Selling the Salon to Choose Health and Redefine Success | Maxi Dotorri

What if the business you built to prove your worth is the very thing draining it? In this honest conversation, hairstylist and coach Maxi Dotorri shares why she sold a thriving family-run salon and chose health, clarity, and self-respect instead.

In this episode, we talk about:
• The warning signs of burnout Maxi ignored for years
• How lockdown exposed migraines, panic, and an identity tied to being “the owner”
• The moment a team resignation became the catalyst for change
• Selling a salon fast and rebuilding life around energy, not optics
• Why resilience is not pushing harder but building systems that protect you
• The industry myth that 12-hour days equal success
• Simple health and leadership frameworks that actually work in busy seasons
• How better boundaries create stronger teams, calmer leaders, and healthier families

Maxi now runs two businesses on her own terms and is fully booked into 2026, helping women reclaim their health and leadership. This episode is a powerful reminder that you are allowed to move the goalposts, sell the thing you built, and redefine success in a way that supports your life.

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