14 and a half hours with Richard: 3pm - 10pm
Here’s the final part of my big day with Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson on his visit to Toronto to promote his Business Stripped Bare book…
3:10 pm
We head back downtown. Richard is about to become the first non-Canadian to receive the ‘Recognition of Achievement Award’ by the National Quality Institute in Canada for his success [...]
14 and a half hours with Richard: 9am - 3pm
So - carrying on from yesterday’s post: 14 and a half hours with Richard, here’s the next bit of the big day in Toronto…
9 am
We have to make a stop at Harry Rosen so Richard can pick up a Hugo Boss suit for tonight’s gala. Richard is on the phone to the skipper of [...]
14 and a half hours with Richard
Ever wondered what it’s like to spend a day in the company of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson? Well - I’m Chris Baines and I’m the PR guy at Virgin Mobile in Toronto, Canada. Richard recently came to Toronto to promote his new book Business Stripped Bare and it was my job to accompany him [...]
My name is Nathan and I’m an Obamaniac
So I still haven’t read Business Stripped Bare yet. We are getting some copies in next week for the team here at Virgin Mobile Canada. As the pack is addressed to me I’ll make sure I grab one hot off the press or the boat or wherever it has come from. I’ve heard that a [...]
Introducing Nathan Rosenberg
I’m going to be honest. I know this site is about the new book from Richard Branson, but I haven’t read it yet. I’ve seen photos of the cover and I’ve read the overview as provided in the Virgin Books catalogue. However we are a little behind the UK and it doesn’t go on sale [...]
