In this episode of Build Your Salon, I chat with Braden Weinstock—co-owner of EFoxx Hair and founder of Pretty Data (https://prettydata.co) —about how top salons are using smarter systems and AI to protect profits, keep staff, and plan for growth. We unpack why most salons fail to implement the day-to-day strategies that actually move the needle, how COVID changed the salon landscape forever, and why AI isn’t just a shiny new toy—it's your next team member.

Whether you're still working behind the chair or dreaming of scaling your salon, this episode is packed with honest advice, systems smarts, and tech tools that actually work.