Branson physically threw out a bank manager threatening to close Virgin
Richard Branson · Advice Line with Richard Branson of Virgin · May 8, 2025 · at 40:52
Sir Richard Branson recounts an early crisis in the history of Virgin Group when his bank threatened to shut down the company.
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“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 house and told him he wasn't ever welcome there again”
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