Billionaire Richard Branson takes 16 entrepreneurs on a series of adventures, challenges and dilemmas similar to those he faced in his journey to success.
Billionaire Richard Branson takes 16 entrepreneurs on a series of adventures, challenges and dilemmas similar to those he faced in his journey to success; contestants participate in a hot-air balloon challenge and journey to Hong Kong.
The 12 remaining contestants head to Zimbabwe, Africa, to learn the importance of acceptable risks by going on a rafting trip that ends with them taking a leap over a 350-foot gorge.
The 11 remaining contestants head to Sir Richard's private game reserve in South Africa for a wild safari ride and campout, in which they learn to embrace the unknown and meet former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela.
The remaining 10 contestants return to London, where the teams must find a band to perform in the annual V-Fest concert; the losing team has to "sing or streak" on stage before thousands of people; another is left on the pavement.
The teams have 24 hours to plan and execute a publicity stunt for one of their own existing companies, and the team that garners the most press coverage wins.
The teams each receive $5,000 to furnish and decorate a room of Branson's newest hotel project, the Kasbah Tamadot, and the losing team must compete in a helicopter race.
The teams travel to Tokyo, where they have 24 hours to prepare a presentation for the launch of Virgin Atlantic's new Upper Class Suites; members of the losing team participate in an elimination challenge at the annual company picnic.
For the first time since the contest began, the six remaining contestants return to the United States, where they are challenged to create a commercial selling space travel.
After an emergency on the Zero G plane, the teams present their commercial; Branson eliminates two contestants and brings the final two to his private island in the Caribbean.
The two finalists arrive on Necker Island, Sir Richard's private island in the Caribbean, where they must prepare a speech on why they should win the contest.
