What Now? — A Book for Barbers
Most barbers get good at cutting hair and then hit the same wall: your income is capped by how many heads you can get through in a day. This book is about what comes after that realisation.
The problem it addresses
Barbering rewards skill, but it pays by the hour and the chair. You can get faster, you can raise your prices, and eventually you run out of both hours and headroom. What Now? is about the routes out of that ceiling — and it is written by someone who has taken most of them.
What it covers
- Becoming a barber instructor and teaching the next intake
- Opening and running your own shop, including what nobody warns you about
- Working as a platform artist and building a name in the industry
- Publishing, speaking and educating
- Building income that is not strictly tied to hours in the chair
Why the author’s background matters
David Uribe has done each of these himself. He is a licensed Master Barber and Cosmetologist, a former Barber Program Instructor and Regional Director, holds a degree in Business Administration and an ITEC certification recognised in more than 41 countries. He owns Prestigious Image Barbershop & Spa in Coral Gables, has launched a grooming line, Luxsive, and has been featured in the Miami Herald, on NBC 6 and on Telemundo 51.
The book is not theory borrowed from a business text and applied to barbering. It is the account of somebody who was behind the chair, decided that was not the whole of it, and went and did the rest. Read more about David →
Details
- Title: What Now?
- Author: David Uribe
- Published: 2017
- ISBN: 978-0692862742
- Where: Amazon, or ask at the Coral Gables studio
Frequently Asked Questions
What is What Now? about?
It is a career book for barbers and cosmetologists about the paths available beyond the chair — becoming an instructor, opening a shop, working as a platform artist, publishing, and building income that does not depend solely on how many heads you can cut in a day.
Who is the book for?
Working barbers and cosmetologists, barber school students, and anyone in the beauty industry who has become good at the craft and is asking what comes next. It is not a haircutting manual.
Where can I buy it?
On Amazon. It was published in 2017, ISBN 978-0692862742. Copies are also usually available at the Prestigious Image studio in Coral Gables.
Who wrote it?
David Uribe — licensed Master Barber and Cosmetologist, former Barber Program Instructor and Regional Director, and owner of Prestigious Image Barbershop & Spa in Coral Gables. He holds a degree in Business Administration alongside his barbering and cosmetology licences.
Does David speak or teach?
Yes. Alongside running the studio he works as a speaker and educator in the industry. For speaking enquiries, call the studio at (305) 640-8775.
Speaking & Education Enquiries
David speaks and teaches within the barbering and beauty industry. For enquiries, call the studio directly.
Buy the Book on Amazon Or call (305) 640-8775 · 155 Majorca Ave, Suite 205, Coral Gables