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In CafeMom’s monthly series, Work It, Mama<\/a>, powerful moms detail how they navigate their professions and home life.<\/em><\/p>

It’s March 2020. You just gave birth to your first child. You’re entering the second year of owning your own business. Everything shuts down. No child care. The supply chain has halted. How do you manage to overcome all the challenges of the global pandemic<\/a>?<\/p>

Samantha Denis found a way not just to survive, but to thrive in business and motherhood. She is the founder of Allyoos<\/a>, a super innovative, concept-first hair care brand with clean, safe formulas. It’s called Allyoos because it’s for all of you. She launched the line pre-COVID, but then had a baby and had to take a pause.<\/p>

Two babies later, she relaunched the brand and kicked it off in summer 2023, in a really DIY fashion. She did Bun Bar pop-ups<\/a>, where she uses her Juice Drench hair mask treatment at events with Isaac Boots, Zara Tisch of Terez, Dria Murphy, Peloton, Y7, SLT, Rumble, and Dance Body.<\/p>

Sam does it all with very little help — she has someone in just twice a week for child care. Not only is Sam the founder and hairstylist at the Bun Bars, but she also does creative, copy, social media, management, and product development. And, she has a 1 ½-year-old and a 3-year-old so she’s cramming her workload into the days she has her babysitter and working during naps, Ms. Rachel time, and when the kids go to bed.<\/p>

We spoke with her to understand her incredible journey from launching her business, through the pandemic and beyond.<\/p>

More from CafeMom:<\/strong> Psychologist & Podcaster Dr. Stephanie J. Wong on Mom Guilt & Work-Life Harmony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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