Small Business Edge

Ron DaVella is the CFO of Amazing Lash Studio and an Amazing Lash franchise owner. He joins to show to share his story and lessons from a career in accounting and making the transition to the franchise world. When Ron retired from his career as an audit partner at Deloitte and set out to start a business, his plan was to start a restaurant. But a position on the board of The Joint Chiropractic introduced him to the franchise world and eventually to Amazing Lash Studio. Alongside his wife, he fell in love with the Amazing Lash concept. The first class experience and subscription model business for eyelash extensions they had created. So they bought in and opened a location. Along the way, Ron got to know the team at Amazing Brands and was offered a position with the franchisor. A few months later, when Amazing Brands took over management of Amazing Lash Ron become COO and then CFO. Ron’s story of entering the franchise world is unique, but the lessons he has learned from decades of experience provide learning