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Jun 2022
36m 50s

Tiny Apartment to Tremendous Success: Su...

Takara Sewitt | Wavebreak
About this episode

After bootstrapping for the first nine years in business, Courtney Claghorn, CEO of Sugared + Bronzed, successfully scaled her once apartment-based company. Courtney's commitment to providing a streak-free, safe tanning experience has made her company one of the most sought-after in the industry.

In this episode, you'll learn: 

  • How Courtney took a chance on starting a business based on a skillset, she didn't have
  • Pivoting and rebranding as Sugared + Bronzed scaled
  • How Courtney and Sam went from bootstrapped to securing the first commercial location
  • The strategy in navigating the difficulties and limitations of COVID
  • The importance of taking pride in an upbeat environment and team
  • Would she change anything if she could start over
  • Courtney's tangible tips for productivity

This episode is sponsored by Attentive

Attentive is a personalized text message marketing platform that lets you communicate with your customers in real-time, engage them with timely campaigns, and help your business drive revenue. Thousands of brands like CB2, Pura Vida, and Coach have created magical customer experiences and driven over 20% of their online revenue using Attentive-powered personalized text messages.  

And you, too, can turn SMS into one of your top-three revenue channels in just a few months. Visit attentivemobile.com/wavebreak to learn how you can try it for free.

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