The Industry Is Cooked (And We Love It)

AI made it to the chair — and Dave and Anthony have thoughts. This week: whether hairdressers still exist in 10 years, the $20 AI haircut kiosks already running in China and Japan, and the quiet deregulation that almost let CVS start cutting hair. From there it goes into personal branding, why being good at the job stopped being enough, and the loneliness nobody in this industry talks about — you spend all day talking to people and still come home empty. Plus: why 80% of stylists quit in the first two years, the mountain with no path up it, and why keeping a salon open for five years quietly puts you in the top 1%. Two hairdressers, no script. If you're in the chair for a living, this one's for you. What's your end-of-day decompression ritual? Tell us in the comments. Welcome, Companites.