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How Alli Webb Turned Drybar into a $255M Business
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How Alli Webb Turned Drybar into a $255M Business
We're big fans of keeping it real and embracing our vulnerabilities.
That’s why we had the pleasure of chatting with Alli Webb, the fabulous co-founder of Drybar, who has generously shared her incredible journey in her upcoming book called “The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business For Millions But Almost Lost Myself.”
She gives us a peek into her story – how fixing frizzy hair turned into a golden opportunity in 2009, building a salon network of over 150 locations, earning $250 million after her exit just before the pandemic hit, yet finding her marriage and family life falling apart.
Join us in another power-packed episode ▶️ How Alli Webb Turned Drybar Into A $250M Business
Key points covered in this episode:
[00:04:14] Alli on not just selling blowouts but the happiness and confidence women get from great hair
[00:08:18] The most challenging and rewarding aspects of running Drybar
[00:14:29] The perfect mix of running company-owned and franchise stores
[00:18:07] Two market problems Alli had to solve
[00:24:45] What readers can expect from “The Messy Truth”
[00:37:33] The $255 million exit
[00:42:04] Letting go of control and meeting a transformative CEO
Alli Webb is an N.Y. Times Bestselling Author, Canopy President, Co-Founder of Drybar, Squeeze and Becket + Quill. After spending 15 years as a professional hair stylist, Webb left the hair industry in 2005 to start a family, but after being a stay-at-home mom for 5 years, Webb decided to find a way to continue pursuing the creative side of hairstyling at a new-mom pace. She began offering affordable in-home blowout services to her mommy friends, which quickly expanded into a mobile operation by 2009. In 2010, Webb opened the first Drybar in Brentwood, CA. 10 years later and over 150+ locations across the U.S., Webb’s Drybar has exploded into a nationally recognized and highly sought-after brand.
Webb diversified the Drybar brand, creating a line of products and tools sold at popular retailers such as Nordstrom, Sephora, and Ulta, recently selling this product division to Helen of Troy for $255 million. Webb has been on the cover of Inc Magazine’s “How I Did This” issue, named the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company, featured on Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women” and recently Inc. magazine recognized her as one of “The 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses.” Webb appeared on season 10 of ABC’s Emmy nominated hit show “Shark Tank” as a guest shark in 2019.
Learn more about Alli in her website https://www.alliwebb.com/ and grab a copy of her new book “The Messy Truth: How I Sold My Business For Millions But Almost Lost Myself” hitting shelves in November 2023.
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