Kadi Lee

Well, first, I was working with Serge, our mutual friend. Yes. And when his LA outpost closed, I found myself wanting to... only work, if I couldn't find anyone as elegant as Serge, then I had to only work for myself.

Well, first, I was working with Serge, our mutual friend. Yes. And when his LA outpost closed, I found myself wanting to... only work, if I couldn't find anyone as elegant as Serge, then I had to only work for myself.

Yeah. And the answer was there wasn't anyone as elegant as Serge. And as the time was ticking by, it just became clearer that there was a need for it. There was a huge white space in just how people approached the salon experience and how they had become something that was honestly untenable for me to work in.

Yeah. And the answer was there wasn't anyone as elegant as Serge. And as the time was ticking by, it just became clearer that there was a need for it. There was a huge white space in just how people approached the salon experience and how they had become something that was honestly untenable for me to work in.

Too big, too loud. I don't know. I don't know if you find the older you get. I just need quiet. I need peace and quiet. Peace and quiet does not really equate to a salon environment. So we started with...

Too big, too loud. I don't know. I don't know if you find the older you get. I just need quiet. I need peace and quiet. Peace and quiet does not really equate to a salon environment. So we started with...

that as our driver of how could we create a physical space that feels good when you're in it, that actually, you know, regulates your nervous system instead of having you like be completely hopped up on overdrive when you're walking out. Could the music be better? Could the just approach to the business be better? And that's where we started from. And I think we really just hit it on the nail.

that as our driver of how could we create a physical space that feels good when you're in it, that actually, you know, regulates your nervous system instead of having you like be completely hopped up on overdrive when you're walking out. Could the music be better? Could the just approach to the business be better? And that's where we started from. And I think we really just hit it on the nail.

When we opened Highbrow Hippie, I can like confidently say there was nothing like it in the country.

When we opened Highbrow Hippie, I can like confidently say there was nothing like it in the country.

Yeah. I mean, Micah and I were chatting one day and we're like, what would it be? And she had a boyfriend who used to call her a bourgeois bohemian. And then we were like, people will never know how to spell that. They'll butcher it. And then I was like, I love the name Highbrow. And then literally at the same time, we both like screamed out Highbrow Hippie. Hippie.

Yeah. I mean, Micah and I were chatting one day and we're like, what would it be? And she had a boyfriend who used to call her a bourgeois bohemian. And then we were like, people will never know how to spell that. They'll butcher it. And then I was like, I love the name Highbrow. And then literally at the same time, we both like screamed out Highbrow Hippie. Hippie.

And it's just, we've had the name for so long. Same thing, kept it under wraps. Like it felt like this like big secret that we had that like we just knew was going to be our future. And we're talking 2009, 2008. Oh my gosh. Yeah. But you knew.

And it's just, we've had the name for so long. Same thing, kept it under wraps. Like it felt like this like big secret that we had that like we just knew was going to be our future. And we're talking 2009, 2008. Oh my gosh. Yeah. But you knew.

Yeah, we always saw Highbrow Hippie as like this multi-dimensional thing. I mean, we never put like any sort of box around what Highbrow Hippie could be. So when the brick and mortar was built, it really was just supposed to be the landing spot for the community because people often launch a product and then try to have the community come to them.

Yeah, we always saw Highbrow Hippie as like this multi-dimensional thing. I mean, we never put like any sort of box around what Highbrow Hippie could be. So when the brick and mortar was built, it really was just supposed to be the landing spot for the community because people often launch a product and then try to have the community come to them.

We were like, we've got this like goldmine of women who are just like, the best women on the planet and who have all built incredible businesses or run incredible businesses or are running or are starting or it's just this collective power of a lot of positivity, but really the record speaks for itself. You know, we have Lila Becker who founded and built Mother Denim.

We were like, we've got this like goldmine of women who are just like, the best women on the planet and who have all built incredible businesses or run incredible businesses or are running or are starting or it's just this collective power of a lot of positivity, but really the record speaks for itself. You know, we have Lila Becker who founded and built Mother Denim.

Yes, I feel really lucky. So we knew that we could create any sort of product because we had this community already. And when it was time to create the product, we took the downtime that kind of came with some of the pandemic, and we sent out a survey to our clients. And it was like, what products are you using? Hair, skin, body. What kind of services do you get?

Yes, I feel really lucky. So we knew that we could create any sort of product because we had this community already. And when it was time to create the product, we took the downtime that kind of came with some of the pandemic, and we sent out a survey to our clients. And it was like, what products are you using? Hair, skin, body. What kind of services do you get?