By Andrik Hernandez, Staff Writer | September 20, 2022
17 -Year Old Barber Making His Mark at Carson
When entering Carson High School, you will find many different individuals. There are people with various talents and ways of expressing those talents. One particularlly talented 17 year old, Jayson Rodriguez, who goes by the name of Jayycutzzllc on Instagram, has a talent that he can call his own as a part of the Colt family. Jayycutzzllc, age 17, is a THE barber here on Carson Complex.
Growing up, Jayson never liked the cuts he was given.
He stated, “Since I was little, I’ve always had lame haircuts."
These experiences led him to cut his own hair in early 2020.
Jayson soon realized that he actually enjoyed cutting hair.
He would finally research how to do design different cuts and what techniques to use. During this time, Jayson would also start to slowly build a barber kit that included everything one would need to give quality cuts. Soon, friends would ask Jayson for haircuts because they knew he had the talent to cut hair. That's when he finally realized that he could make money using his hobby.
Jayson would have his first paid customer in the beginning of August 2020 under the business name JaysonCutzz-cutting hair in his house where customers would often come as the word got out.
Jayson made sure to promote his branding as much as he could on social media using sites like Instagram and Tiktok. This really allowed him to get his name out in the community of Carson and gave people attending Carson High a go to barber that was also local.
One frequent customer, Jonathan Moral, said that his experience with Jayson was always “comfortable [with] nice conversations.”
Many people have worked with Jayson and have said similar things regarding the comfortable environment he provides.
Especially in the time we are in, it is important to keep everything clean. Jayson’s barber kit is no exception as it is always sanitized and washed constantly.
He also uses the highest quality products as well. Jayson makes sure to get the best of the best for his customers. He mentioned how he uses Star Craft Rebel Clippers, Fabulous Pro fx 3s liners, Fabulous Shavers, and high-quality scissors. Some of these products are things that professionals use at the highest level of hair cutting.
Jayson would eventually get much better at cutting hair and would slowly raise his prices from was $10 to the current $25 for kids and $35 for adults. However, many consider this to be a fair price considering what other barbers are charging.
Starting in February 2022, Jayson would finally land his first job at a real barber shop. He worked at Mitzi's Hair Legacy, located in Carson. He would work there for 4 months and get a lot of experience in a real barber’s setting. After meeting many people, he was able to promote himself even more, pushing his name out. After 4 months, he would leave and focus his branding and cut hair at his house once again.
Jayson is just one real world example of what you can do with your resources and hard work. He spent much of his time perfecting his craft so that it is now a serious career and a good form of money. A boy that just wanted a good haircut is now making it his future to give to others
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