"I lost my sense of smell": Jo Malone CBE on The Secret To Building (& Re-Building) Your Dreams

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Jo Malone CBE has long been high up on my dream guests list for this podcast. Not only because she's built two incredible global brands but she's also faced more than your average person's challenges along the way (to say the least). From losing her sense of smell after battling aggressive breast cancer, to the continuing complexity of separating herself from the brand that still carries her name, Jo is so candid in this episode.

If you've got a dream of building anything, or you just want a pod that puts a kind of fire in your belly, this is episode is for you.

JO MALONE CBE

Jo's BBC Maestro Course: https://bbcm.co/3FgMSnQ

Jo Loves: https://www.joloves.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoroGHKNPDIycAgepC2h0hZCnsLAV-D2o7SGN7VBafnvVtBvVArN

MY LINKS: https://gracebeverley.komi.io/

RETROGRADE, SHREDDY, TALA and THE PRODUCTIVITY METHOD are my own businesses, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is obviously monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊

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