110+ Richard Branson Quotes On Business, Employees And Success

Richard Branson is a British business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Virgin Group, which controls over 400 companies. Branson is known for his business acumen and adventurous spirit, having been involved in many high-profile entrepreneurial endeavors. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Richard Branson on leadership, business, employees.

Top 10 Richard Branson Quotes

1. Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.
2. If your dreams don't scare you they are too small.
3. The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.
4. You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
5. Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
6. You don't learn to walk by following rules, you learn by doing and by falling over.
7. It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.
8. Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.
9. Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.
10. If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes-then learn how to do it later!

Richard Branson Image Quotes

If your dreams don't scare you they are too small. — Richard Branson

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. — Richard Branson

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak. — Richard Branson

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Short Quotes

• If you aim higher than you expect, you could reach higher than you dreamed.
• A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
• Your brand name is only as good as your reputation
• If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.
• Doing good is good for business.
• Don't bother doing something unless you're radically different from the competition.
• I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.
• Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary.
• Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving.
• Brands always mean something. If you don't define what the brand means, your competitors will

Richard Branson Quotes About Leadership

A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories. — Richard Branson

Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work feel more like play. — Richard Branson

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me. — Richard Branson

Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world's most inspiring and inspired people. — Richard Branson

I may be a businessman in that I set up and run companies for profit, but when I try to plan ahead and dream up new products and new companies, I'm an idealist. — Richard Branson

What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together. — Richard Branson

I like to take chances on people, and whenever possible, promote from within - it sends a great message to everyone in the company when someone demonstrates a passion for the job and leadership skills at every step along the way and is rewarded with a leadership role. — Richard Branson

It isn't effective or productive to force your employees to do anything. Choice empowers people and makes for a more content workforce. — Richard Branson

You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion. — Richard Branson

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Business

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business. — Richard Branson

Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don't let them drag you into the mud. — Richard Branson

Two heads are definitely better than one and by sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up with a strategy that will allow your business to overcome a setback or challenge. — Richard Branson

You know I think if the people who work for a business are proud of the business they work for, they'll work that much harder, and therefore, I think turning your business into a real force for good is good business sense as well. — Richard Branson

For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference. — Richard Branson

The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful ways. — Richard Branson

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. — Richard Branson

The best way of learning about anything is by doing. — Richard Branson

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - everyday I'm learning something new. — Richard Branson

Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work... You had better enjoy it. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Employees

Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met. — Richard Branson

The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers — Richard Branson

A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product — Richard Branson

The first thing to look for when searching for a great employee is somebody with a personality that fits with your company culture. Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality. — Richard Branson

A company is people … employees want to know… am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel? People really need to feel wanted. — Richard Branson

Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles. — Richard Branson

With all my employees, I listen to them, trust in them, believe in them, respect them and let them have a go! I never believe I know better than they do and have been fortunate over the years to build up a very strong management team whom I can trust and take advice from. — Richard Branson

Give your employees a mission that matches their ambitions. When you challenge people, they surprise you. — Richard Branson

If you run a business, put on top your employees, then your consumers, and then your shareholders. — Richard Branson

By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Success

Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it — Richard Branson

Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize, communicate freely and respect each other. — Richard Branson

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. — Richard Branson

Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. — Richard Branson

Have fun, work hard and money will come. Don't waste time - grab your chances. Have a positive outlook on life. When it's not fun, move on. — Richard Branson

Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. — Richard Branson

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line. — Richard Branson

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself — Richard Branson

There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success. — Richard Branson

Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Life

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance. — Richard Branson

You only live once, and I just don’t want to waste a minute of my life. — Richard Branson

Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures! — Richard Branson

My number one rule in business, and in life, is to enjoy what you do. Running a business involves long hours and hard decisions; if you don't have the passion to keep you going, your business will more than likely fail. If you don't enjoy what you are doing, then you shouldn't be doing it. — Richard Branson

Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work? — Richard Branson

Have faith in yourself. Think yes not no. Live life to the full. Never give up. — Richard Branson

