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Inside the growth story of Blo Blow Dry Bar with Vanessa Yakobson
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Inside the growth story of Blo Blow Dry Bar with Vanessa Yakobson

In this episode of Growth Diaries, Sudheer Koneru (CEO, Zenoti) dives into a conversation with Vanessa Yakobson, the visionary behind Blo Blow Dry Bar’s explosive growth. Vanessa opens up about her non-traditional path into beauty, the bold bets that paid off, and how staying obsessive about guest experience and consistency helped shape Blo into a household name. She discusses how franchising became the vehicle for scale, how brand values and culture are maintained across 100+ locations, and how tech enables elevated service delivery. Whether you're an aspiring founder, franchise owner, or brand leader—Vanessa’s story is packed with honest insights and actionable inspiration

Growth Diaries by Zenoti · Zenoti

April 7, 20251h 16m

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In this episode of Growth Diaries, Sudheer Koneru (CEO, Zenoti) dives into a conversation with Vanessa Yakobson, the visionary behind Blo Blow Dry Bar’s explosive growth. Vanessa opens up about her non-traditional path into beauty, the bold bets that paid off, and how staying obsessive about guest experience and consistency helped shape Blo into a household name. She discusses how franchising became the vehicle for scale, how brand values and culture are maintained across 100+ locations, and how tech enables elevated service delivery. Whether you're an aspiring founder, franchise owner, or brand leader—Vanessa’s story is packed with honest insights and actionable inspiration
Previous guests include: Matt Maroone of Silver Mirror Facial Bar, Shabana Karim of House of Enspa, Marilyne Gagne of Dermapure, Smita Vallurupalli & Shashank Kancharla of Bubbles Hair & Beauty and Old School Rituals, Rob Peetoom of Rob Peetoom Salon.


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