The Year of YES.

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.

-Joseph Campbell

Many moons ago when idea of The Hair Nerds was born, we were all working full-time jobs in the industry either behind the chair or within the educational division. I can’t tell you how many times we left work on Saturday and went straight the airport; only to jump on the first flight back Tuesday morning and go straight back to work.  We emptied our savings accounts and maxed out every damn credit card we had so that we would never miss a single thing.

Time passed and we (our bank accounts) decided it would be prudent to pick and choose events. As the years flew by, we switched positions, relocated to different cities and took on more and more industry clients. Life Happened.

2017 was a time of burn out. We found ourselves feeling like Hair Nerds was more of a job and less our passion. We decided 2018 would be the year we recharged our batteries and wallets. We have taken this break to really figure out what we want from our adventures in the industry. Fast forward to 2019 and we are embarking on ‘The Year of Yes’.

We devised a quick lithmus test for each Hair-Venture.

• Is this an event we WANT to go to or supports a fellow Hair Nerd?

• Does this add value to our community?

If so, the answer is YES. We no longer feel obligated to attend every single trade show, rather we will be supporting our pals and independent education events. We want to take you to as many things as possible while exposing killer education and feeding our souls.

Things have changed a shit ton since we got on this ride but we are excited to buckle back in and see where this year takes us.