Tag: richard branson

Striving beyond my comfort zone

While we were on Necker Island for Virgin Galactic week Richard decided that it would be a great idea to wrest us from holiday mode and participate in a mini-Strive challenge. Hurrican Matthew had wreaked further havoc in Haiti days earlier, and he saw this as an opportunity to raise a decent chunk of money […]

Celebrating our Virginity

After having had the opportunity to visit Sir Richard Branson at his Necker Island home previously, Stuart and I were delighted to be invited by Virgin Australia to welcome him to our own home town of Brisbane this week. Richard was in town to launch the new Virgin lounge facilities at Brisbane Airport, a location […]

Leadership Learnings from Richard Branson

I’ve shared my key takeouts from the recent Leadership Gathering held by Virgin Unite and Business Chicks in 3 previous posts, but its impossible to conclude without including the lessons provided by one of our generations great business leaders, Sir Richard Branson. Our previous visit to Necker came at a very challenging time for both […]