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The Modern Hairstylist ™ Podcast
Teaching you how to grow your beauty business as a hairstylist or salon owner without the overwhelm by implementing modern strategies so you can reclaim time, freedom and energy from working behind the chair.
Episodes
256 episodes
Things AI Can Do For You Behind The Scenes
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown get into one of the most exciting shifts Hunter has been making with his Mastermind and Modern Stylist Movement members ove...
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Gender, Length, Discrimination Topic
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown dive deep into a conversation that started on Hunter's Instagram and clearly struck a nerve. A post about gender and length based pricing got 11,000 views and 57 co...
How To Create A Team That Holds Itself Accountable
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown dig into one of the most common challenges Hunter is seeing as he works with more and more salon owners: how do you actually get your team on board with the changes...
Part 3: Pros And Cons Of Trending Service Niches (Gray Transformations)
In this bonus episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown come back to finish what they started. Gray transformations were promised in the trending service niches series and then completely forgotten, so consider thi...
Part 2: Pros And Cons Of Trending Service Niches
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown wrap up their two part series on trending service niches by breaking down the pros and cons of toppers, men's toppers, gray transformation, and trichology. If you h...
Part 1: Pros And Cons Of Trending Service Niches
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown kick off a two part series breaking down the real pros and cons of some of the most popular service niches in the hair industry right now. Hunter has said for years...
How To Actually Decide What Is Next For Your Business
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown dig into a conversation that comes up constantly at the higher levels of business: you have hit a glass ceiling, you know you want more, and suddenly you are lookin...
Generic Business Advice Might Be Sending You In The Wrong Direction
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown break down something Hunter has been seeing come up again and again in his private coaching calls: stylists spiraling over business advice that was never meant for ...
Things You Should NOT Use AI For
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown get into a topic Hunter feels strongly about: the ways hairstylists and beauty professionals are misusing AI right now, and why it is quietly doing more damage than...
Why You NEED To Drop A Day Behind The Chair
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown tackle a topic Hunter feels strongly about: why every fully booked hairstylist needs to drop a day behind the chair, and ho...
Why Your Loyal Clientele Might Be Your Biggest Obstacle
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown dig into a pattern Hunter kept seeing on calls with stylists who, on paper, have everything figured out. They're booked out, making six figures, and have built a lo...
Why You're Not As Smart (Or As Dumb) As You Think You Are
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown explore a concept that hits differently depending on where you are in your business journey: the Dunning-Kruger effect, and...
Is Selling A Digital Product The Right Move For You?
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia and Jodie Brown have the honest, unfiltered conversation that so many beauty professionals need to hear before they go down the road of creating a digital product or online educati...
How To Hire Help Without Wasting Money
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown break down what it actually looks like to hire support staff in your beauty business, why most stylists do it wrong, and how to make sure you get a real ...
Increasing Profitability And Managing Your Finances As An Entrepreneur
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown get into the money conversation most stylists either avoid entirely or stress about at the wrong time. If you are an independent hairstylist or salon sui...
What Being Overbooked Is Actually Costing You
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown break down what is actually happening beneath the surface when a hairstylist is overbooked and why being fully booked is not the finish line most stylist...
The 4 Phases To Work A Day Less And Make The Same
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia breaks down the exact four phase process he uses inside his Mastermind program to help fully booked hairstylists work a day less without sacrificing their income. If you have ...
Creating A Highly Referable Client Experience (For High Ticket Clients)
Sign up for the Client Experience Glow-Up Party here: https://www.hunterdonia.com/partyIn this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown brea...
The 3 Tiny Details That Killed My Luxury Experience
Sign up for the Client Experience Glow-Up Party here: https://www.hunterdonia.com/partyIn this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia shares a personal story f...
The 2026 Salon Consumer Behavior Survey Results Are In
Get the full Salon Consumer Behavior Report HERE!In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown share highlights from Hunter's 2026 Salon Co...
Why High Performers With ADHD Need Systems
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown get honest about what it actually looks like to run a beauty business with ADHD. Hunter shares what he has learned over years of working with his own dia...
Why More Clients and Higher Prices Didn't Fix Your Money Anxiety
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown get honest about something that does not get talked about enough in the beauty industry: the money anxiety and fear of losing it all that quietly follows...
Referral Programs Are Dead… Here’s What To Do Instead
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia and guest Jodie Brown break down why the traditional referral program has stopped working for independent hairstylists, and what the modern version of word-of-mouth growth act...
How To Stop Undercharging Your Long-Time Clients
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, host Hunter Donia shares a behind-the-scenes look at a real challenge many experienced stylists face: realizing that some of your longest-standing clients are still paying far less than your cu...
Has Pre-Booking Made A Comeback In 2026?
In this episode of The Modern Hairstylist Podcast, Hunter Donia revisits one of the most debated topics in the industry over the past few years: pre-booking. For decades, stylists were taught that pre-booking was the key to predictable income a...