{"id":954,"date":"2024-10-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/hellomagazine\/?p=954"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:17:14","slug":"13-a-listers-whose-famous-mentors-propelled-them-to-stardom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/hellomagazine\/2024\/10\/06\/13-a-listers-whose-famous-mentors-propelled-them-to-stardom\/","title":{"rendered":"13 A-Listers whose famous mentors propelled them to stardom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;has-dropcap&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>S<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">triking out alone can be tough, even more so in Hollywood, where fortunes rise just as quickly as they fall. Having a mentor can be an essential ingredient for success, and many famous figures have shared their industry wisdom to help bring up the next generation of actors, musicians and directors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Lady Gaga to Bill Gates to Barack Obama, many A-Listers and famous faces have admitted many of their successes wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without the support of mentors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read on for celebrities you didn&#8217;t realise have famous mentors\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3>Elton John and Lady Gaga<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;962,961,960,958&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-gallery&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-26px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>&#8220;I cannot tell you how instrumental in my life he&#8217;s been,&#8221; Lady Gaga has said of Elton<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A friendship that publicly started when the all-star singing duo took to the Grammys stage together in 2010, Lady Gaga has credited Elton with helping her find her feet in the music industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with <em>Apple Music<\/em>, Lady Gaga praised him: &#8220;He&#8217;s been my mentor for a long time. He&#8217;s always challenged me to keep my head above water and something that I always appreciate is that he knows when I&#8217;m down.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Elton&#8217;s always really challenged me to take care of my artistry and to really take care of myself,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I cannot tell you how instrumental in my life he&#8217;s been to showing me that you can go all the way in life and\u2026 be authentic and be you and do good things in the world and take care of yourself and be there. He&#8217;s such an inspiration.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Elton called the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poker Face<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> singer &#8220;more than a friend&#8221; and said she is &#8220;like family&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lady Gaga is also godmother to both Elton&#8217;s children, and his husband David Furnish has expressed that he hopes Lady Gaga will pass on her mentorship to his sons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with Barbara Walters, he said: &#8220;Zachary&#8217;s going to inherit an incredible musical legacy from his father one day, and she will be a good person to guide him through the ins and outs of the music business, because she sure knows everything about the business now.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3>JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;fp-parallax&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-504052202-scaled.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; height=&#8221;80vh&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Steven has said how recieving mentorship himself inspired him to be a mentor to others<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-46px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JJ Abrams was just 15 when he won an award for being a young filmmaker. The story was reported in a newspaper which made it into the offices of esteemed director Steven Spielberg, who offered the young directing hopeful the opportunity to complete frame-by-frame repair work on old films Steven had made in his youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recalling the experience, JJ said at the time: &#8220;On one hand it was unnerving because the movies we were repairing were documenting the earliest work of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;On the other hand it was weird to see that his movies were as rough as mine in a way. It was heartening and also somehow scary. How could he have made movies where the cuts look like that?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspired by this early experience with his hero, JJ went on to direct many blockbuster films, and also made <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Super 8<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with Steven, who produced the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steven has spoken about his desire to be a mentor in the past, inspired by his own mentor Sid Sheinberg. At his memorial service in 2019, Steven said: &#8220;Maybe the greatest gift Sid Sheinberg ever gave me was the moral urge to be a mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Every time I discovered a new director, a new actor, a new writer, cinematographer, film editor, set designer, composer, I still to this day see Sid as the partner of all those choices of all of those big breaks.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3>Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;fp-parallax&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1244969991-1.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; height=&#8221;80vh&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Dolly calls herself Miley&#8217;s &#8216;fairy godmother&#8217;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disney fans may remember Dolly Parton&#8217;s cameos as &#8216;Aunt Dolly&#8217; in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hannah Montana<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but art does reflect life in this instance as <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/AR0wuTcujTeG5QRJnM9UgLA\">Dolly is godmother<\/a> to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Flowers <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">singer Miley Cyrus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as a maternal role in Miley&#8217;s life, Dolly has been on hand to support her in her career. Speaking to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Evening Standard <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about her goddaughter, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jolene <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">singer said: &#8220;She&#8217;s just trying to find her own place and wings and learn to fly. If she needs my opinion on something I will surely give it and there have been times we&#8217;ve talked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;But I would never dream of calling her and saying, &#8216;Well, why are you doing this?&#8217; or &#8216;You shouldn&#8217;t do this or that.