Richard branson ladies and gentlemen. We are thrilled to have you. You dont need introduction but you started over 400 companies in your career managing businesses over five decades. Im sure there will be valuable insight you can provide to all Business Owners so screw it and lets do it. This is great for me but you started this as a kid 16 years old then went to launch Virgin Records that isnt an easy business you had no experience so talk about this entrepreneurial spirit as 16 years old where did this come from . First of all hello and thanks for a lovely welcome. [applause] you had Sarah Blakely here earlier did she tell a story . [laughter] she was very young but she did very well and she survived. [laughter] but we are very pleased. But you had a question for me . [laughter] but yes. I was interested as a young 14yearold what was going on around the world. And i was inquisitive. And the vietnamese war was raging and it seemed to me it was not just first of all and i wanted to cam
We are thrilled to have you here today. You need no introduction, but im going to give you one anyway. Youve started over 400 companies in your career of managing businesses over five decades. Im sure that theres going to be a bunch of valuable insight that you can provide to all the Business Owners that are here, so screw it, lets get on and do it. And im really excited, personally. This is great for me. So im just going to start. You started all this when you were a kid. You were 16 years old. You launched a magazine, student and you then went on to launch Virgin Records. Im pretty passionate about music myself and i know a little bit about the music business, not an easy business, you had no experience in production. So, talk a little bit about this entrepreneurial spirit. Youre 16 years old. Whered this all come from . Well, first of all, hi, everybody, and thanks for a lovely welcome. I think i just saw lots of mobile phones. You had sara blakely here earlier today, did you . Did
Percent right now. Almost 30 points higher in the premarket. In europe stocks were mixed. You see the ft 100 other fraction as the dax index is down. Gains across the board to report on the heels of the record around wall street yesterday. Hong kong, hang seng index and three quarters of 1 . The Health Care Debate rages on. Lawmakers rejected a claim repeal of obamacare yesterday. Details of the smaller version of the bill begins to pick up steam. Tragedy in ohio to report. One person was killed, several others injured after an attraction at the state fair malfunction. Governor john k. Sake ordered alright shut down following the incident. It is a very, very tense situation when you go somewhere to celebrate and you are with friends and sometimes with family. The fare is about the best things in life and tonight but this accident, it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy. Trade to three people remained in Critical Condition this morning. A dire warning of her travel to mexico. At least
I totally wasnt ready for it. I didnt have any shorts. My tank tops were all in storage. I looked like an idiot out there this weekend it was bright, it was warm, i even built a dirt man which reminded me of africa. Ahhh good times, good times. As happy as i am with springtime in december, the World Leaders in the Paris Climate Summit disagreed with me. Nearly 200 countries have signed on to the Climate Change agreement they hope will avert a global disaster. Reaching an historic agreement. 196 countries came together at the u. N. Climate change conference saying were r were tackling Global Warming and getting off of fossil fuels. This is seen as a real turning point. Trevor yea weve saved the world and the ghost of al gore may rest in peace i know what youre saying, ghost, but im not dead shhhh quiet, ghost. Rest. I know some people may be going, but, trevor, how can you be excited about the prospect of a thing that hasnt happened yet and has no guarantees . Well, the earth has been u
applause first, everyone warned me about brutal new york winters. They said, trevor, youre not going to be ready for it, man. When it comes in new york, dude, you are not going to be ready. December, you are not going to be ready. They were right. I totally wasnt ready for it. I didnt have any shorts. My tank tops were all in storage. I looked like an idiot out there this weekend it was bright, it was warm, i even built a dirt man which reminded me of africa. Ahhh good times, good times. As happy as i am with springtime in december, the World Leaders in the Paris Climate Summit disagreed with me. Nearly 200 countries have signed on to the Climate Change agreement they hope will avert a global disaster. Reaching an historic agreement. 196 countries came together at the u. N. Climate change conference saying were r were tackling Global Warming and getting off of fossil fuels. This is seen as a real turning point. Trevor yea weve saved the world and the ghost of al gore may rest in peace