What started as a way to pay dead rent on three shuttered Sylvan Learning locations has turned into a new opportunity for Jonathan and Sarah Ellis as they look to grow their eyelash extension and brow care brand via franchising.
“It was dire there for a minute, I’ll be honest,” said Jonathan Ellis as he detailed how, after buying 15 Sylvan Learning centers in the North Dallas and Austin, Texas, markets he was just starting to make money when the COVID -19 pandemic hit. Forced to close for three months, he said he still had to cover payroll, rent and


