Building Drybar, Overcoming Depression & Living a Purposeful Life with Alli Webb, Co-Founder of Drybar

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Alli Webb, serial
entrepreneur, NYT best-selling author, and the co-founder of
Drybar.


Everything that Alli does, she does with wholehearted passion.
From beauty school to the PR industry to stay-at-home mom to
founder, Alli has successfully held many roles throughout her
life and has learned countless valuable lessons along the way,
many of which she shares with us in today’s episode. 


Alli’s mobile blow-out business, which she started in 2009 after
being a stay-at-home mom for almost 5 years, catalyzed the idea
for Drybar. In 2010, Alli opened the first Drybar in Brentwood,
CA. 10 years later and over 150+ locations across the U.S.,
Drybar exploded into a nationally recognized and highly
sought-after brand. 


Alli also diversified the Drybar business, creating a line of
products and tools, which she sold to Helen of Troy for $255
million. 


Alli 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, and
recently Inc. magazine recognized her as one of “The 100 Women
Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious
Businesses.” 


We speak with Alli about the many transitions in her life from
dropping out of college to going to beauty school despite what
others thought, to being a stay-at-home mom to then building her
massive empire at Dryar. Despite all the success Alli’s had in
her life, we talk about the tough times in her life, how she’s
tackled depression and heartbreak, and the new chapter she’s in
today both personally and professionally.


In this episode, we'll talk to Alli about:


* Alli’s upbringing, and when her desire to become an
entrepreneur began to form. [2:37]


* The focus and drive with which Alli approaches all endeavors.
[6:48]


* Why Alli chose to go to beauty school, and the different career
that she pursued afterwards. [9:00] 


* Highs and lows that Alli experienced as a stay-at-home-mom.
[15:56]


* The mobile blow-out business that Alli built when her children
were young. [17:14]


* The motivation behind Alli’s decision to found Drybar, and what
differentiates this salon from the rest. [19:16]


* Economic conditions at the time of the founding of Drybar.
[22:16]


* Fear and optimism that Alli felt prior to starting Drybar, and
the [23:07]


* Some of the challenges that Alli overcame during the early days
of Drybar. [25:06] 


* The continuous learning process that Alli’s experience with
Drybar has been. [28:10]


* What the last few years have looked like for Alli, since taking
a step back from Drybar. [29:05]


* Alli candidly shares the various reasons that led to her
divorce after 16 years of marriage, and the depression that she
experienced afterwards. [29:55]


* Factors that helped Alli get through her depression, and the
headspace she is currently in. [32:45]


* Traits that Alli adopted when she was running Drybar, and how
she has changed since. [37:43]


* Canopy; the company that Alli is currently working for, and how
they are reimagining humidifiers [42:32] 


* Where the idea for Canopy originated, and how Alli got
involved. [45:19]


* Advice for anyone who is struggling to find their purpose in
life. [47:30]


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Follow Alli:


* Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alliwebb/


* Drybar: https://www.drybar.com/


* Canopy: https://getcanopy.co/


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