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Preston Fore

Richard Branson double-booked his own job interview. The candidate stuck in traffic with him for 2.5 hours is now Virgin's CEO

Josh Bayliss (Credit: Courtesy of Virgin Group (via Robert Perry / The Sunday Times / News Licensing))

A job interview with Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin brand, is likely to be nerve-racking enough on its own.

But when then-31-year-old lawyer Josh Bayliss arrived at Branson’s London mansion for what he expected to be a fairly standard interview, Branson realized he had another appointment across town—and was already running late. Rather than cancel the interview, Branson invited Bayliss to come along for the ride.

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