The Presidential Lifestyle Podcast

In this candid "Build in Public" episode, Kiné pulls back the curtain on where she is right now — professionally and personally. She shares the real, unfiltered experience of running a lean, customer-funded business as she works to build the world's largest global barber network. From leveraging AI (Claude) as her chief of staff, to migrating her quiz platform using code she didn't write, to keepi...

In this candid, building-in-public episode, Kiné Corder — national certified counselor and financial hypnotherapist — gets real about navigating a recession, family dynamics, and the evolving vision behind the Prosperous Barber Journal and global barber network. She shares her upcoming plans to work abroad, her strategy for creating passive and semi-passive income, and why barbers must raise their...

In this episode, Kiné shares a deeply personal story about her long relationship with Whole Foods, how the quality of their prepared foods has deteriorated over the years, and why a series of recent experiences finally led her to stop buying their prepared meals altogether. Along the way, she connects this to themes of health, intuition, trust, and the importance of taking a stand in your own life...

Kiné Corder gives a candid Build in Public update, covering the successful launch of the Prosperous Barber Journal, a new partnership with 17hats to help service providers confidently raise their prices, and lessons in leadership — from managing her AI tool Claude like a CEO to empowering a 9-year-old as a food manager during a family weekend. She also shares her bold vision: 50 asynchronous clien...

Kiné gets real about the exhaustion that comes with a 10-day sprint to launch — not burnout, just the honest weight of building something meaningful. She recaps the soft launch of her new journal (not a newsletter) designed specifically to alleviate stress for barbers, reflects on a visit to the Barber Cosmetology Forum in DC, and shares her evolving framework for leading AI like a CEO leads a chi...

In this episode, Kiné Corder explores how returning to the United States has affected her body, brain, and relationship with food—especially her experience with Whole Foods. She then pivots into money mindset and the dangers of judging what is “enough” for others, before sharing how working with AI (Claude) and caring for her young granddaughter have made her a more grounded, logical, and compassi...

In this listener-response episode, Kiné Corder coaches a business owner who knows they’ll need to close their business within six months. She walks through how to separate emotional attachment from financial realities, explore all practical options (closing now, scaling, selling, or condensing hours), and prepare mentally and financially for what’s next. Using visualization and mindset tools, she...

In this episode, Kiné Corder speaks directly to barbers—especially booth renters and suite owners—about the often-ignored topic of retirement planning. She shares her personal journey of realizing she had no clear retirement path, restructuring her investments from a Bitcoin IRA into a solo 401(k), and building a diversified portfolio across stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto. Kiné also explains why...

In this episode, host Kiné Corder shares a behind-the-scenes look at her journey building an online community for barbers while living a nomadic lifestyle between the U.S., Nice, and Dubai. She reflects on why barbers rarely ask for help, her ambitious goal of 40 one-on-one sessions with barbers, the early stages of a corporate mental health partnership in Dubai, and the tension between focusing o...

In this episode, Kiné reflects on why barbers rarely ask for help, how relying solely on intuition can limit growth, and how a numbers-focused strategy—developed with a colleague from a Goldman Sachs program—is reshaping her plan to build a thriving barber community. She walks through her targets for one-on-one sessions, the break-even number of barbers needed, ideas for in-person “barber lunch” e...

In this episode of What Keeps You Up At Night Podcast, host Kiné Corder reflects on balancing multiple income streams while staying focused on building one business at a time. She shares her emotional and strategic process of deciding where to live and where to launch her corporate retreat and barber-related ventures—between the UAE, Las Vegas, and Chicago. Kiné also talks about how global uncerta...

In this launch episode, financial hypnotherapist Kiné Corder dives into why asking for money—whether it’s raising your prices, quoting new clients, or asking for a raise—feels so uncomfortable. She breaks down the money mentality types, the money cycle (earn, grow, protect, gift, enjoy), and the four core money emotion categories that often start in childhood and quietly run your financial life. K...

