Holly Branson

“Financial reward is important, but it shouldn't be your end goal - you'll reach your dreams much sooner if you focus your efforts on more important things.”

“All businesses should have an element of social enterprise, and all social enterprises should not ignore the most important lessons from successful commercial businesses.”

“Our parents are the most invaluable teachers we have, and no matter how alien it might seem to ask them to enter your 'work' world, you might just be surprised what comes out of it.”

“Businesses should encourage all their staff to come up with ideas, not be afraid to make suggestions, and then to act on those suggestions. There is nothing worse than going to a job every day were you feel like you are not making a difference to either the place you work or the world you live in.”

“When I was younger, I went with a friend of mine to Nairobi for 3 months and helped teach in an orphanage's school. It was a great experience and made me truly understand that giving back - by giving time, not just money - was so rewarding.”

“I don't really enjoy finance and accounting.”

“I have been lucky to meet some incredible people who do not possess what you would traditionally class as power, but through their charisma, passion, and strength of character, they are able to achieve things that 'richer or more powerful people' could only dream of.”

“I'm not a big cryer.”

“The Olympics was something amazing for the U.K. in bringing people together and giving the population hope.”

“Spending time in different areas of a business and making time to understand how everyone fits together is incredibly beneficial.”

“I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. I saw a lot of my friends having a hard time figuring out what they wanted to do, so I'm glad I had a purpose and goal to focus on. I liked the discipline and the sense of structure.”

“When I brought my medical school friends home, Dad used to tell us that we didn't know anything about the world. He started giving me impromptu quizzes about history and current events. I quite liked that.”

“I trained very hard to get into medicine, so I won't say I'll never go back to it.”

“Dad was always working in the living room. There was no distinction between work and life - it was the same thing.”

“Most families like to spend time bonding over meals out, picnics in the country, maybe weekend camping trips - we take things to the extreme!”

“I'd be a really boring person to have cameras around all day.”

“I always thought when I left medicine it would just be a one-year timeout and I'd go back, but that's now turned into many more.”

“I'm an Apple-mad person. The iPad is now such a big part of my life.”

“I like to be busy every day.”

“I'd be bored just going to parties and getting my picture taken.”