Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone OBE, Entrepreneur and founder of Ultimo Lingerie, Swimwear & Beauty. Michelle, mother to three children, came up with the idea to create a bra to rival the boob job back in 1996. In 1999, Michelle launched the very first patented Ultimo bra using silicone-gel and has since grown the brand into one of the UK's biggest. Michelle is passionate about encouraging start-ups and regularly travels the world to tell her inspirational story of growing up in the East End of Glasgow and leaving school at 15 years old. In 2001 Prince Charles invited Michelle to join the Board of Directors for The Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust, and more recently the Board of Main Council. More recently, Michelle parted ways with her husband and forged a new working partnership with MAS Holdings, one of the world's biggest producers of intimates.