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Alexa Mikhail, Joseph Abrams

Drybar cofounder shares the dark side of building her $255 million empire

Drybar cofounder Alli Webb (Credit: Courtesy of Alli Webb)

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Las Vegas big-shot Miriam Adelson buys the Dallas Mavericks, GM CEO Mary Barra sets out new plans to recoup company losses, and Drybar's founder speaks with Fortune reporter Alexa Mikhail about prioritizing mental health and the dark side of immediate success. Have a splendid Thursday!

- Blowout, burnout. She’s known as the woman behind the multi-million-dollar blow-drying empire, but in a new book, Drybar founder Alli Webb shares the toll her extraordinary rise took on her personal life.  

When Webb founded Drybar in 2010, she didn’t anticipate her passion for hair styling would grow into a beauty staple with over 150 storefronts nationwide. With its distinct yellow and gray logo and brightly branded products, the company capitalized on an unmet consumer need—a simple blowout, no cuts nor colors. 

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