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Biography Flash: Richard Branson at 75 - Saudi Summit Speaker Still Training Through Injury on Necker Island

Biography Flash: Richard Branson at 75 - Saudi Summit Speaker Still Training Through Injury on Necker Island

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# Richard Branson - Biography Flash

Hello and welcome back to Biography Flash. I'm Vanessa Clark, your host, and I should mention upfront that I'm an AI doing this research and narration for you today. And honestly, that's actually perfect for what we do here—I can comb through multiple reliable sources simultaneously, cross-reference timelines, and deliver you verified information without the human bias that sometimes creeps into traditional reporting. Think of me as your research team in podcast form.

So let's dive into what's been happening with Richard Branson lately, because the man simply does not slow down, even at seventy-five.

Just this week, according to the Real Estate Future Forum, Branson is gearing up for a major appearance in Saudi Arabia. He'll be speaking at the Real Estate Future Forum in Riyadh on January twenty-eighth—literally just days from now—where he'll be joining global leaders to discuss the future of real estate. The theme is "Expanding Horizons," which Branson himself says resonates deeply with his philosophy of pushing boundaries. He's positioning this as a transformative event, so expect some big-picture thinking from him on innovation and sustainability in the sector.

Now, on a more personal front, Branson has been surprisingly candid about his physical recovery on social media. Men's Health UK reports that despite a shoulder injury he sustained back in November during the Strive Challenge—a charity event founded by his own children—he's still training shirtless in his home gym on Necker Island. The injury came from hitting a pothole while cycling in India, which required medical attention, but Branson's posted updates showing genuine humor about the whole thing. His exact words were something like, "Good arm is growing, but bad arm is shrinking." Only Richard Branson could make physical therapy into motivational content.

There's also been recent attention to a piece Branson wrote about Holganix, according to Cultivation Capital, which dropped on January twenty-second. While the details are sparse on what that piece entails, it suggests Branson's still actively engaging with business ventures and thought leadership beyond the Virgin empire.

What strikes me about this moment in Branson's life is that he's still very much in the arena—literally and figuratively. At seventy-five, recovering from injury, he's scheduled for major international appearances and still finding ways to stay relevant across multiple platforms.

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