In this month’s episode of Be Inspired Stories, Suzie de Rohan Willner, chief executive of slow fashion retailer and artisan connoisseur brand Toast, recalls her journey from the French countryside, to the floors of some of Europe’s top department stores, to her dream leadership role.

“I started off with no intention of doing anything in retail. I married an artist and had two children. I had no skills – I went to university and studied French literature,” she explains of her life before her career began.