Ep. 7.23 - Building in Public: Barbers, AI Chiefs of Staff, and the Road to France

Kiné Corder gives a candid Build in Public update, covering the successful launch of the Prosperous Barber Journal, a new partnership with 17hats to help service providers confidently raise their prices, and lessons in leadership — from managing her AI tool Claude like a CEO to empowering a 9-year-old as a food manager during a family weekend. She also shares her bold vision: 50 asynchronous clients, a move to France, and potentially opening a barbershop in the UAE to bring her "cut + conversation" therapy model to life.

5 Key Takeaways:

•  0:42 — The Prosperous Barber Journal launched with 10 subscribers and is building momentum daily.
•  4:01 — A new 17hats marketplace bundle will help barbers and service providers communicate price increases with confidence.
•  9:21 — Kiné manages Claude AI by positioning herself as CEO and Claude as chief of staff — keeping it on-brand and on-plan.
•  11:48 — A stack of tools (Higgs Field + Chat Match + Claude) could power full lead generation for under $100/month.
•  14:28 — The immediate revenue goal is 50 asynchronous clients, which enables location-independent income from anywhere in the world.

Quote of the Episode:

"The climb to the top is way lonelier than the top — because I have a lot of clients at the top, and they have masterminds and things that make the top not so lonely."

— Kiné Corder

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