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DL MASTER BARBER                                                                                   MC120
                                                                     I know those statements were

                                                                     coming from a place of tough

                                                                     love and not just made in jest.

                                                                     You can tell he truly wants to

                                                                     uplift the younger generations

                                                                     if they’re willing to listen.

                                                                     There’s a clear distinction

                                                                     between people who criticize

                                                                     but do nothing to help and

                                                                     Lyons. He’s a doer. He’s

                                                                     promoting black

                                                                     entrepreneurship by supplying

                                                                     young barbers and aspiring

                                                                     business owners the tools to

                                                                     build and maintain a business.

                                                                     Whether one gets the game

                                                                     through his books or his

                                                                     speeches, the point is, he’s

                                                                     actively committed to changing


    He dropped a lot of gems during our                              the climate. He’s taking

    interview but what told me the most                              consumers and making them

    about him is that he takes care of his                           owners. Lyons also talked

    people. Lyons talked about how the                               about dressing the part for the

    barbers he trains are on track not only to                       job you want, well actually,

    become successful business owners but                            more like the boss you are. Of

    homeowners and people in positions of                            the many quips, he used, “dress

    financial freedom. This was after he                             the way you want to be

    ragged on the talented but clueless                              addressed,” stuck with me. He

    millennials for not living up to their full                      lives this because he stays in a

    potential.                                                       suit and he’s the most
                                                                     comfortable when he’s in one.
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