What is your name and occupation?
Shannon Sullivan, Owner of Polished Nail Boutique
How long have you been a Boston Business Women’s Member?
Less than a year
What is your Instagram handle?
@Polishedboston
Were you born and raised in Boston? If not, what brought you here?
Yes, Medford, MA
Tell us more about your job or company and what led you to your career?
Polished Nail Boutique offers a small luxury of a manicure that refreshes your mind, lifts your spirit, and of course, you leave feeling polished!
What would your clients say about you and your company?
Magic happens when you are at Polished Nail Boutique. Every client that walks into my space is treated with gratitude and 100% of my attention. You come in for a manicure, you leave having an incredible experience.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
A setback is a setup for a comeback. Walk through the fear with strength.
What is your favorite book?
A Glass Castle
What is your secret weapon?
Gratitude, working out, meditation, and being kind to everyone.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
You are worthy, you are beautiful, you are strong. I would promise my younger self that whatever you want to do, you can do it!
How do you enjoy your free time?
As a single working mom to Nicholas, my free time is spent with him. We love to be with family and friends and enjoy being outdoors.
What is something that not many people know about you?
I left a lucrative corporate career and impulsively became a manicurist, opening my business all within a two-month span. Two days after I opened, I found out I was having a baby. Nine months pregnant, ten days late, and I worked a ten-hour day. What most people don’t know is that the stress of it all was incredibly high. The minute I met my son was the minute I promised him I would not stress like that again. Eight years in, my son is doing incredible, I have run three Boston Marathons, raised over $40k for charity, and my business is booming. ❤️