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2020, Miley made an appearance on the Podcastn Out podcast, where she called Dolly her &#8220;mentor&#8221; and said she sends her godmother &#8220;a little rundown of what&#8217;s going on every other month&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3>Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg<\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;969,968,966,967&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-gallery&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Mark founded social media site Facebook while Steve co-founded Apple and created the iPhone<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While tech giants are often better known for intense rivalries than friendly co-operation, Apple and Facebook founders Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg were known for their cross-company friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a Q&amp;A, Mark told the prime minister of India about Steve&#8217;s pivotal advice for him when he was founding Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: &#8220;Early on in our history when things weren&#8217;t really going well &#8211; we had hit a tough patch and a lot of people wanted to buy Facebook &#8211; I went and I met with Steve Jobs, and he said that to reconnect with what I believed was the mission of the company, I should go visit this temple in India that he had gone to early in the evolution of Apple, when he was thinking about what he wanted his vision of the future to be.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the Apple founder passed away in October 2011, Mark wrote via Facebook: &#8220;Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. 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After videos of him singing went viral on YouTube, Justin&#8217;s manager Scooter Braun flew him out to Atlanta, where he met RnB singer Usher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He told Howard Stern in an interview: &#8220;I&#8217;d heard about Justin through the grapevine, because people were talking about him. I said, &#8216;Why don\u2019t you set up a meeting between me and your manager? I&#8217;d love to meet with you and do this in a formal setting. Let&#8217;s do this the right way.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usher is credited as executive producer for Justin&#8217;s first album My World, and has since been involved in all of Justin&#8217;s subsequent albums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He told the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: &#8220;Our relationship is more man-to-man now. 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In her memoir. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Becoming,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> she wrote that he was &#8220;a deadly combination of smooth and reasonable&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to Oprah in 2011, Barack said: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t have done anything that I&#8217;ve done without Michelle.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3><b>Rihanna and Jay-Z<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;986,985,984,983&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;fp-gallery&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Rihanna has spoken fondly of the &#8216;pep talks&#8217; and advice given by her mentor<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rihanna was just 15 years old when she auditioned for Def Jam, a record label which had newly appointed Jay Z as CEO and president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in an interview about her nerves performing in front of him, but reported that &#8220;the audition definitely went well. [Def Jam] locked me into the office &#8211; till 3am. And Jay-Z said: &#8216;There&#8217;s only two ways out. Out the door after you sign this deal. Or through this window &#8230;&#8217; And we were on the 29th floor. Very flattering&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elsewhere in the interview, she shared how their professional relationship developed into one of a mentor-mentee. She said: &#8220;Jay-Z just always gives me pep talks. Always good advice like keep good people around me, always telling me to let loose, go hard and have fun. And work hard.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hip-hop legend has echoed this sentiment, but has made it clear that while he offers advice, Rihanna is her own person. He told Hot97&#8217;s Angie Martinez: &#8220;That&#8217;s not my place, no, again, I can&#8217;t control the outcome of her life. I can&#8217;t intervene, I can give advice when asked and that&#8217;s it. I can provide information and then life has to play out, life has to happen.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-h3-futura&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3><b>Sir Richard Branson and Sir Freddie Laker<\/b><\/h3>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;fp-parallax&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1078677782.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; height=&#8221;80vh&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-8px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;fp-caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#696969&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||2px|15px|true|false&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#d2ab57&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>Richard and Freddie had a shared business rivalry between their companies and British Airways<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Richard Branson may be better known for his immense airline rivalry with British Airways in the 1990s, he actually learned from a fellow airline company when creating his own brand, Virgin Airlines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freddie Laker founded his airline brand, Laker Airlines, in the 60s, but went bankrupt in the 80s. Richard said he was inspired by Freddie&#8217;s moves to shake up the airline business, and took his business learnings into his own work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After Freddie&#8217;s death in 2006, Richard penned a moving tribute to his friend and mentor in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Airliner World<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. He wrote: &#8220;In the early days, Freddie helped me understand the risks and the pitfalls we would have to navigate. Initially, I wanted to create a business-class only airline, but by talking things through with him, it was clear that there was a need for a high-value, low-cost option with more of a relaxed, less stuffy feel than the traditional fare. He also told me to learn from my own experience.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freddie&#8217;s aid to Richard also played a key part in <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/Abqu0lF9QS0aDdQVR2rqKEg\">Virgin Airways&#8217; success over competitors<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richard continued: &#8220;His mentorship not only helped us get Virgin Atlantic off the ground (literally) but taught me lifelong business and life lessons. With his guidance, I learned how to define and achieve my goals, overcome obstacles and outmanoeuvre competition \u2013 things that are often the missing link between a promising business person and a successful one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspired by the mentorship he&#8217;d received from Sir Freddie, Richard founded Virgin StartUp to encourage other founders to pursue their goals, and pass on the valuable business wisdom he learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Richard concluded the tribute, writing: &#8220;It\u2019s not an overstatement to say that he was vital to Virgin&#8217;s success. 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