Richard Branson

Richard Branson is the owner of the chain of Virgin companies he has about 40 plus companies which is insane for one man to have created and started all of these companies. The comapanies he owns varies from Virgin Vodka to Virgin Cosmetics which is quite a big difference. He says that if you can run one company you can run any company and he said that life is one long learning process and enjoys taking risks. He sold the 4th biggest record company in the world to keep his airlines alive and protect the jobs of the people in Virgin Airlines. The total revenue of the Virgin companies is 25 billion and the amount of employes is 55,000

He was knighted for help producing the sex pistols song god save the queen 25 years later. He also is the first man to produce a public space program where people can fly up into space on a Virgin space ship this new companies name is called Virgin Gallactic.He was very bad at school and didnt even complete school he left at 15 years old. He learnt the difference between Net income and Gross when he was 50 years old.His mother made him find his own way to his grandmas house 5 miles away when he was a young age around 4.He has been to jail once or twice for what he said were ancient laws one which involves saying something about diseases and the other time he nearly went to jail was for saying bullock on the Sex Pistols album.He thinks the best way to deal with people is fairly and nicely.He also likes to upset status quo's so taking on challenges. Family is extremly important to him and spends 3 months with them  minimum.
Some things he has said and put money into are :
Extreme Wealth = Extreme Responsibility
Prize : for extracting carbon out of the atmosphere and methane out of the atmosphere.
WarRoom:Sovle African problems and social problems.
It's important that people with wealth use it for good things and it wouldn't be good if they used it for bad things

In summary this man is successful because he has learnt how to overcome adversity and solve problems his own way . He knows how to treat people with respect and then people respect him.
Small is beautiful all of his companies that he has invested in are small companies of only 400 people or he has started small companies then let someone else run them

So from Richard i learnt how treating people better will make your buissness experience much better and that it leads to success to always try new things and take risks (leap in to the unknown) and live life at its fullest.