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.

I've obviously been born fortunate. I love people. I enjoy every single minute of my life.

People are no different from flowers. If you water them, they flourish. If you are not nice to them, they shrivel up

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.

It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!

My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me. I have fun running all the Virgin businesses-so a setback is never a bad experience, just a learning curve.

If you take care of your workers they'll take care of your business.