The Exit Strategy 80% of Salon Owners Never Learn | Alayne Curtiss, Entrepreneur

About this episode

In this episode, Ronit Enos and Nicole discuss the challenges of letting go of a business with Alayne Curtiss, who successfully exited her salon after 25 years.

What do you do when you have built something beautiful for 25 years but know it is time to let go? When you are the face of the business, the one everyone trusts, but staying means sacrificing freedom, time, and what comes next? In this episode of It's A Profitable Life, Ronit Enos and Nicole sit down with Alayne Curtis, world renowned hair and makeup artist, founder and former CEO of Make Me Fabulous, and one of the rare entrepreneurs who successfully exited her business after building it i...

People in this episode

Host: Ronit Enos

Guest: Alayne Curtiss

Topics covered

• exit strategy
• salon ownership
• entrepreneurship
• business transition

Keywords

• freedom
• time management
• business exit

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Make Me Fabulous

Books & works: It's A Profitable Life

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