In this episode, Kiné Corder shares a candid, behind-the-scenes moment over a turkey bacon sandwich to explore what it really means to “build in public.” She talks about the lifestyle and financial sacrifices required to grow both her therapy practice and her work with barbers, the trade-offs between luxury and purpose, and her vision for intimate in-person gatherings with barbers to better unders...

In this episode, Kiné Corder speaks directly to barbers who feel capped out—booked solid but not truly building wealth or peace of mind. Drawing on her background as a former barber, financial advisor, and clinical mental health counselor, she introduces the idea of going “beyond barbering” by adding smart systems, new revenue streams, and mental-health tools to the work you already do behind the...

On this episode of What Keeps You Up At Night Podcast, host Kiné Corder opens up about missing meetings, rebuilding her schedule without burning out, and redefining her work boundaries after years of being constantly “on call” in the barber industry. She shares her clear long‑term vision of building a retreat center, her short‑term plans to base in Las Vegas before moving to Dubai, and her decisio...

In this episode, Kiné Corder, a nationally certified counselor specializing in financial therapy for stress, breaks down the real reason you can’t sleep. She explains how your conscious, subconscious, and unconscious brain each play a role in sleepless nights—and how financial and life stress silently keep your brain from feeling safe enough to rest. Key Takeaways: (00:30) - Why money stress is th...

In this Build In Public update, Kiné shares how she’s leveling up the podcast with producer Deson, shaping the Wise Barber Network as the foundation for the Prosperous Barber Society, structuring her schedule and business to support a global clientele, formalizing Presidential Lifestyle in the UAE with multi-currency banking, and preparing her online presence for new podcast opportunities.

In this listener response episode, Kiné explores how unresolved emotional pain can manifest as physical pain in the body and shares a step-by-step night routine to reduce pain and improve sleep. She also teaches a simple eye exercise and mantras you can use in bed to help your mind and body transition into deep, restorative rest. Key Takeaways (0:00) - Kiné explains how emotional pain, when ignore...

In this episode, Kiné Corder continues her “building Self Sync in public” series, sharing the real-time decisions behind choosing between a barber-focused curriculum and corporate retreats. She explains why she’s intentionally building slowly after past experiences of growing too fast, how Self Sync blends mental health and money, and why she’s pivoting from B2C therapy to B2B offers for barbers a...

In this episode, Kiné Corder, a nationally certified counselor specializing in financial hypnotherapy for stress and sleep, explores how our biggest stressors quietly multiply and keep us up at night—sometimes even when we’re technically “asleep.” She walks listeners through recognizing their primary stress, understanding how it connects to other pressures in life, and deciding whether to accept o...

In this episode of “What Keeps You Up at Night”, host Kińe Corder, a nationally certified counselor specializing in financial hypnotherapy for stress, shares how new tools are reshaping his creative workflow. He explains his decision to keep updating videos to a strict 10-minute format and how discovering a video tool in his Google Workspace is making social media more manageable. Kenneth also ref...

In this episode of What Keeps You Up At Night Podcast, host Kiné Corder, a national certified counselor specializing in financial hypnotherapy for stress, explores why peace and freedom must come before happiness, especially for men. She contrasts how men and women relate to happiness, explains why many men are really seeking peace and basic stability instead of “happiness,” highlights the unspoke...

In this episode, host Kińe Corder, a national certified counselor and specialist in financial hypnotherapy, continues building in public and shares how she’s designing financial wellness and mental health support for barbers and corporate teams.   In this episode, host Kińe Corder, a national certified counselor and specialist in financial hypnotherapy, continues building in public and shares...

In this episode of What Keeps You Up at Night, host Kiné Corder—a nationally certified counselor specializing in financial hypnotherapy for stress—kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month with a powerful message directed especially at barbers and men. She explores how our surroundings shape our mental well‑being, why those who serve others need their own support systems, and how barbers can be trai...

In this foundational episode of the What Keeps You Up at Night podcast, Kiné shares the behind-the-scenes journey of building a new business in public. From investing in executive-level consulting and exploring locations for a luxury retreat center across France, Albania, and Dubai, to landing back in the United States with a renewed mission, this episode sets the stage for the Prosperous Barber S...