342: How Alli Webb Turned Drybar Into A $100m Empire

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Alli Webb founded Drybar in 2010, it started as one small salon in Brentwood, California that was designed to do one thing and do it well: blowouts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, her brand has grown to over150 stores in 33 states, a hair care product line that she sold for over $250 million, her own podcast</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Raising The Bar</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and a NY Times best-selling book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good Hair For All</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best of all, Webb is Foundr magazine’s cover girl for issue 95 (check it out, it’s a good one!)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guess you could say that Alli Webb is an entrepreneurial genius. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week’s interview gives you an insight into Webb’s journey from working as a receptionist in a hair salon during high school to the decision to chase her passion for hairstyling. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That decision to pursue her passion is what has led Webb to a $100m empire. Find out how she took the leap, and what advice she has for those looking to pursue their passion, too.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></span><br /></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, and how that shaped Alli Webb’s idea of business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Realised she had a passion for hair and styling, and worked as a receptionist in a hair salon where she became mesmorised by the craft</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Her journey through “a hot-minute” in college, to working in fashion in New York</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-leve