"I picked up clippers when I was 13 and started practicing on myself and my younger brothers. When we moved to Wichita a few years later, I met my first real barber - and he became a mentor. He didn’t just clean me up, he taught me how to carry myself, how to stay focused, how to grow up right. That’s when I realized barbering is about way more than cutting hair.
When he moved on, he gave me and my business partner the chance to take over the same shop I grew up going to. I renamed it 4 The People Barber Lounge, and every day I try to do for others what he did for me. I give free cuts when someone needs it - like the local football team, who deserve to feel sharp before a big tournament. We host coat drives, raise money for cancer research, and create space for people who don’t always get it.
In my shop, you’re respected. You’re treated like family. And if you walk out feeling a little better about yourself than when you came in, then I’m doing my job right."
When he moved on, he gave me and my business partner the chance to take over the same shop I grew up going to. I renamed it 4 The People Barber Lounge, and every day I try to do for others what he did for me. I give free cuts when someone needs it - like the local football team, who deserve to feel sharp before a big tournament. We host coat drives, raise money for cancer research, and create space for people who don’t always get it.
In my shop, you’re respected. You’re treated like family. And if you walk out feeling a little better about yourself than when you came in, then I’m doing my job right."