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I don't really know where to start.

But what I do know is how to run a salon. I've worked in salons, a big part of my 20s,

and new hair really well.

Ali Webb wanted to open her own salon called Dry Bar,

one that would focus on a specific service, the blowout. No haircuts, no

hair dye, just the perfect blow dry and styling. Her business savvy brother realized she was on to something and he made her an offer.

He said to me, I'll put up all the money, I'll own 50% and you'll own 50%

yours will be sweat equity and I was like what's

sweat equity like I didn't know what that meant and when he explained it to me I was like

wow great so we felt like this was a really beautiful like chocolate peanut butter moment of like him being able to handle the things that I didn't know how to do.

Within just a few years of opening the first dry bar in Los Angeles, the business grew to include dozens of locations

across the country. Ali also launched a successful hair care product line.

She transformed her side hustle into a business of impressive scale.

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