Mark Dolder

After a distinguished career in retail, Mark launched Bazaar Group in 2005 alongside his entrepreneur wife Jayne. Here he talks about running student discos at 15; the M&S management training scheme; a breakthrough in hypnotherapy; Jayne's first home-made beanbag; growing their business from a converted barn and working 17-hour days; how rapid expansion demanded a different structure; and professional and personal recalibration following the sale of the company.