The great thing about Virgin is there are no rules

Posted By lesanto on November 28, 2011 in ILN events, Leadership Conference Reviews | 0 Comments

John Pearson’s inside view of Virgin’s corporate culture, revealed at November’s Inspired Leaders Network event, proved both fascinating and inspirational. Glenn Le Santo was there as René Carayol chatted to John in front of a capacity audience at the BPP Business School in London’s Square Mile.

John Pearson, the former CEO of Virgin Radio and current Chairman of Shazam, was our sofa guest at November’s Inspired Leaders Network event. At perfect ease as he was skilfully interviewed by René, John gave us a fascinating glimpse at Virgin’s unique corporate culture. A special buzz was generated as we all listened intently to John’s views and stories on what it takes to make people and companies really excel. It proved to be a genuinely inspirational and highly entertaining evening.
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A Tale of Two Brands

Posted By lesanto on November 9, 2011 in Leadership Blog | 

Media man John Pearson is back working with Richard Branson and Virgin – having previously been Virgin Radio’s CEO during the company’s most formative, turbulent and successful years.

After launching the national station and winning a prestigious London FM licence, John was part of the management buyout with Chris Evans that created The Ginger Media Group. Subsequently he played a significant role in the sale of The Ginger Media group to Scottish Media Group for £230million. However, he left shortly after the sale the SMG.

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