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“Nothing crazy, but I want to be able to sell in my salon.”
“What about elsewhere?”
“Elsewhere?”
“Have you thought about an online store? Or partnerships?”
“Partnerships?”
“Yes, Rowan, partnerships. Your roommate is the partial owner of the hottest formalwear store in the city. Putting your products in Clyde’s could mean huge potential. Think about all the visibility.”
“Umm, no, I hadn’t thought of that.”
“Or Tom’s? You could put your soap in the women’s room. And me? I work for a record label and have tons of contact with people. Sayge is on fire right now and you are friends with their manager.”
“Slow down.” My head is spinning. “No, I haven’t thought of that.”
“Rowan! The world needs to know about your brilliance. I am a marketing professional. Use me!”
“I didn’t create this line to go wide open.”
“Then why did you create it?”
I think about my answer, knowing it would be easy to go the botanical and natural ingredient route. But that’s only partially the truth.
“I wanted to carry on the love my grandmother taught me about creating something beautiful.”
“You’ve been working on it for years and concealed that side of your life from all who care about you. Why?”
The hurt in her question twists in my gut. “I didn’t know if it would ever come to fruition, and I didn’t want to be a failure.”
“Finally! That wasn’t so hard, was it?”
“Telling you my fear of failing?”
“No, opening yourself up. Jesus, Rowan. Do you know how many times I’ve failed at something? Too many to count. But it doesn’t define me.”
I want to argue that failure can define someone, but that would be bitchy.
“All of that is a moot point now since you’ve created a fabulous line of products that are going to fly off the shelves.”
“I’ll be happy if I can sell my first round. The investment is steep.”
“How much?”
“How much?”
“Yes, how much is your initial investment?”
“Taking out legal fees, I’m starting with ten.”
“Ten thousand dollars?”
“Yes.”
“Does that include ingredients, packaging, branding, and marketing?”
“All that except marketing.”
