{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ae8d95982c36846e0fafac/694321483d3b907dc0d9a41e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Running a Modern Barbershop | Brittney Bodis on Building Frontier Barbers & Company","description":"<p>On this episode of <em>Hairstory</em>, host <strong>Jeff Alford</strong> sits down with <strong>Brittney Bodis</strong>, owner of <strong>Frontier Barbers &amp; Company</strong> in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario.</p><p><br></p><p>Brittney shares her journey from hair school in Newmarket to salon work, a brief detour into law clerking, and ultimately finding her passion behind the barber chair. She opens up about renovating a historic downtown space, opening just before COVID, surviving months of shutdowns through creativity and grit, and what it truly takes to run a modern barbershop.</p><p><br></p><p>This honest conversation explores leadership, hiring, work-life balance, changing industry expectations, and why barbering remains one of the most human and community-driven professions.</p><p><br></p><p>HairStory is sponsored by Preempt &amp; Prevention – Great Hair Begins with a Great Chair.</p>","author_name":"JEFF ALFORD"}