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Destroy The Hairdresser
Destroy The Hairdresser is an industry podcast dedicated to helping salon owners and hairdressers salon differently.
Episodes
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THE FDA KEEPS GHOSTING HAIRDRESSERS
Nobody warned us. A former stylist with 35 years behind the chair is battling lung cancer, and the FDA just missed another deadline to ban formaldehyde in…
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You Don’t Need a Rebrand. You Need to Answer Your DMs.
Your Thursday is empty, but thank God you finally found the right shade of beige for your website. In this solo episode, Cyd talks about the things…
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Your Front Desk Can't Fix a Bad Attitude
Kelly Clarkson walked into a small business in Brooklyn, had a bad experience, and somehow David has turned the entire situation into a conversation about…
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You Can't Half-Ass a Business Model
Apparently, giving away free business education is controversial now. Who knew? This week, Cyd and David are talking about the methods that have made Destroy…
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You’re Making Money. So Where Is It?
What if half the things you’ve been told your salon needs are actually just costing you money? This week, Cyd and David are doing what they do best…
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The Hairdresser Renaissance Is Coming
AI is coming for every industry, and hairdressers aren’t magically exempt. But that doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it means. In this episode, David…
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The Hairdresser's Guide to Becoming Unforgettable
If Cyd lost every single client tomorrow and had to rebuild her clientele from zero, she wouldn't start with the algorithm. In this episode, Cyd breaks down…
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The Call Is Coming From Inside the Industry
This week, we're going there. We're talking about power, money and who the hair industry chooses to put on a pedestal — and more importantly, who it continues…
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The Proof Is in the Profit
What if the reason your salon isn’t making enough money isn’t because you need more clients, more retail or more hustle… but because the way you were taught to…
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The Weirder the Salon, the Better the Business with Guest Katya Yoshida
What happens when you stop trying to build the salon you think you're supposed to own and build the one you actually want? In this episode, David sits down…
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Nobody Cares About Your Views
Social media was supposed to be a tool for your business. Somewhere along the way, it became the place we measure our success, compare ourselves to everyone…
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The Hairdresser's Confidence Gap
Every time you open Instagram, you're being sold a new way to run your business. A new pricing model. A new marketing strategy. A new "must-have" service. It's…
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Your stylist accepted a new job. They weren't kidnapped.
Your stylist accepted a new job. They weren't kidnapped. In this episode, I'm talking about one of the weirdest things we've normalized in the salon industry…
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She Built a Business for Freedom. Then Cancer Tested It. With Guest: Elma Siljkovic
In this episode, David sits down with former Destroy The Hairdresser student Elma Siljkovic, owner of Queen of Swords in Brooklyn, to share one of the most…
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The $10 Haircare Problem
e.l.f. just launched an entire haircare line with products priced at $10 or less, and most of the industry is talking about the products themselves. We're…
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We're Breaking the Rules Again
Everyone says their event is "different." So what actually makes The Disobedience Business Tour different? In this episode, Cyd and David pull back the curtain…
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The Uncertain Hairdresser
What if the biggest sign you're ready to open a salon... is that you're not sure you should? In this episode, David shares a pattern he's noticed after years…
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Celebrities, Fashion Week & The Biggest Lie in Editorial Hair
Celebrities, Trends & Fashion Week: The Truth About Editorial Hair Everyone wants to work Fashion Week—until they find out what it's actually like. In this…
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How to Ruin Your Clients Forever
What if we told you the fastest way to ruin your clients is to switch to hourly pricing? In this episode of the Destroy The Hairdresser Podcast, Cyd and David…
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Down Memory Lane: Why Success Doesn't Eliminate Stress
In this nostalgic (and slightly chaotic) episode of the Destroy The Hairdresser Podcast, Cyd and David take a trip down memory lane and revisit their early…
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Just Because It's Trending Doesn't Mean It's Profitable
Head spas are everywhere right now. From social media feeds to salon conferences, owners are being told this is the next big thing that's going to transform…
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The Salon Industry a Wild West Tale with Guest Susan Ferrell
What happens when a salon owner decides to stop following the industry rulebook and starts building a business on her own terms? In this episode of the Destroy…
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What Nobody Tells You About Business Partnerships
In this episode of the Destroy The Hairdresser Podcast, David shares his perspective on partnership, leadership, and what it actually takes to build a business…
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Why your Your Salon Feed Is Turning People Off
In this solo episode, Cyd breaks down why so many salon accounts are struggling to attract clients, stylists, and attention online and why it has nothing to do…
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Are you in on the joke?
