Eve Branson: The Adventurous Life
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2014
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
You may recognize the last name of today's guest.
Yes, Eve Branson is the mom of legendary entrepreneur, Virgin founder and adventurer, Richard Branson. But she's also very much a force of nature in her own right. In fact, it's easy to see where Richard got his legendary sense of possibility and adventure from.
Eve is a multi-time entrepreneur, former ballet dancer, military gliding instructor for the Women's Royal Naval Services or WRENS during World War II, flight-attendant, mom of three kids, philanthropist and founder of the Eve Branson Foundation and now author of a new book called Mum's the Word: The High-Flying Adventures of Eve Branson.
I recently had a chance to sit down with Eve to explore her remarkable journey. The conversation ranged from how both her and Richard turned dyslexia into a "different way" of working in the world and even an asset to how she became involved in improving the lives of women and children in Morocco. Common to nearly everything she's accomplished is an indomitable spirit and a lens that says anything is possible, no matter what anyone else says.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Good Life Project, where we take you behind the scenes for in-depth candid conversations |
| 0:10.7 | with artists, entrepreneurs, makers, and world shakers. |
| 0:15.2 | Here's your host, Jonathan Fields. |
| 0:17.9 | I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project. |
| 0:26.7 | My guest today is Eve Branson. |
| 0:29.2 | Eve Branson is a force of nature with what seems to be an insatiable desire for adventure. |
| 0:35.1 | As a young woman, Eve disguised herself as a boy to take lighter lessons, she enlisted |
| 0:39.8 | in the rents to help the war effort in World War II, acted as a dancer in London's West |
| 0:45.0 | and Theatre, and then as a flight attendant. |
| 0:48.2 | Retiring from her airborne adventures, at least temporarily, she married the love of her |
| 0:52.5 | life and then raised three stunningly accomplished kids, including Virgin Founder Richard |
| 0:58.4 | Branson. |
| 0:59.6 | She's traveled the world, written articles, novels, children's books, and now a new memoir |
| 1:04.5 | called Mums the Word. |
| 1:06.7 | Eve has also been a lifelong advocate for child welfare. |
| 1:10.3 | She's a founder and director of the Eve Branson Foundation, which provides training and |
| 1:14.9 | entrepreneurial skills to local communities in Morocco. |
| 1:19.3 | Rice Krispies Squares, the most delicious, most satisfying treat. |
| 1:27.5 | Enjoy its delicious vanilla essence, delight in the delicate rice Krispies. |
| 1:34.9 | So gooey, yet so crunchy. |
| 1:47.4 | So good. |
| 1:48.4 | Rice Krispies Squares, get stuck in. |
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