In this episode we sit down with Tara Davis and Sara Gardiner, owners of Blu Salons in Raleigh, to hear a story they never could have planned. After years behind the chair, they approached their salon owners hoping to get their blessing to open a salon of their own. Instead, they were handed an opportunity they never saw coming: the chance to take over all three salon locations. And then, just as they stepped into ownership, the world shut down. We talk about what it was really like going from stylists to salon owners almost overnight, navigating COVID as brand-new business owners, and eventually learning how to lead a company of nearly 100 employees. Tara and Sara share the highs, the hard lessons, the unexpected challenges, and everything that happened in between from figuring out leadership and managing a growing team to carrying the responsibility of a business much bigger than they originally imagined. If you’ve ever wondered what really happens when the opportunity you’ve been asking for shows up way bigger than you imagined, this episode is for you.