Founder & Master Barber

Bringing the barbershop wherever it’s needed.

My name is Kat So, also known as The Pull Up Barber. They call me The Pull Up Barber because i bring the barbershop wherever its needed. I have over two decades of experience behind the chair in Upstate New York, and I started The Pull Up Barber Project on one simple truth: personal care is a fundamental human need, not a luxury.

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Why We Pull Up

Breaking Down the Barriers to Care

Personal care isn’t vanity. It’s a basic human need. For some, its the only time they experience human connection. For others its the only time they actually talk to someone. But when things get hard, money gets low, and you're just fighting to make it through the week, self care becomes unreachable. Society tells people struggling with poverty or mental health that they should just be grateful to survive. I believe they deserve to feel human regardless. The power in the human connection that occurs during a 30 min haircut, is life changing. I understand that folks are already navigating life, and sometimes it makes it hard to find a way through those doors. So I pull up.

I bring free, trauma informed grooming directly to shelters, community centers, and doorsteps across the Capital Region and beyond.

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Trauma-Informed

I adapt the service to honor each person’s nervous system.

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Zero Barriers

Dignity shouldn't depend on what’s in your wallet.

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100% Gifted

Operating entirely through mutual aid and organizational sponsorships so neighbors never pay out of pocket.

For Organizations & Shelters

Host / Sponsor a Service Day

Local businesses, shelters, and non-profits partner with me to bring on-site grooming directly to their clients and residents.

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For Individuals & Community

Gift or Book a Cut

Neighbors funding neighbors in need,

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The Big Vision

A Warm, Safe Space All Year Long

My goal is to buy and build out a dedicated mobile barbershop bus (a sanctuary on wheels) so i can pull up with a warm, safe, comfortable spot for a fresh cut in every season.

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““People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.””

— Maya Angelou