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ShearShare’s founders climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Here’s what they learned.
January 18, 2023
As Courtney Caldwell stood more than 19,000 feet above sea level, she felt at peace. She was surrounded by glaciers and pure white snow. The scene looked like uncharted territory with few people and no sense of time or a reason to rush, just like heaven. Buffalo Inno
ShearShare: Taking Black Haircare Into The Digital Age
August 2, 2022
Innovation within the health and beauty sector has always had an undeniable link to the culture. From the icons like Mdm. CJ Walker and Garrette Morgan to the lesser known Christina Jenkins or Comer Cottrell, we have always found ways to not only improve upon our beauty techniques while also keeping them uniquely our own. Now a new digital influence is hitting the barber and beauty salon industry. A Husband and Wife duo are the co-founders of ShearShare, a fast-growing app that allows independent stylists and barbers to rent space from brick and mortar salons and barber shops on an as-needed basis. The app also provides time-limited insurance options for professionals may need as well. The Grnwood
ShearShare Co-Founders Courtney And Tye Caldwell Are Showing Up For Their Buffalo Community After The Racist Mass Shooting
May 18, 2022
At the end of last year, Courtney and Tye Caldwell, the husband-and-wife duo behind ShearShare, an app enabling beauty professionals to rent booths at salons, spas and barbershops affectionately nicknamed “HairBnB,” moved from McKinney, Texas to Buffalo, N.Y., after winning a competition held by Buffalo-based accelerator 43North. Less than six months later, 18-year-old white supremacist Payton S. Gendron opened fire Saturday at a Tops Friendly Markets store, killing 10 Black people three miles from where they live. Beauty Independent spoke to the Caldwells following the horrific mass shooting about how it’s impacted them, the importance of showing up for their community and the unshakeable pride of Buffalo residents. Below, in their own words, they share what they’re feeling and the actions they’re taking. BeautyIndependent
18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the better
May 3, 2022
ShearShare was honored in Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the apps category. Fast Company
ShearShare closes $2.3M round of funding following move to Buffalo
March 25, 2022
ShearShare closed on $2.3 million of seed funding in February that it will use on “supercharging sales and partnerships, amplifying self-service for our mobile platform and introducing new educational tools plus proprietary analysis for small business owners,” co-founder and chief operating officer Courtney Caldwell said. Buffalo Inno
ShearShare sets up headquarters at Seneca One Tower
February 15, 2022
ShearShare – a beauty tech startup – recently relocated to Buffalo from Dallas, Texas. In response, a “Welcome to Buffalo” party was held at The Exchange at Beverly Gray, where team members of the “HairBNB of the beauty industry” made a stylish appearance. Thanks to a big win at Buffalo’s 43 North pitch competition, ShearShare is now officially headquartered in Buffalo, where the company plans on making some immediate significant growth strides. Buffalo Rising
2022 Best Tech Startups in McKinney
December 9, 2021
ShearShare was selected as one of The Tech Tribune’s 2022 Best Tech Startups in McKinney. The Tech Tribune
ShearShare on cusp of big things as it moves from Dallas to Buffalo
December 7, 2021
ShearShare comes to Buffalo with plenty of cachet, a robust hiring plan and a business that is ready to scale. Buffalo Business First
11 Black female founders who’ve raised more than $25 million in funding share the books that helped them navigate the VC landscape
November 14, 2021
Books are valuable resources for entrepreneurs as they provide worthwhile lessons on topics such as building a business, managing employees, and even fundraising. Shanea Leven, co-founder of CodeSee, Tiffany Dufu, founder of The Cru, Courtney Caldwell, co-founder of ShearShare, and Jasmine Crowe, founder of Goodr, shared the books that helped them navigate the VC landscape and raise over $25M in funding. Business Insider
Dallas Couple Helps 1M+ Barbers, Stylists Grow Their Businesses
October 1, 2021
A North Texas couple saw a need and filled it, making the story of ShearShare something good for more than one million licensed professionals. Tye and Courtney Caldwell created the app ShearShare in 2017 and have watched it grow since. NBCDFW
She Represents: Courtney Caldwell
July 27, 2021
Courtney Caldwell is the co-founder and chief operating officer of the beauty-tech mobile app, ShearShare, now the largest provider of on-demand salon and barbershop space rentals. This widely popular app gives licensed beauty and barbering professionals the freedom and flexibility to rent workspace by the day in cities all over the world, allowing salon and barbershop owners to make money on unused space. Dallas Weekly
Dallas’ ShearShare has a marketplace connecting stylists with available seats at salons and $2.3 million in funding
October 26, 2020
Courtney Caldwell and her husband Tye have been building the Dallas-based startup ShearShare, which provides a marketplace service connecting stylists with open seats at hair salons, since 2017. TechCrunch
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