Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Linda Plant is an interior designer, fashion and style entrepreneur, businesswoman and property developer. She is also a self-made mogul who came from humble beginnings and is most popular for her appearances on the BBC show The Apprentice UK
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Currently, Linda lives in London. She has three sons. One of her sons, Jak, celebrated his 33rd birthday in 2023.
- Plant, a member of Saint John’s Wood Synagogue, is active in the Jewish community.
- She travels frequently to the Unites States for business.
- Linda was raised in Leeds by her dad, who was a tailor, and her mother, who worked in a market stall selling hosiery, handbags, and jewellery.
Career Growth, Salary and Net Worth :
- Plant entered the business world at the tender age of 10 selling stockings on a Saturday market stall in Leeds. She was earning 12p per day at the time!
- Later, Linda left school at age 16 to help her mother at her market stall. Working with her mother opened the door to a career in fashion for Linda.
- After working with her mother for years selling apparel, Plant opened her own set of retail shops. She began by importing clothes from Hong Kong and did that for a few years.
- Eventually, Linda founded the fashion brand Honeysuckle. She continued to work in the fashion industry for several years before deciding to sell Honeysuckle and began dealing in real-estate properties.
- The self-made entrepreneur soon realised that her love for fashion could be extended to her properties by artistically designing them.
- Today, she is an interior designer and the proud owner of international interior design and property management company Homerun Services.
- She is also the proud owner of Plant Collections, a furniture company that offers mid-century furniture pieces with a modern twist. She started the company after noticing a need in the industry for affordable but luxurious pieces.
- After knowing Sir Alan Sugar for over 20 years, Plant was asked to join The Apprentice as an interviewer.
- Fashion, style and home-design businesses have always been Linda’s passion, at all stages of her career.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Plant’s elegant five-story home is based in Regent Park, one of the nicest areas of London, which is something that she is very proud of and also demonstrates how far she’s come.
- She once owned an electric company!
- Although known as the “queen of mean” on The Apprentice, Linda admits that one shouldn’t be afraid of failing, as everyone makes mistakes.
- She has a reputation for being tough, ambitious, motivated, and driven. She acknowledges that although ambition is vital, being realistic is equally important.
- The designer’s creations have been featured in many magazines & she even won the Northern Businesswoman of the Year.
- At the beginning of her career, Linda did not find many women in business and often felt guilty about leaving her sons alone. However, her sons are immensely proud of their mother. Years later, all of her children have gone into business.
- Because of this situation, Linda believes in female empowerment and encourages women, especially mothers, not to feel any guilt while joining the workforce.
- What is the religion of Linda Plant? : She is Jewish.
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