I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life. — Richard Branson

There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you. — Richard Branson

I find it very difficult to think of mistakes; not that I don't make any but because I was brought up to look only at the good things in life ... As for what lost the most money, probably Virgin Cola. It is still No 1 in Bangladesh though. — Richard Branson

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn't in - 21 years ago, then I'd think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Staff

Setting customer expectations at a level that is aligned with consistently deliverable levels of customer service requires that your whole staff, from product development to marketing, works in harmony with your brand image. — Richard Branson

Learn to look after your staff first and the rest will follow — Richard Branson

... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the staff are motivated then the customers will be happy, and the shareholders will then benefit through the company's success. — Richard Branson

If a chairman of a company visits Seattle, that chairman should take all the staff out in the evening and have a few drinks together, talk together and party together and not be embarrassed about the staff seeing the weaker side of you. — Richard Branson

I am convinced that companies should put staff first, customers second and shareholders third - ultimately that's in the best interest of customers and shareholders. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Opportunity

Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now. — Richard Branson

A good idea for a new business tends not to occur in isolation, and often the window of opportunity is very small. So speed is of the essence. — Richard Branson

It's worrying to think more than half the world's population lacks internet access and therefore lacks an equal opportunity to improve their lives. — Richard Branson

I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue. — Richard Branson

Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity. — Richard Branson

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business. — Richard Branson

Those who know me know I'm passionate about lists, and top of my list of priorities is my family. My wife Joan and I do not consider our legacy to our children to be wealth or fame but the opportunity to pursue happiness by following their own path. — Richard Branson

All in all, the internet is a force for good, providing young entrepreneurs with access to an incredible wealth of information, has changed the way we see the world and is also a great source of innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities. — Richard Branson

In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is the time to go and start a business. — Richard Branson

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Customer Service

You should not build your customer service system on the premise that your organisation will never question the whims of your clients. — Richard Branson

Good customer service begins at the top. If your senior people don't get it, even the strongest links further down the line can become compromised. — Richard Branson

I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people's lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies. — Richard Branson

Screw the competition - focus on good customer service. — Richard Branson

Customers shouldn't just think of your business as a place to buy a product or use a service - it should be a fun place to be. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Entrepreneurship

I have had a lot of fun pushing the boundaries on my balloon and kitesurf adventures, breaking some world records in the process, and I think this attitude of having fun whilst working hard is one that lends itself very well to successful entrepreneurship. — Richard Branson

I think entrepreneurship is our natural state--a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness. — Richard Branson

At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true to yourself, to your values in life. Your dreams. — Richard Branson

Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it. — Richard Branson

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Entrepreneurial

Mentorship is key to unlocking each of our entrepreneurial spirits. — Richard Branson

The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess. — Richard Branson

One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea. — Richard Branson

I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit. — Richard Branson

When I was young, every time I criticized someone, my mother would stand me in front of the mirror and say: 'The flaws you see in others are actually a reflection of yourself.' That taught me to pay close attention when I looked at others. — Richard Branson

Clearly in the eyes of the consumer; the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs. — Richard Branson

We don't actually plan to launch new businesses over the next few years, but we are planning to take the ones we have into new territories. — Richard Branson

Entrepreneurial business favours the open mind. It favours people whose optimism drives them to prepare for many possible futures, pretty much purely for the joy of doing so. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Innovative

All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a reality. — Richard Branson

We should all seek to innovate, or be curious about innovation. Innovation truly is one of our greatest gifts. — Richard Branson

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. Doing things differently and solving problems with new, innovative and fresh approaches are the very reason many start-ups are able to compete and sometimes outpace the established market leaders. — Richard Branson

The time to go into a new business is when it’s badly run by others. — Richard Branson

Innovation happens when people are given the freedom to ask questions and the resources and power to find the answers. — Richard Branson

Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It's also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people. — Richard Branson

Be creative. Innovate consistently on the little things that the big companies ignore. Little things often make big differences in business. — Richard Branson

