…”
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Jan 30, 2017
Jan 30, 2017 positive
Feb 4, 2019 neutral
Mar 27, 2023 positive
May 8, 2025 positive
Branson: Hide in the restroom after meetings to note personal details
“So, I mean, if you're going to a big chain of retail shops and you have a chat with the, you know, with the head of the retail is worth Going to the loo afterwards and just taking a note of some of the things the person said, because it's so good to be able to…”
May 8, 2025 positive
Branson commits to stocking Lone Wolf Granola at Virgin Hotel Nashville
“So we have a hotel in Nashville. Why don't we, why, why don't we just stock a little bit for a while and see, you know, see whether our customers like it and I'd be delighted to do that. So I'll get somebody to be in touch and we'll get some in that hotel.”
May 8, 2025
Branson physically threw out a bank manager threatening to close Virgin
“I find the bank manager sitting on my doorstep, and stupidly I invited him into the house, and he tells me that he's gonna close the whole Virgin Group down on the Monday, and I don't normally get angry, but I just literally stood up and pushed him out of my h…”