KEN NAJERA

KEN NAJERA NEVER SET FOOT IN A BARBERSHOP—HE DIDN’T NEED TO. AT 15, HE TOOK A LEAP, CUTTING HIS OWN HAIR AND DISCOVERING A TALENT THAT PUSHED HIM TO RISK EVERYTHING FOR SOMETHING GREATER. ONCE HE SAW THE POTENTIAL, THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK.

BACKGROUND

BORN AND RAISED IN ANAHEIM, KEN MOVED TO MORENO VALLEY IN 2016, LEAVING BEHIND A ROUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR A SHOT AT A BETTER LIFE. HIS JOURNEY WASN'T EASY. GROWING UP IN PROJECT HOUSING, HE GOT KICKED OUT AFTER MAKING BAD CHOICES—BECAUSE THAT’S ALL HE KNEW. BUT HE DIDN’T LET HIS CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINE HIM. INSTEAD, KEN BECAME RELENTLESS IN HIS PURSUIT OF A CRAFT HE LOVES.

TODAY

TODAY, HE'S A WELL-ROUNDED BARBER, SKILLED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE TRADE. HIS STRENGTH LIES IN HIS VERSATILITY, MASTERING EACH DETAIL TO PERFECTION. EVEN IN THE TOUGHEST MOMENTS, KEN DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM HIS FATHER—A MAN WHO RAISED SIX KIDS AND HANDLED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES LIKE A WARRIOR. THAT EXAMPLE FUELS KEN'S DRIVE TO SEE EVERYTHING THROUGH TO THE END. FOR HIM, STOPPING ISN’T AN OPTION.