Jo Malone And her Husband Gary
The Founder of luxury scented candle maker Jo Malone didn’t get to where she is today the easy way.
At the early age of 11 years old, the multi-millionairess had to learn very quickly how to be the breadwinner of the household. Her father had left their family, and her mother had become seriously ill, so it was up to Jo to look after her mother and her sister.
She founded Jo Malone in 1983 and sold it to Estee Lauder in 1999 in a multi-million-pound deal.
Supporting her throughout the early years of the company was her husband, Gary Willcox, who she married in 1985.
Jo decided to sell the company she had started from scratch in order to spend more time with her son Josh and after the couple had decided that the company was taking up too much of their time.
Both of them have been there for each other during a number of health scares in recent years. Jo herself underwent a period of chemotherapy treatment after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003.
The wedding vow “in sickness and in health” describes how much the support of a partner can be indispensable whether it’s in business or in life.