![]() ![]() He moved from magazine to mail-order records to record shop to recording studio. The short history on Branson, 40, is that he dropped out of high school at 16 to launch a magazine. ![]() He’s strictly tweed jacket and rumpled shirt, unbuttoned halfway down to his navel. ![]() No pinstripes for this hippie capitalist. The beauty of this image for Branson is that the press loves this kind of story and adores this kind of guy.īranson looks more like a studio musician than a CEO, sporting a shock of shaggy hair and a toothy grin. In Branson’s wake trailed a half-dozen reporters who dutifully reported on his success story while he pushed club memberships and promoted the heck out of his businesses.Īll in all, not a bad day’s work, especially for a guy who never looks like he’s working. (Branson gave them honorary memberships to his local club - not that anybody expects them to show up, you understand, but it’s good publicity.)ĭancing the night away at his club with four or five “Virgin girls” - very blond, very leggy flight attendants brought in from his airline for the club’s promotion. ![]() Flying his company’s blimp over the city while yammering disc jockeys broadcast to the folks below.Ĭhatting up the press and lunching with Burt Reynolds and wife Loni. ![]()
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