Bring Hunter to your stage

The no-BS educator who teaches independent beauty pros how to grow and scale six-figure businesses on autopilot. Live, on your stage.

Hunter Donia Educating the industry since 2018
3,000+
Beauty pros mentored
327K+
Podcast downloads
25K+
Social followers
$55K+
Raised for BIPOC scholarships
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What Hunter speaks on

Build a 3-Month Fully Booked Clientele From Scratch

The exact system Hunter used to book solid with new-client requests every week. How to attract, convert, and retain the right guests without discounting.

A Recession-Proof Client Experience

Turning a great haircut into a brand experience clients rave about and refer. The touchpoints that protect your prices and your books when times are tight.

Raise Your Prices Without Losing Clients

How to set, communicate, and hold premium pricing with confidence, plus the boundaries that keep beauty pros from burning out behind the chair.

Automate the Business Behind the Chair

The systems and tech that let stylists work fewer days and earn more: onboarding, communication, and follow-up that run without you.

Hunter Donia teaching a room of stylists

Hunter Donia is the no-BS educator who teaches independent beauty pros how to grow and scale six-figure businesses on autopilot.

As a salon suite owner himself, he built his clientele to 3 months booked solid with 5 new client requests a week, which let him cut back to 3 days behind the chair while earning six figures.

He has spent the past 8 years mentoring more than 3,000 beauty pros worldwide, with recognition including Modern Salon’s Top 100, Beauty Launchpad’s 30 Under 30, and Face of Sola. Through The Modern Hairstylist Podcast and 25K+ followers across platforms, he shows suite renters, solo artists, and salon owners how to build a fully scaled, automated business behind the chair.

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Select speaking engagements

National Trade Shows & Main Stages
America’s Beauty Show (ABS)
Speaker · Chicago, IL · Selected for the national ABS education team
2026
International Beauty Show (IBS)
Speaker · Las Vegas, NV
2025
Premiere Beauty Shows
Speaker · Orlando · San Antonio · Anaheim · Columbus · five appearances nationwide
’23–’25
The Entrepreneur Experience
Speaker · with Amy Porterfield
2023
Sola Sessions
Panelist · Denver, CO
2022
Brand Education
Eufora International
Speaker · Global Connection (2022) & VisionQuest (2025) · trained the brand’s own educator team
’22–’25
Milbon
Speaker · Milbon Academy HQ, New York, NY
2023
Salon Republic
Speaker · Member webinar
2025
Summits, Shows & Retreats
TVR Summit (Texture vs Race)
Speaker · Baltimore, MD · Keya Neal
2024
Thrivers Society Live
Speaker · Virtual · Britt Seva
2021
Ember Retreat
Speaker · Jamie Dana & Piper DeYoung
2023
Stylist Soul Tribe Retreat
Speaker · Chicago, IL · Lisa Huff
2023
HAIRWKND
Speaker · Lumiere House · Kristen Lumiere
2021
Presley Poe & Friends
Speaker · Frederick, MD · Hairdustry
2023
The Maryland Theatre
Speaker · Hagerstown, MD · Artist’s Palette Involved
2025
Revolution Beauty Convention
Speaker · Philadelphia, PA
2026
On His Own Stages · Founder & Host

The Modern Hairstylist Tour (2025, five cities: Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Dallas, San Francisco & Tampa) · The Modern Hairstylist Summit (virtual, 5,700+ registrants) · Modern Stylist Experience (Philadelphia 2023 & Denver 2026) · Modern Stylist Retreat (Scottsdale, AZ 2024)

Real stylists. Real results.

“Hunter teaches systems that create space and rest, while still hitting income goals and elevating how clients experience my brand.”

Megan V.
Megan V.
Salon Suite Owner

“I work a fraction of what I used to and I make more. The community, support, and ideas are so helpful.”

Stefanie S.
Stefanie S.
Independent Stylist

“I can spend more time with my family because of the automations I set up thanks to Hunter. My clients have all been raving about the experience I give them.”

Shannon D.
Shannon D.
Independent Stylist

Bring Hunter to your event

Keynotes, breakout classes, and panels for trade shows, brand trainings, summits, and retreats. Tell us about your event and Hunter’s team will be in touch.

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