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  • Nov 12, 2009

Since the launch of Virgin Money Giving on 14 October we have had a great response, and lots of running man videos coming in. My personal favourite is the ‘DaviesBruvvers’ fantastic interpretation of the Running Man – they certainly outdid my attempts at the dance which you can also see on my YouTube page! Take a look for yourself and why not put together your own video - remember for every running man video submitted to YouTube, £5 will go to charity.The Run with Richard…
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  • Nov 03, 2009

As part of it's 25th Anniversary celebrations, Virgin Atlantic has launched a new show, PitchTV, which is airing onboard and is also available online here on virgin.com.We're inviting entrepreneurs in search of investment and exposure for their business ideas to upload short video pitches.The community here will vote for their favourite video pitches and each month, the winning videos will feature as part of Virgin Atlantic's PitchTV show which will air on their inflight entertainment system - g…
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  • Oct 16, 2009

I had an energetic start on Wednesday morning and had a full day of telling people about Virgin Money Giving and our sponsorship of the Virgin London Marathon. Joining in with 200 people in our take on the running man dance was a great way to start the day - and to dust off my training shoes...   Virgin Money Giving is an organisation that I am very proud of. It reflects my belief that profit should be used to do something good for society at large and that’s exactly w…
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  • Oct 13, 2009

This month's PitchTV show is now airing onboard Virgin Atlantic planes, exposing the latest batch of video pitches from budding entreprenuers to the hundreds of business professionals who regularly fly with Virgin Atlantic. Hopefully among the people watching in the air or online here will be someone who might be willing to help take one of these business ideas forward.   October's PitchTV show features guest entreprenuer Jamie Murray Wells, founder of Glasses Direct, who kindl…
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  • Oct 05, 2009

Sam Young asked me: 'My Dad's claim to fame is that he picked you up when you were hitch hiking before you were famous. He claims that he picked you up near Oxford and dropped you off at your shop on Oxford Street (London), apparently you were in the process of setting up your first music shop. Do you remember this, or is he having me on?' Watch the video to find out if I do remember Sam's dad! You can ask me anything via the Ask Richard section here on virgin.com: Ask Richard …
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  • Oct 02, 2009

Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, is offering everyone an incredible chance to submit a question to The Elders. The Elders will then select and respond on video to five questions. This wonderful group of global leaders was set up by Nelson Mandela to offer their collective influence and experience help tackle conflicts and promote peace building. I've had the great privilege to work closely with these remarkable men and women over the past few years. Most recently, …
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  • Oct 01, 2009

I have to announce that I have a new lady in my life. But my lovely wife needn’t worry – it’s Necker Belle, a magnificent 32 metre catamaran. This is the latest addition to the Virgin Limited Edition collection.  After spending the last two years undergoing an extensive refit, following her former years as Lady Barbaretta, I was introduced to Necker Belle in her spectacular new form. I was thrilled to be able to jump onboard and see her in all her true glory. She really is…
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  • Sep 28, 2009

Kevin Spreekmeester asked me: 'How close is today's Virgin to what you initially dreamed it might be?' And my answer's in this video... You can ask me anything via the Ask Richard section here on virgin.com: Ask Richard Here are some earlier questions and answers: Ask Richard #1 Ask Richard #2 Ask Richard #3 Ask Richard #4 Ask Richard #5 Ask Richard #6 Ask Richard #7 Ask Richard #8 Ask Richard #9 Ask Richard #10 …
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  • Sep 22, 2009

On the 21st of September I fasted along with hundreds of other people to try and raise awareness for the devastating plight of the people in Darfur.  One day is obviously nothing compared to the daily fight to survive for Darfuris, but we all must do whatever we can to try and shout about the issue and get governments and global communities to never forget about the atrocities that are continuing in Darfur. I’m looking forward to the time when there is no more need for an Internatio…
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  • Sep 21, 2009

It was our 6th annual Virgin Stars of the Year Dinner last Friday, where a chosen group of Virgin employees from around the world are recognised and thanked for all their hard work. I joined them all at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London to celebrate the night away in style.These staff members have been recognised as Virgin Stars through a combination of peer and management nominations for having ‘gone the extra mile’. It was a fantastic night and there were Stars from the UK, Ame…
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