Business is the force of change. Business is essential to solving the climate crisis, because this is what business is best at: innovating, changing, addressing risks, searching for opportunities. There is no more vital task — Richard Branson

It is the satisfaction of doing it for yourself and motivating others to work with you in bringing it about. It is about the fun, innovation, creativity with the rewards being far greater than purely financial. — Richard Branson

Dreaming is one of humanity’s greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About People

Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code — Richard Branson

I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go. — Richard Branson

As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people. — Richard Branson

Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality. — Richard Branson

Being dyslexic can actually help in the outside world. I see some things clearer than other people do because I have to simplify things to help me and that has helped others. — Richard Branson

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it. — Richard Branson

In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics. — Richard Branson

The best way forward is to give more people everywhere greater power to build their own destinies. — Richard Branson

They encouraged me to always look for the good in people instead of assuming the worst and trying to find fault. — Richard Branson

If you want to stand out from the crowd, give people a reason not to forget you — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About Virgin

Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. A company that stands still will soon be forgotten. Trying to provoke positive change is a principle we've embedded across the Virgin family for more than four decades. — Richard Branson

Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding a bit of competition, and it's fun to be able to deliver it. — Richard Branson

If you love what you do and if you believe in what you do, others will share your enthusiasm. Passionate people find their way to the Virgin Group, and when they do, we snap them up and try to keep them within the family. — Richard Branson

I don't think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions of pounds you know, building their brands, whereas Virgin is already well-known around the world. — Richard Branson

Although I've been living in the British Virgin Islands for some time now, I have never stopped caring passionately about the U.K. and its great people. — Richard Branson

I want Virgin to be as well-known around the world as Coca-Cola. — Richard Branson

Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that's largely because we have tried to keep our business small, and our management teams tight-knit. I feel that small, compact companies, are better run. That is partly because people feel more connected in small companies. — Richard Branson

I nearly failed when Virgin was in its infancy; I nearly failed in the early 1980s, and, of course, I have nearly died more than once trying to achieve a world record for boating or ballooning. But through a combination of luck and planning, both Virgin and I are still here. — Richard Branson

I think, because I started Virgin when I was a teenager, it has become a part of me, like my family, and I am motivated by ambition for it, almost as if it were a child. — Richard Branson

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures - they're lying if they say they haven't. Virgin has had some tremendously successful businesses and some that have not quite worked out. Virgin Cola springs to mind - the product wasn't distinct enough from Coca-Cola. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Quotes About World

I think business leaders all over the world should not just think of how we can make lots of money, which is fine, but to take some of the problems in the world and get out there and tackle them using business. I think that if businesses do that we can get on top of these problems. — Richard Branson

Our generation has inherited an incredibly beautiful world from our parents and they from their parents. It is in our hands whether our children and their children inherit the same world. We must not be the generation responsible for irreversibly damaging the environment. — Richard Branson

I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world — Richard Branson

We all are now very aware of what a connected world we live in - connected to each other and to the earth that gives us everything we have. We need all countries and companies to step up and play their part - setting strong goals, having clear plans, and openly demonstrating progress. — Richard Branson

The important thing is that you've got a strong foundation before you start to try to save the world or help other people. — Richard Branson

Put your passions to work to make this world a better place. — Richard Branson

Travel the world and meet people. I've been fortunate enough to see so much of the world, and being able to do so has brought me so many wonderful friends and experiences. There is no better way to learn than exploring new places. — Richard Branson

We are going to transform Britain's rail system from the worst in the world to the best. If you can do a few things like that, when the body gives out, you can say you've lived a good life. — Richard Branson

If you're embarking around the world in a hot-air balloon, don't forget the toilet paper. — Richard Branson

On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years ago, despite what's going on in Syria. There are definitely hopeful signs that the world is moving, decade by decade, in the right direction. — Richard Branson

Richard Branson Famous Quotes And Sayings

If your dreams don't scare you they are too small. — Richard Branson

Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. — Richard Branson

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak. — Richard Branson

Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business. — Richard Branson

It's so graceful to be blown by the wind, to go where the wind takes you. Just drifting over beautiful rivers in a balloon is perfect. — Richard Branson

