Jo Malone was an unlikely entrepreneur at first, leaving school aged just 13 to care for her mother who had suffered from a stroke. Also severely dyslexic, Jo struggled with school and so decided to begin work on a beauty counter. Here she found her love for creating different fragrances, beginning to create fragrances at home to give away to budding customers. She also then went on to work as a facial therapist, delivering skincare and fragrance to clients from the comfort of her own home. Before long this passion for fragrance developed into a business, with Jo ultimately founding Jo Malone London.
Jo Malone London shortly became an industry leader in the sale of luxury fragrances and candles, and today can be found stocked on the shelves of Selfridges and provided in luxury hotels and spa’s across the country. As the business began to thrive, Jo found it difficult to manage with the …