Each week we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Planet Organic founder Renee Elliott tells us about her career

What was your first job?

Babysitting when I was ten – I can’t believe people left babies with me! Then, I worked as a cocktail waitress in my teenage years.

What was your first role in the City or business world?

I was an editorial assistant at Wine & Spirit magazine.

When did you know you wanted to build a career in retail?

In 1991, when I walked around an organic supermarket called Bread & Circus in a suburb of Boston. It was an ‘aha’ moment where I knew I would bring the concept to the UK and open a chain of organic supermarkets. I didn’t know anything about retail, but I was drawn to the idea of being my own boss and doing a good thing with my life. I saw Planet Organic as a vehicle to promote health in the community and support the earth’s biodiversity – to unite people who seek answers in nature. We........

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