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
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?
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