Perhaps my early problems with dyslexia made me more intuitive: when someone sends me a written proposal, rather than dwelling on detailed facts and figures I find that my imagination grasps and expands on what I read.

Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.

If you get your face and your name out there enough, people will start to recognize you.

We [Virgin Group] have been successful not by wasting time scrutinising our competitors but by looking at ourselves from the point of view of our customers do and seeking feedback through listening.

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

My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself