To succeed in business you need to be original, but you also need to understand what your customers want.
You can’t do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can’t go wrong.
Once a changemaker, always a changemaker but only a few swim against the tide.
Good brands reflect the histories of the time and the group of people that made them. They can not be copied. They can not be recycled.
Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.
The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess.
I like to set myself a new adventure challenge at least once or twice a year because I love that side of my life. I love getting fit and training for it.
And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.
As an entrepreneur, you’ve got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you’ve got to protect against losing your life. It’s even more important as an adventurer to get it right.
Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won’t make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa – and it’s about getting a balance.
Clearly in the eyes of the consumer; the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from our house and made me find my own way home across the fields. I got hopelessly lost.
I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills at the end of the year.
Every great movement in the world starts with a tiny group of people who simply refuse to accept a situation.
My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.
I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn’t really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.
I don’t buy a lot of things. I like to create things. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to build my beautiful island in the Caribbean. I certainly haven’t regretted that.
One thing is certain in business, you and everyone around you will make mistakes.