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple. — Richard Branson

I believe in myself. I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love. — Richard Branson

Everyone needs something to aim for. You can call it a challenge, or you can call it a goal. It is what makes us human. It was challenges that took us from being cavemen to reaching for the stars. — Richard Branson

Confidence breeds confidence and negativity breeds negativity. Treat those around you with respect and dignity and they will thrive. — Richard Branson

The best lessons are usually learned from failure. You musn't beat yourself up if you fail - just pick yourself up, learn as much as you can from the experience and get on with the next challenge...The brave may not live forever, but the cautious never live at all. — Richard Branson

Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad. — Richard Branson

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records. — Richard Branson

There's nothing like the endorphins from being fit, and the incredible endorphin rush that goes with that. It beats drugs, drink, and almost anything else I know. — Richard Branson

It's all about finding and hiring people smarter than you. Getting them to join your business. And giving them good work. Then getting out of their way. And trusting them. You have to get out of the way so YOU can focus on the bigger vision. That's important. And here's the main thing....you must make them see their work as a MISSION. — Richard Branson

You must have the courage to trust your instincts and be ready to question what other people don't. If you do that, you can seize opportunities that others would miss. Believe in yourself, and use everything you can - including the obstacles - to propel you along the road to success. Who knows what you might achieve? — Richard Branson

Unless you dream, nothing will happen. If you dream, you might be able to make your dreams come true. — Richard Branson

I suspect in most companies, the public relations person is down at No. 20 in the pecking order. But here, he is fighting incredibly important battles. If a negative story starts running away with itself in the press and is not dealt with fast, it can badly damage the brand, and so we put enormous weight on our PR people. — Richard Branson

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went. — Richard Branson

My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around. — Richard Branson

Two bricklayers work side by side. The first lays bricks. The second builds magnificent cathedrals. Think small vs. think big. — Richard Branson

Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business. — Richard Branson

As men, we all have something to give. We all have the power to do our own part to stop the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. It is holding us all back. — Richard Branson

I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure. — Richard Branson

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. — Richard Branson

I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going. — Richard Branson

Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank. — Richard Branson

Sometimes miracles come in pairs. — Richard Branson

You can't run a business without taking risks. The brave may not live forever - but the cautious do not live at all! — Richard Branson

Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills. — Richard Branson

Only a fool never changes his mind. — Richard Branson

All of us have just got to find that time to look after our bodies. That helps us make sure that our mind is sharp. I know that when I'm feeling great and really fit, I can get in three or four hours more of really productive work. — Richard Branson

To be a real entrepreneur you always have to be looking forward. The moment you rest on your laurels is the moment your competition overtakes you. — Richard Branson

There is no such thing as a boring person: everyone has stories and insights worth sharing. While on the road, we let our phones or laptops take up our attention. By doing that, we might miss out on the chance to learn and absorb ideas and inspiration from an unexpected source: our fellow travelers. — Richard Branson

Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives. — Richard Branson

We will be producing supersonic planes which will go far, far faster than Concordes. New York to Tokyo could be less than an hour. You could be traveling at 19,000 miles an hour orbitally. — Richard Branson

Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealised, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust. — Richard Branson

Smoking marijuana, as long as you leave the nicotine out of it, is certainly no more damaging than having a drink, and I suspect better for you than having a drink. — Richard Branson

What's the quickest way to become a millionaire? Borrow fivers off everyone you meet. — Richard Branson

Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled. — Richard Branson

Life Lessons by Richard Branson

1. Richard Branson is an example of how taking risks and having an entrepreneurial spirit can lead to great success. He has also demonstrated the importance of having a strong work ethic and staying focused on achieving goals.
2. He has also shown that it is important to be passionate about what you do and to take care of yourself and your team.
3. Lastly, Richard Branson has demonstrated the importance of giving back to the community and being a responsible business leader.