BUILD, LEARN, CONNECT & GROW
Beauty Under One Roof.
Empowers beauty and barber professionals through coaching, education, business resources, industry events, media, and community connections.— built to grow your craft, your business and the culture. Home of the annual Afro Hair Summit.
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Afro Hair Summit
What BUOR Does
Six pillars. Choose you path.
BUOR is the home for beauty and barber pros — coaching, education, resources, events and news. The Afro Hair Summit is our annual flagship event, not the whole platform.
Business Coaching
1:1 coaching, group masterminds and the BUOR business curriculum for owners.
Academy
CEU-accredited classes, certifications and master sessions.
Tool Kits
Pricing calculators, contracts, brand kits and operating playbooks.
Events
Pop-ups, mixers, city activations — our annual flagship Afro Hair Summit & signature events National Prayer Day & Beauty & the Barber Awards.
News & Insights
Editorial, podcasts, media and trend reports from the BUOR newsroom.
The Mkt & List
Where beauty, barber professionals get seen.
Flagship BUOR Event · Sept 13–14, 2026 · Hilton North - Houston, TX
Our annual flagship: the Afro Hair Summit.
Once a year, the BUOR platform takes over Houston for 2 days of master classes, hair battles, fashion, wellness and the Beauty & the Barber Awards. One of many BUOR experiences — see all year-round programs.
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Marcus Ellis
Master Barber · Houston
Imani Cole
Textured Hair Educator · NYC
Tobias Wright
Brand Strategist · LDN
In their words
"BUOR doesn't feel like an expo — it feels like the Met Gala of textured hair."
Jasmine R.
Master Stylist · Atlanta
"We sold out our booth in 36 hours. The community here actually buys."
Kola O.
Founder · Coil & Crown
"The education room rewrote my entire business model. Worth the flight, twice."
Devon M.
Barber · Toronto
Trusted by brands shaping culture
Featured Resource
Free Business Assessment.
Get the BUOR Business Growth Guide — a downloadable workbook designed to help beauty and barber pros audit their business, set goals and map their next chapter.
- Free Business Assessment
- Business Growth Guide
- Downloadable Resource
Community Spotlight
The faces behind the movement.
Members
Pros building inside the BUOR community.
Educators
Master instructors leading the curriculum.
Students
The next generation of beauty & barber talent.
Industry Leaders
Founders, brands and culture-shapers.
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Stay Connected To The Future Of Beauty Culture.
Early ticket access, summit drops, education waitlists and editorial straight from the BUOR newsroom.