Business 50 – All About Richard Branson(2:39)

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Born
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

18 July 1950 (age 69)[1]
Other names Old Beardie[2]
Occupation Businessman
Years active 1966–present
Known for Founding Virgin Group
Net worth US$4 billion (2019)[3]
Children 3
Parent(s) Edward James Branson
Eve Branson
Relatives Right Honourable Sir George Arthur Harwin Branson (grandfather)
Signature
Richard Branson signature SVG.svg

 

Warm up

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  1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]What industry do you work in and what is your role? [/responsivevoice]
  2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]What are your responses in your role / position? [/responsivevoice]
  3. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Can you describe to the function of your workplace / company? [/responsivevoice]
  4. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]How many departments, how many offices. National or International? [/responsivevoice]
  5. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]What are the minimum requirements for employment ie Education or Experience? [/responsivevoice]
  6. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]How many opportunities are there to ‘move up the ladder’? [/responsivevoice]
  7. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]What is the process for changing job roles ie Interview? Test? [/responsivevoice]

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[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]General discussion about your workweek: [/responsivevoice]

  1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Current projects? Deadlines? Opportunities? [/responsivevoice]
  2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Anything of interest happening? [/responsivevoice]

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Script

1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Welcome to the Investors Trading Academy event of the week. Each week our staff of educators tries to introduce you to a person of interest in the financial world. This could be a person in government or banking or important investors or traders, on just someone making the financial headlines in recent days.[/responsivevoice]

2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Over the past years, Richard Branson has continued to make headlines as he grows his Virgin brand. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English businessman and investor. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies. At the age of sixteen, his first business venture was a magazine called Student.[/responsivevoice]

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3. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Born on July 18, 1950, in Surrey, England, Richard Branson struggled in school and dropped out at age 16—a decision that ultimately leads to the creation of Virgin Records. His entrepreneurial projects started in the music industry and expanded into other sectors making Branson a billionaire. Branson is also known for his adventurous spirit and sporting achievements, including crossing oceans in a hot air balloon.[/responsivevoice]

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4.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]In 1969, Branson was living in a London commune, surrounded by the British music and drug scene. It was during this time that Branson had the idea to begin a mail-order record company called Virgin to help fund his magazine efforts.[/responsivevoice]

5.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]The company performed modestly but made Branson enough that he was able to expand his business the venture, adding a record shop in Oxford Street, London. With the success of the record shop, the high school drop-out was able to build a recording studio in 1972 in Oxfordshire, England. His first artist on the Virgin Records label, Mike Oldfield, recorded his single “Tubular Bells” in 1973 with the help of Branson’s team.[/responsivevoice]

6.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]The song was an instant smash, staying on the UK charts for 247 weeks. Using the momentum of Oldfield’s success, Branson then signed other aspiring musical groups to label, including the Sex Pistols. Artists such as the Culture Club, the Rolling Stones, and Genesis would follow, helping to make Virgin Music one of the top six record companies in the world.[/responsivevoice]

7.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Branson expanded his entrepreneurial efforts yet again, this time to include the travel company the Voyager Group in 1980, the airline Virgin Atlantic in 1984, and a series of Virgin Megastores. But Branson’s success was not always predictable. By 1992, Virgin was suddenly struggling to stay financially afloat. The company was sold later that year for $1 billion.[/responsivevoice]

1.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Which business person do you admire the most and why?[/responsivevoice]

2.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Richard Branson struggled in school and dropped out at age 16, have you ever thought of dropping out? Do you think the education is helping your career right now?[/responsivevoice]

3.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]If you won a lottery and got 1 million dollars, which company or industry would you invest in and why?[/responsivevoice]

Keywords

  1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Comprises = consist of; be made up of.  [/responsivevoice]
  2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Entrepreneurial =relating to someone who starts their own business or is good at seeing new opportunities to make money[/responsivevoice]
  3. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Entrepreneurial =relating to someone who starts their own business or is good at seeing new opportunities to make money[/responsivevoice]
  4. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Commune = a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and responsibilities : the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe, obsolete : TALK OVER, DISCUSS[/responsivevoice]
  5. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Modestly =not large in size or amount, or not expensive: not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements:[/responsivevoice]
  6. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Momentum =the force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after it has started:[/responsivevoice]
  7. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Aspiring =someone who is trying to become a successful actor, politician, writer, etc.. [/responsivevoice]
  8.  [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Struggling =unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed:. [/responsivevoice]
  9. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Afloat =floating on water: having enough money to pay what you owe: [/responsivevoice]