{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/676d8f2097d135d1d660e476/69ec33dd1e1e81236471d668?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Behind the Glam With @katecutmyhair: Corporate Abuse, Non-Competes & Hair Industry Secrets","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/676d8f2097d135d1d660e476/1777086703167-6264ec39-56f9-4013-b71b-748f22ee406c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode pulls back the curtain on the&nbsp;<strong>hair industry’s biggest lie</strong>—that working for a major brand, doing Fashion Week, and chasing influencer fame is the ultimate dream.</p><p>It’s not.</p><p>We sit down with a veteran stylist who left behind the corporate beauty world after years of&nbsp;<strong>travel, burnout, toxic contracts, and being treated as disposable talent</strong>. From behind-the-scenes chaos at Fashion Week to the reality of brand politics, non-competes, and influencer takeovers, this conversation exposes what really happens when you “make it” in the beauty industry.</p><p>We get brutally honest about:</p><ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>dark side of working for major hair brands</strong></li><li>Why stylists are&nbsp;<strong>walking away from corporate and going back behind the chair</strong></li><li>How the rise of influencers is&nbsp;<strong>reshaping (and damaging) the industry</strong></li><li>The truth about&nbsp;<strong>money, burnout, and the illusion of success</strong></li><li>Why building a loyal clientele will&nbsp;<strong>always beat chasing online fame</strong></li></ul><p>If you’re a hairstylist, salon owner, or anyone in the beauty industry, this is the reality check no one gives you—until now.</p><p>🎙️ Raw. Unfiltered. No industry BS.</p><p>Follow Kate on instagram @This episode pulls back the curtain on the&nbsp;<strong>hair industry’s biggest lie</strong>—that working for a major brand, doing Fashion Week, and chasing influencer fame is the ultimate dream.</p><p>It’s not.</p><p>We sit down with a veteran stylist who left behind the corporate beauty world after years of&nbsp;<strong>travel, burnout, toxic contracts, and being treated as disposable talent</strong>. From behind-the-scenes chaos at Fashion Week to the reality of brand politics, non-competes, and influencer takeovers, this conversation exposes what really happens when you “make it” in the beauty industry.</p><p>We get brutally honest about:</p><ul><li>The&nbsp;<strong>dark side of working for major hair brands</strong></li><li>Why stylists are&nbsp;<strong>walking away from corporate and going back behind the chair</strong></li><li>How the rise of influencers is&nbsp;<strong>reshaping (and damaging) the industry</strong></li><li>The truth about&nbsp;<strong>money, burnout, and the illusion of success</strong></li><li>Why building a loyal clientele will&nbsp;<strong>always beat chasing online fame</strong></li></ul><p>If you’re a hairstylist, salon owner, or anyone in the beauty industry, this is the reality check no one gives you—until now.</p><p>🎙️ Raw. Unfiltered. No industry BS.</p><h2>Follow Kate on instagram @Katecutmyhair </h2><p>hair industry, hairstylist life, salon business, beauty industry secrets, fashion week hair, influencer culture, hair brands, stylist burnout, salon owner advice, beauty business truth</p>","author_name":"Jason Townsend a former Beverly Hills celebrity hairdressers spilling the tea"}