It's got to be fun to be Richard Branson.
Since founding his record label in the 1970s, he's launched more than 400 businesses with the Virgin Group, exploring pretty much every industry you could imagine: airlines, hotels, mobile-phone companies, banks, and even space tourism.
With an estimated net worth of $5 billion, he's one of the wealthiest people in the world.
From parties with models to daredevil world-record attempts, this British businessman always takes it to the next level.
Richard Branson was born on July 18, 1950 in Blackheath, London. His father was a barrister, but their family was not wealthy, and they struggled to make ends meet. As a young man, he struggled with dyslexia and performed poorly in school. A headmaster once told him he would either end up in prison or a millionaire.
Source: Washington Post
His first business was a magazine he called 'Student.' The first issue came out on January 26, 1968, when Branson was just a teen.
Source: Virgin blog
He started selling records by mail order in 1970. The business later grew into a brick-and-mortar store, which grew into a recording studio that eventually became Virgin Records.
Source: Virgin blog
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