Beauty Changes Lives

The 2026 Beauty Changes Lives Industry Leader Roundtable at Premiere Orlando brought together leaders to explore a timely topic: Managing Change in an Unpredictable Landscape.

Change has always been part of beauty, barbering and wellness. What feels different today is the speed, complexity and unpredictability of the forces reshaping the industry—including AI and technology, changing consumer expectations, workforce challenges, economic pressures and evolving conversations around education, licensure, compensation and career value.

Beauty presents a unique challenge. Ours is a licensed, skills-based, relationship-driven industry built on trust, creativity, care and human connection. Traditional approaches to change do not always reflect the realities of our profession or the people who make it thrive. Technology and processes can support progress, but they cannot replace the human experience at the center of the work.

Guided by keynote speaker and facilitator Phil Le-Brun, participants explored how leaders can help their organizations adapt while also identifying what the industry must do collectively to move forward with greater alignment, adaptability and purpose.

Many of the themes discussed are not new. What the Roundtable provided was a broader context for connecting them and turning them into more actionable opportunities—both within individual organizations and across the industry as a whole.

Roundtable report and content produced by Pivot Point International.