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From Garage to Eight Figures: The Maria Santos Story

How a single mother turned a weekend candle business into a multi-million dollar wellness brand

When Maria Santos talks about the early days, she doesn't romanticize them. "I was terrified," she says, sitting in the sunlit office of Bloom Wellness headquarters in Austin, Texas. "I had $200 in my checking account and two kids who needed new shoes."

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