René Brookbank

About René

Built it.
Systemized it.
Sold it.

For ten years I built a small acne clinic in Huntington Beach, California. In 2024 I sold it for multi-six figures — with a lean team, a good broker, and a business built the right way.

If you've been told you can't sell a small beauty business, I'm here to tell you they were wrong — and always a little pixie dust.

The story

Small staff.
Serious revenue.

Most people will tell you that you can't sell blue sky. That the best you can do is hand over a client list and quietly close your doors. I heard that too.

What I discovered is that there's so much more available to you — if you build it the right way. My clinic was generating $650,000 a year at its peak. One to five people on the team. And in 2024 I sold it for $500,000 to the right buyer, on the right terms, and walked away with my legacy intact.

Instead of quietly shutting your doors after building something beautiful, you deserve to walk away with someone carrying on your legacy — and real money in your pocket to fund whatever comes next.

René Brookbank

What I actually know how to do

This isn't theory.
I've lived every part of it.

I'm not teaching from a textbook. I learned all of this the hard way — so you don't have to.

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Broker Negotiations

Working with a broker to find the right buyer and negotiate a deal worth making.

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Deal Structure

Carrying part of the note to avoid SBA red tape and months of waiting — and getting it done.

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Building to Sell

Staffing, branding, accounting, systems — everything that makes a buyer say yes instead of walking away.

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The Solo Exit

Proving that a one to five person beauty business — even one built largely around you — can be sold for real money.

René Brookbank

A little about me

I love alliteration. I believe in faith and trust. And always a little pixie dust.

I'm a creator at heart — which is why walking away from a business I built from nothing wasn't the end of the story. It was the beginning of the next chapter.

This channel is where I share everything I learned — the beautiful parts and the hard parts — so you can build something worth selling, on your own terms, and walk away when the time is right.

You built something beautiful. Let's make sure someone pays you what it's worth.

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Divinely Inspired, Infinitely Creating

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