Tye Caldwell

Visionary Founder of ShearShare (Acquired), Beauty Tech Pioneer, Author, Educator, and Award-Winning Salon Owner with a Global Impact
Tye
Caldwell

Related Speakers

Tye CaldwellRequest Fee & Availability
Add to My Speakers List
Remove from My List

AVAILABLE FOR

Keynote
Virtual Presentation
Fireside Chat
Panelist

Fee ranges

Domestic In-Person (USA):

$7,500*

International In-Person:

Please inquire

Virtual:

$5,000*

Other:

* Ranges are presented as a guideline only. Speaker fees vary by engagement type and are subject to change without notice. For an exact quote, please contact Gravity Speakers.

Traveling from

Buffalo, New York, USA

About

Dr. Tye Caldwell is a pioneering entrepreneur, executive coach, and celebrity master barber-stylist who has spent over 30 years transforming the beauty and barbering industry. As the post-exit co-founder and former Chief Strategy Officer of ShearShare, he helped revolutionize the salon and barbershop space rental model, creating new earning opportunities for independent stylists and business owners in over 1,017 cities.

Dr. Tye’s expertise in business and beauty spans decades. Before launching ShearShare, he owned and operated an award-winning salon in Dallas, Texas, where he saw firsthand the need for more flexible workspace solutions in the industry. His experience inspired the creation of ShearShare, the first space-as-a-service platform designed for beauty professionals.

A thought leader and educator, Dr. Tye is the first African-American male member-elect to the Professional Beauty Association’s Advisory Council and is a frequent guest lecturer at barber colleges and hairstyling institutes around the globe. His #1 best-selling book, Mentored by Failure: A 5-Point Guide to Long-Term Success in the Beauty & Style Industry, is often used for continuing education curriculum. 

Dr. Tye’s leadership and contributions to the tech and beauty industries have earned him the 2024 Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts Award of Excellence for best integrated mobile experience, named a Top 19 Sharing Economy Startups Founder in 2024, a 2023 Power 100 Business Leaders of Color, an Inno Fire Award winner, a Pitchbook Black Founder to Watch 2023, Tech Tribune’s 2022 Best Tech Startups in McKinney, and a next-generation technology creator by L’Oreal. 

In addition to his impact in technology and beauty, Dr. Tye is an executive and wellness coach, helping entrepreneurs and business leaders develop sustainable success strategies. He and his wife, Courtney Caldwell, are also dedicated parents of an NFL athlete and passionate advocates for mentorship, innovation, and entrepreneurial growth.

10 Things You Need To Know About Courtney & Dr. Tye Caldwell

  • Pioneered the first on-demand salon and barbershop space rental app, serving 1,017 cities and 71,000 small businesses
  • Son is an NFL athlete for the Las Vegas Raiders (graduate of the US Air Force Academy)
  • Counted in the 1% of African-Americans that hold patents in the United States
  • Summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, in 7 days
  • Named a World-Changing Ideas App by Fast Company
  • Traveled to 6 out of 7 continents
  • Plant-based wellness and bio-hackers
  • The only Texas startup to win Google Demo Day
  • Dr. Tye is the best-selling author of a book titled Mentored by Failure
  • Courtney is the 33rd African-American female to raise $1M+ in VC funding
Read more...
Read less...

Topics

Topics

Fortified Founders: How Partnership & Parenthood Strengthen the Startup Journey

Do It Scared

Mentor by Failure

From Salon Owner to Tech Founder: A One-Man Monologue on How NOT to Discount your Own Expertise

Daily Intensity: The Mindset and Practices of Excellent CEOs

How Do You Keep Stress From Crushing You as a Startup CEO

Economic Mobility: How to Create Jobs and Wealth in Underserved Markets

The Future of Work: 7 Ways Society Benefits When We Work Where We Live

Leading with a Servant’s Heart: Best Practices for Building Remote Teams

Lonely leadership: How to Operate in the Company’s Only Peerless Role

Dr. Tye Caldwell speaks on a variety of topics that range from entrepreneurship, business, financial literacy, faith and spirituality, and how he balances marriage and family while running a tech startup with his wife and Cofounder of ShearShare, Courtney Caldwell.

Dr. Tye Caldwell and Courtney Caldwell are available for joint appearances.

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckevQD0QC4A
The Caldwell’s Speaker Reel
https://youtu.be/mvUE4YrWs74
43North: The Key to a Successful Co-Founder Relationship
https://youtu.be/SkbBrG6SF3A
Beyond the Technique: Introducing HAIRbnb, with Dr. Tye Caldwell!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2sbkravxjg&t=4s
Black Enterprise: Fundraising from Startup to Scale Up in the Tech Space
https://youtu.be/y-5SCeejaY8
Business Insider Ignition 2018: ShearShare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeNkqfqynbg&t=1951s
Google for Startups: Demo Day 2018 - Hosted By Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fy701oYMkY
ShearShare Co-Founders Balance Marriage and Running a Tech Startup

Books / Movies As an Amazon Associate, Gravity earns from qualifying purchases.

Testimonials

No items found.