My name is Kat So The Barber. I’m a barber with over two decades of experience behind the chair.
I’m known as The Pull Up Barber because I bring the barbershop to the people. I provide haircuts in homes, community spaces, and organizations, meeting people where they feel most comfortable.
I started The Pull Up Barber Project because I realized something.
Not everyone can make it to the barbershop.
Some people need more privacy, fewer people, lower lighting, or just a different environment altogether. Finding a shop, choosing a barber, and hoping it’s the right fit can be stressful, especially with how busy life already is.
The Pull Up Barber Project is about bringing the barbershop to the people who need or simply want a more intimate experience.
The goal is accessibility and care.
The vision:
My vision is to grow this into a fully equipped MOBILE BARBERSHOP BUS so I can reach more people across the Capital Region and beyond.
With your help I can make this a reality.
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I’m aiming to shift the culture of barbering into a trauma informed practice, where professionals are equipped to hold space with intention and awareness.
““People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.””
TRAUMA INFORMED GROOMING
While doing this work, I started to notice something deeper.
For many people, being in the chair is a vulnerable experience. And depending on what someone has been through, that experience can either feel safe… or overwhelming.
But this is something we are not taught how to navigate in barbering school.
Things like how to recognize when someone feels anxious, how to navigate that, how environment, tone, or energy can impact someone’s nervous system, or even how to protect our own nervous system to avoid burning out. It inspired me to take a trauma informed care course and I started applying it to my work.
This changed how I show up as a barber.
I became more intentional about how I greet clients, how I communicate, how I move, and how I create a space that feels calm, respectful, and in control for the person in my chair. These things build trust.
And trust changes the entire experience.
We have the ability to create spaces that make a difference.
And that matters.
