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Why the founder of Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day decided to sell her business and retire at 53

Monica Nassif founded Caldrea and Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day. Monica Nassif Monica Nassif, founder of Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day, retired at 53. Nassif said scaling struggles pushed her to sell her brands to SC Johnson in 2008. "It deserves to be in the hands of people who can scale this much better than we can," Nassif said. For some founders, selling their company to an internationally recognized corporation like SC Johnson is a cause for unbridled celebration. For Monica Nassif, it was more comp...