Michelle Mone
Michelle Mone
Michelle Georgina Mone, Baroness Mone, OBEis a British entrepreneur and parliamentarian...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth7 October 1971
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It's like a footballer from a working class background; they're given all this money and fast cars and it goes to their heads a wee bit and I think it went to my head a wee bit.
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.
believe landed
I just can't believe that we have landed Helena.
bras knew
I knew nothing about the way bras were made
announcing five four major next signed weeks within
I will be announcing within the next four weeks that we have signed up five major celebrities.
I will never give up. I never have, even when times have been terrible.
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.
bit carried
I think when I first started out I got a bit carried away with myself,
boys bring concept industry invented lots market newness products shook striving took
The market was striving for newness and someone to bring a new concept and invention. We shook the industry up from the big boys who had had the market to themselves. We got lots of PR, invented products and took a market share.
dirty water inspire
I love the water; it inspires me, even if it is dirty London water that I look at.
jobs hate media
The thing is with the media, I have a love-hate relationship with [it]. [Journalists] are only doing their jobs and you can't get your own way all the time.
school next something-new
Every day is a school day. I learn something new every day, and I never know what's going to happen next.
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.