Get To Know: Rachel Roff

Rachel Roff is the founder of Urban Skin Solutions, a medical spa and laser center, and the skincare product line Urban Skin Rx. She and her daughter Rosie, 6, live in Dilworth

- Michele Huggins

Tell us about your job. What do you like most about it? What are the challenges?

I am the owner and founder of Urban Skin Solutions, a medical spa and laser center that I opened in 2006. About five years ago, I started Urban Skin RX, a clinical skin care product line. Both businesses specialize in the needs of diverse skin tones, specifically darker skin tones. It has been an extremely hard but I have watched my dream, which started as a young girl, turn into an empire. My medical spa started with two employees and one laser in a 1,000-square-foot building. Twelve years later, we have 30 employees, six lasers, doctors on staff, our own pharmacy and a beautiful, 5,600-square-foot building. Urban Skin RX is now sold in Target, and is in more than 2,000 Ulta and CVS stores. It has come with a lot of sacrifice and many sleepless nights. Being an entrepreneur is about being solution-oriented and having extreme discipline. There are so many problems that will knock you down, and you just have to constantly get back up and work on a solution.

What’s the hardest part of juggling family life and work life?