S5: Doing good with business, LIVE with Mark Constantine OBE, co-founder of Lush

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience of 300 in the beautiful surroundings of Manchester Cathedral. Mark Constantine, co founder of the iconic brand Lush, is the ultimate role model of someone who can turn their life around through following their purpose and passion.

Abandoned by his father at a very young age, Mark had a very difficult start in life, ending up living on the streets at 16 and with very little prospects.

However his sheer hard work, determination and following his passion, he founded his first cosmetic brand for his kitchen table, supplying to the infamous Body Shop.

Today Mark and his team are forging the future for retail, with Lush now boasting 928 stores globally, with newest concept stores in Berlin, Milan, Tokyo and most recently Manchester, along with opening the world’s largest Lush store in Liverpool. A highly innovative, creative and conscious brand, Lush is using its power to change the world to be a better place.

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0:00.0	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast Conversations of Inspiration
0:06.2	founder of Not on the High Street and Holly and Co. I'm the UK Ambassador of
0:11.4	Creative Small Businesses.
0:13.7	I believe that having a business doing what you love is the key to a happy, fulfilled life,
0:20.3	and my dream is to help everyone start theirs.
0:24.0	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement.
0:29.0	And in my view, the greatest way to do this is by sharing stories.
0:33.6	So I've reached out to all my favorite small businesses,
0:37.0	acclaimed entrepreneurs, and those who just simply inspire me
0:41.8	and ask them to share theirs. With thanks to our sponsor Nat West
0:46.3	who have helped bring this free podcast to life. Here are my conversations of
0:51.6	inspiration.
0:53.0	Bough your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going.
0:59.0	This week's episode is with Mark Constantine OBE, founder of Lush, who was recorded last Wednesday at the magnificent
1:07.1	Manchester Cathedral in front of a live audience.
1:11.3	The evening was pure magic with the utterly inspiring mark, retelling his epic journey and sharing
1:18.1	his greatest life lessons from his 30-year career in business.
1:23.3	Abandoned by his father at a very young age,
1:26.2	Mark had a difficult start in life,
1:28.6	ending up living on the streets at 16
1:31.1	with very little prospects. However, his sheer hard work and following his passion
1:37.1	meant that he founded his first cosmetic brand from his kitchen table and ended up supplying the one and only body shop.
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