I’m a regular listener to the Guy Raz podcast ‘How I Built This’. I listen whilst out walking the streets of Tooting and across the muddy Common with my faithful dog, Stan.

It’s full of uplifting stories of how entrepreneurs created successful businesses.

One episode that I loved was about Jo Malone. How she worked tirelessly from an early age to create her iconic global brand, initially from her house in Bexleyheath, south east London. It’s a story of success against the odds. Click the link below to listen to it.