Mary shares her story of how she built and sold her eye lash salon in L.A. so she could build a beauty salon light that is changing the beauty salon industry.
She drops tons of business tips and lessons learned that will give you an edge in your business.
About Mary Harcourt
Mary grew up on the East Coast and was born with an adventurous soul. Between drives to New York and Atlantic City, hiking up waterfalls in Pennsylvania, and going to find the nearest beach, Mary lived life with an exploration mindset from the start.
After settling down in Los Angeles, Mary bought a salon and grew her business over 5+ years into the area’s leading eyelash extension spa. She ran a fully staffed, fully booked, 5-star Yelp-reviewed salon.
With lots of lashing/client time on her hands, she imagined what the perfect light for lashing would look like, what it needed to do, and how to get away from lights made for other industries.
There was not a light made for lashing, and she’d tried everything: makeup lights, photography lights, Ikea lamps... nothing fixed the issues she’d had as a lash artist. She knew that if she was frustrated and struggling, everyone around her must be too. She tried to imagine what that process of building her perfect lash light would be like.
When Covid hit in 2020, Mary’s salon was shut down by the state of California for 9 months. We all know this feeling, and Mary ate a whole king-size bar of chocolate, drank some wine, then cried it out for a week. Next, she got down to business and pivoted - Mary knew lashing would be back, but right now she had the one thing she’d never had: the gift of time and a free schedule.
Unable to work, no ability to travel, and a head full of ideas - the rest is history., and the CosmoGlo Light was launched in 2020.
Mary is just like you. She's an artist navigating the world, encountering obstacles, and finding ways around them!
She took an unplanned situation and turned it into a remarkable product. If she can change the world with an idea thought up in a lash room, you can too! You just have to be willing to take the leap and go for it.
Listen to the episode to hear her story, you'll be inspired and hear a ton of tips from her lessons learned that will help you and your business!
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