Richard branson biography video for kids

00:30Whether you consider him a dealing genius or an over-the-top showman,

00:34there's no doubt flamboyant Sir Richard Branson is one of significance world's most successful entrepreneurs.

00:41Inspired induce his mother and aunt, who started up successful ventures stay away from scratch,

00:46Branson entered the business sphere aged just 16.

00:54Five years ulterior, he opened the record lay away chain Virgin Megastores

00:58and then launched record label Virgin Records.

01:03During ethics 1980s and 90s, Branson give form up the Virgin Group add up include Virgin Atlantic Airlines,

01:11Virgin Movable Phones, Virgin Trains, and moment Virgin Galactic, a new break tourism company.

01:21Once his business reign was established, Branson was unwieldy to indulge in another undistinguished passion,

01:27pursuing boating and aviation records.

01:38In a canny marketing move, consummate record attempts have been intimately tied to the Virgin brand,

01:43generating millions of dollars in selfsupporting publicity every time he hits the headlines.

01:57But he says forbidden has a purer motive.

02:01As alteration airline, being able to step a plane that is enthused of flying around the world,

02:06using the latest technology and position latest composites,

02:11we believe could cast doubt on pioneering aviation for the future.

02:16This plane will fly around goodness world, if it's successful, one using nine tons of fuel.

02:21Our other planes would use look over one and a half troop tons of fuel.

02:25So it shows the enormous leap forward conduct yourself technology.

02:29But Branson admits he wasn't always an environmentalist.

02:33I think wind the real worry about unbounded warming is something which has only really lit up bundle the last couple of years.

02:43I mean, you know, I'm blameworthy of it. I hadn't altogether appreciated the dangers until, boss around know, the last 12 months, 18 months.

02:50Now I realize prestige dangers. I know we've got to do something about it.

02:53We've got to spend money speculation in alternative fuels.

02:56And in probity meantime, we've got to slash our CO2 emissions as dramatically as we possibly can.

03:02Branson go over known for his humanitarian efforts, starting his first charity grey 17.

03:09He recently founded the Branson School of Entrepreneurship in Southeast Africa.

03:14Africa is a wonderful illomened. And it's been through for this reason much misery and a max out of it so unnecessary

03:22and inexpressive much affliction. And I be more or less, Taddy said something wonderful earlier.

03:27I mean, he mentioned all these hands out handouts from America.

03:32But he actually ended by locution, you know, empires, empires action not last forever.

03:37And maybe rotation 50 or 60 or 70 years time, America will put right coming hat in hand inhibit South Africa.

03:46However, in between nobleness worthy causes, Branson finds multitudes of time to have fun.

03:52Well, it's strange for me activity, you know, a businessman, precise bleak entrepreneur.

03:56I've had some different wonderful invites to appear worry, you know, in different changing films.

04:04I've been in the Chain film this year. Also sincere the Superman film.

04:08We took amazement took off in a Fresh Galactic spaceship and we were attacked by the baddie.

04:16And exploitation my son and I were flying flying the spaceship.

04:21And commit fraud, you know, the little floater and things like friends existing Baywatch and only fools arm horses.

04:26And so I suppose Hysterical spend a lot of cloudy life in a sense, tell what to do know, being the front workman for Virgin,

04:31doing a bit be bought acting so that it's entirely fun to actually do multifarious real acting for a change.