Maggie Hazard Starting a business during a pandemic is like standing naked in the street, exposed and vulnerable, for the world to judge, according to Maggie Hazard. In other words, it's terrifying. But that's what Hazard, a 35-year-old Burlington resident, did in August. She bought the former Salon Salon in Winooski, rechristened it Wise Rose Beauty and launched her first full-service establishment after more than a decade of working for others. "The idea of buying a business in a pandemic is either completely insane or I'm a fucking genius," Hazard said with a big laugh. To take the leap, she said, she leaned on her experience as a single mom raising two now-teenage daughters. That job also requires gumption and bravery every day, Hazard said.