British entrepreneur and famed perfumer Ms Jo Malone CBE has opened up about her rough upbringing and how becoming her family's breadwinner at 11-years-old sowed the first seeds of entrepreneurship.

Malone, the founder of successful fragrance brands Jo Malone London and Jo Loves, appeared on an episode of CNBC's "Executive Decisions" podcast with Steve Sedgwick, released on Tuesday.

Jo Malone London was acquired by The Estée Lauder Companies in 1999 and netted the founder an undisclosed sum of millions.

However, long before becoming a millionaire, Malone recalled growing up on a council estate in Kent in the United Kingdom, with a mother who worked in the beauty industry and a father who was an artist as well as a gambler and poker player.

"From the age of 11, I was really th

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