Michelle Mone
Michelle Mone
Michelle Georgina Mone, Baroness Mone, OBEis a British entrepreneur and parliamentarian...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth7 October 1971
bit carried
I think when I first started out I got a bit carried away with myself,
company earned record strength year
Now the company is going from strength to strength, ... We've tripled our turnover in a year and we've earned record profits.
ants pushed quite work
I was quite good, but not excellent. I pushed myself to work hard, but I had ants in my pants. I used to get bored.
bras knew
I knew nothing about the way bras were made
dirty water inspire
I love the water; it inspires me, even if it is dirty London water that I look at.
ideas together unions
I thought not being part of the [Britain] union was a bad idea. We are better together. It was dangerous for business as there were no [concrete] plans around the currency or the economy.
rooftops personal-life
I have always shouted from the rooftops about my businesses but I had never ever spoken about my personal life.
successful people obese
Yes, some people will say you get successful obese businesspeople. But are they happy? Probably not.
lonely mistake fighting
What happened in my personal life affected my career too. I am not perfect and I have made a lot of mistakes. Being an entrepreneur is incredibly lonely. There were many hurdles along the way. From starting out, to making it, and almost losing it, to fighting back, to nearly losing it all again. There have been extreme highs and extreme lows.
morning sleep night
I wake up every morning fearing I am going to fail. But I love a challenge, big or small. There's so much I want to do. I only sleep four hours a night.
people mentor looks
When I mentor, I tell people that don't have to look like a supermodel but you have got to feel your best, look your best, and be confident.
hours-in-the-day less-stress never-say-never
Never say never, but there are not enough hours in the day!
love-yourself way egotistical
You have to love yourself, not in an egotistical way, but if you love yourself, everyone else will love you.
asked coming laugh leaders leaving school speak
I'd never of thought that coming from where I did and leaving school at 15 with nothing I'd be asked to speak at Leaders in London. I laugh sometimes!,