Local salon in Carmel adds two-chair barbershop after customer analysis

Business owner, owner/operator of a Carmel salon and barbershop, said the family-founded Meridian Design Group led to a new two-chair barbershop after a review of customer data.

"My parents started Meridian Design Group in 1984," the Business owner said. "Around 02/2015, 02/2016, really into the analytics of our business ... I realized 33% of our business were men. So I said, I'll open up a small barbershop, 2 chairs."

The owner described the expansion as incremental: stylists became busier with color services while the barbershop grew, which prompted the business to formalize the model. "It was like dominoes," the Business owner said. The shop adopted a tongue-in-cheek tagline: "great haircuts, bad advice."

The exchange took place during a short recorded community interview in Carmel. A host asked about how the business began and how the owner returned to and invested in the local community. The owner noted the family connection to Meridian Design Group but described the barber model as a later development based on client demand.

No formal actions, contract awards, grants or regulatory approvals were discussed during the interview. There was no mention of specific staffing numbers beyond the two barber chairs, nor of revenue figures or municipal involvement.

The owner encouraged local support for the business; the host closed the segment by urging listeners to visit if they can find an appointment slot.