The Truth About Hair Industry Retreats w/ Spencer Stout

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In this episode, Misty sits down with her friend and returning guest Spencer Stout @spencerlaineartistry— colorist, boundary-setter, and the woman who proves that saying no to the wrong clients is actually a business strategy. But today they're not talking about hair. They're talking about the thing that changed both of their lives: going to a retreat when it scared the hell out of them.

Spencer and Misty met in 2019 at their very first retreat. Spencer was newly solo, at the lowest point in her life, and convinced nobody in that room would want to connect with her. Misty was freshly out of a commission salon, hungry for growth, and flying across the country by herself for the first time. Neither of them came for the connection. Both of them left transformed by it.

In this conversation, they get into:

• Why the education is almost never the thing you remember from a retreat
• What it actually feels like to walk into a room full of strangers who get it — finally
• How retreats build the kind of self-trust that solo travel, scary hikes, and 'everybody poops' can also build
• The difference between a healing retreat and what Misty is creating in Costa Rica for ambitious hairstylists
• Why investing in a retreat can feel terrifying — and why Spencer (and her husband) think it's worth it every time
• What happens when you stop going to rooms full of people who don't understand your drive and start going to ones that do

This is also a preview of what's coming: Misty's Costa Rica retreat (spring 2027), designed specifically for ambitious women in the hair industry who are done with content shoots and crystal bowls and ready for something that actually refills the cup rather than cracking them open and sending them home to deal with it alone.

If you've been on the fence about going somewhere, investing in yourself, walking into the big scary room — this episode will either push you over the edge or remind you why you already know you need it.

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