Transforming $1000 into a Thrivin...
Transforming $1000 into a Thriving Business with 50 Stores Nationwide - Building Sugared + Bronzed with Courtney Claghorn

Wilder Possibilities by Shelton Wilder || Hype Boss

Episode notes

Welcome back to Wilder Possibilities, hosted by Shelton Wilder — luxury Los Angeles Realtor, CEO, and female entrepreneur. Today's episode features Courtney Claghorn, Co-Founder & President of Sugared + Bronzed. In this conversation, Shelton and Courtney talk about how a $500 spray-tanning side hustle out of a Santa Monica apartment grew into a private-equity-backed beauty brand nearing 50 locations nationwide — and what it's really like scaling a business with your spouse.

We dive into:

  • Courtney's path from Chicago to Boulder, Colorado, where she met her husband and future business partner, Sam
  • The "click" moment — how one frustrating summer of overpriced spray tans sparked the idea
  • Bootstrapping from their living room to their first real storefront on Montana Ave
  • Building the Sugared + Bronzed brand  ... 
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