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Bruce Lee changed the perception of Chinese culture in the western world and helped to popularise martial arts. Lee was a superstar with fans all over the world who were fascinated by his agility and power. He successfully bridged the gap between western and eastern culture, one of the few people ever to do so. Lee said himself that he did not believe in fighting “styles”. He had a personal philosophy called “Jeet Kune Do” (or “The way of the intercepting fist”) which was his process of learning martial art. It involved constant research and experimentation.

Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 and was named after the famous Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, who successfully reached the south pole five years previously.

Steve Jobs is a man who revolutionised six different industries (PCs, Animated films, Music, Phones, Tablets and digital publishing). This is the story of his life and how he achieved that remarkable feat. Steven Paul Jobs was born on the 24th February 1955 in San Francisco. He was adopted and this was something he was aware of from a young age. Jobs claimed this made him feel independent but not abandoned. He treated his adoptive parents as his “real” parents.

Charles Darwin wrote this book specifically for his children, with no intention of it ever being released to a wider audience. However, it was published five years after his death to allow the world to gain an insight into his life, from his point of view. Born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, Darwin did not remember much of his mother who died when he was 8 years old. After leaving school as an average student and seen as an ordinary boy, his father sent him to Edinburgh University in Scotland, to study medicine.

So I recently listened to a podcast where Richard Reed was interviewed. Richard founded the Innocent Drinks Company, which went from a fledgling start-up to being a huge smoothie-making business sold to Coca-Cola for about £500 million, but it was his story about how the company came about that I found particularly motivating and inspirational and I’d like to share that story with you today.

Seen by many as the richest person in modern history, John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in the oil business and used his wealth to fund numerous philanthropic causes. His autobiography is a collection of various events and experiences from his life. Rockefeller learnt the methods and principles of business from his father and he started his first business venture aged 7 or 8 with the help of his mother, looking after turkeys before selling them for profit.

Peter Jones is a serial entrepreneur. He has been successful in the telecommunications and publishing industries among many others. Here are this tycoon’s top ten golden rules to build a successful business.

Theo Paphitis’ life has been a true rags-to-riches story. Much of his success can be attributed to his twelve business success rules.

The social media giant Twitter had humble beginnings. It was formed by four co-founders: Ev, Noah, Jack and Biz.