Sarai Speer

Sarai Speer—known to many in the hair world as The Platinum Giraffe — is a nervous system coach and former platinum/correction specialist who helps beauty pros rebuild their lives and businesses from the inside out. She works with stylists, suite owners, and educators who look “successful” on the outside but secretly feel fried, anxious, or on the edge of burnout.

Her story runs deeper than good blondes. Sarai openly shares her past with addiction, homelessness, and a decades-long eating disorder —and how getting sober and returning to hairdressing became the foundation for everything she teaches now.  She first made her name as an international independent educator, known for high-impact color corrections, viral techniques, and a voice that felt like a backstage pep talk rather than a polished keynote.

Seeing how many stylists were quietly breaking under hustle culture, Sarai built Balanced Stylist Society — a community that blends business education with nervous system care, boundaries, and mental health support.  Today, through her signature H.E.L.D.™ Method course and 1:1 and group coaching, she combines trauma-informed nervous system work, somatic tools, and grounded business strategy so beauty pros can regulate, rest, and still grow.

If you’re a stylist or salon leader who’s done the classes, tried the “mindset hacks,” and still feels overwhelmed, Sarai offers a different route: one where your nervous system, your income, and your joy finally get to be on the same team.