This week, we’re unpacking what it actually means to be in on the joke and why it’s one of the most powerful moves you can make in business, social media, and…
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$500K in 2 Years, But That’s Not the Wildest Part | Meet DTH Student Cassie Belcher
On August 15, 2024, Cassie Belcher, owner of Sanctuary Salon, came on the podcast just six months into opening her salon—and she was in the thick of it. No…
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Disobedient Business
We’ve said it before, this industry needs to change. So we’re taking it offline. In this episode, we’re talking all about the Disobedient Business Tour, why we…
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The “Sweet Old Lady” Discount Is Costing You Money
You say you charge one rate… but do you actually? In this episode, we’re calling out a sneaky pattern we see all the time: stylists who confidently state their…
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The Reason Your Salon Isn’t More Profitable
What if the way you’ve been taught to run a salon… isn’t the most profitable way to run a salon? In this episode, Cyd and David break down one of the most…
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The Lie We Keep Selling New Stylists
We need to talk about the lie. The one we hand to every new stylist the second they walk into this industry. Work harder. Charge less. Say yes to everything…
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The Industry Lied to You About How to Make Money
This is a solo episode. No script. No filter. Just straight truth. David goes off on the biggest lie in the salon industry: that working faster, stacking…
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Why Most ‘Coaching’ Isn’t Actually Coaching
This episode starts unhinged (as usual) but quickly turns into one of the most important conversations we’ve had about coaching, business, and what actually…
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The Marketing Strategy Hairdressers Forgot
Hairdressers have never had more tools to market themselves… yet so many stylists are still struggling to fill their chairs. In this episode, Cyd and David…
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Why Your “We’re Hiring” Post Isn’t Working
In this solo episode of Destroy the Hairdresser, Cyd takes the mic to talk directly to salon owners about one of the biggest frustrations in the industry…
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We Bet You Listened to the End of this Episode
In this episode of Destroy The Hairdresser, David and Cyd accidentally prove a point. What starts as a conversation about social media strategy, live video…
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Peace Is Profitable
In this episode of Destroy The Hairdresser, David goes solo. He invites you into a different vision of what a salon can be, one that feels more like a gallery…
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Destroy the License
Hairdressers get heated about licensing but is that loyalty earned or conditioned? In this episode, I break down why cosmetology licensing looks more like…
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If Motivation Worked, You’d Be Fine by Now
In this solo episode, Cyd shares the real story behind her coaching journey, why Destroy The Hairdresser was created, and how coaching at DTH is fundamentally…
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The Blue hair Blues
We’re fresh off a snowstorm, two babies with ear infections, and one chaotic trip to urgent care… so naturally the conversation spirals into the internet’s…
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Selling Your Soul for 10% Commission
We start this episode snowed in, panic-prepping with two babies and no truck… and somehow end up exposing the entire beauty retail system. Because honestly?…
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I Bet You Thought That Post Was About You
This episode is pure internet chaos—for hairdressers. A harmless post turns into a comment-section war, non-hairdressers take it personally, someone yells…
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The End of Buzzwords, The Beginning of Actual Leadership
In this New Year’s Day episode, Cyd sits down with Cheri Oteri for a wildly honest, hilarious, and unexpectedly deep conversation about grief, burnout…
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2026 Is the Year Motivation Stops Being Your Leadership Strategy
In this New Year’s Day episode, Cyd sits down with Cheri Oteri for a wildly honest, hilarious, and unexpectedly deep conversation about grief, burnout…
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Why Working Hard Isn’t the Point Anymore
In this solo episode, David steps in without a co-pilot and delivers one of the most honest conversations we’ve had on the podcast in a long time. This isn’t a…
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Influencers Are Eating Your Lunch — And You Cooked It
This week, Cyd is lighting up the mic with the conversation the industry still tiptoes around: the retail system is broken, stylists are stuck at the bottom of…
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Moon Cycles, Tarot & Payroll: Has Your Salon Lost the Plot?
In this episode, Cyd and David go off (lovingly) on the rise of woo-woo salons—the ones where your haircut somehow turns into an unsolicited aura reading, your…
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The Hairdresser’s Guide to Building Legacy (and Not Losing Your Mind Online)
In this reflective solo episode, David gets honest about validation, legacy, and what it really means to be seen in the hair industry. From social media trolls…
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The Trap That’s Keeping You Broke and Invisible Online
In this solo episode, Cyd gets brutally honest about the excuses holding you back—from business growth to social media visibility to your own damn potential…
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The “I Don’t Need Help” Epidemic
Cyd and David get real about the industry’s favorite lie: “I don’t need help.” They unpack why stylists and owners hide behind busyness, how product culture…
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There’s Something Magical About Getting Your Sh*t Together
Something magical happened while we were recording — we both yelled “witchcraft!” at the same time, and honestly… it fits. In this episode, Cyd and David pull…
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The Anti-Doom Playbook for Hairdressers
In this solo episode, David gets real about working and leading when the world feels unsteady. He reframes the salon as a place of structure and sanctuary…
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The Story Strategy You’re Skipping
Grab your spot in Cyd's Booked on Repeat: The hairdressers guide to IG stories class https://www.destroythehairdresser.com/offers/F63haZi5/checkout Cyd and…
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The Truth About “Industry Pricing”
In this solo episode, Cyd takes a flamethrower to pricing confusion and breaks down the three models most stylists use—à la carte, session pricing, and…
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Shit Happens (Literally): Salon Horror Stories & Hangover Haircuts
Shit Happens (Literally): Salon Horror Stories & Hangover HaircutsIn this completely unhinged episode, Cyd and David take you on a ride through some of their…
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Stop Defending Brands That Wouldn’t Defend You
In this explosive episode, Cyd and David go off about the parasitic nature of big beauty—and why hairdressers keep defending brands that would never return the…
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Roll the Tape: The Death of Professionalism
In this unfiltered, unhinged, and unexpectedly tender episode, Cyd and David talk about what it really means to be professional in 2025. From FaceTime…
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The Industry Standard Is a Scam
In this solo episode, Cyd Charisse comes in hot with a truth bomb the industry won’t say out loud: The industry standard is a scam designed to keep stylists…
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Commit to the Bit
In this chaotically honest episode, Cyd and David reunite after solo pods and dive into what everyone’s thinking but afraid to say: social media isn’t fun…
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Isolation is the new cigarette.
In this raw and reflective solo episode, David shares a deeply personal message for anyone feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or on the edge of burnout. From the…
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Resentment, Raises, and Rage Bangs
In this fiery rapid-fire round of Hairdresser Hotline, Cyd and David channel their inner dragons to tackle your unfiltered, anonymous questions—from resenting…