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Check out this short but insightful interview with the founder of Knotty Boy in our first YM feature, "Beauty Bosses: Fab Women Who Started Their Own Companies"
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Story behind the name: "We couldn't come up with something that was not gender-specific. But people understand that it's not just for boys."
Mistake: Buying an industrial stove to help them make more product. "It weighed a ton and needed more power than our house had."
Sacrifice: "Everything is resting on your shoulders."
Benefits: "You feel so blessed and totally overwhelmed when [the company] actually starts rolling and pulling you along."
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