Our Barbers & Braiders

It all started out as a joke. I lost my maintenace job and walked in to my cousins shop to chop it up with the fellas when a friend walks into the shop for a shape up both barbers were busy at the time so I sarcastically said I got you and he said come on just clean me up I did such a good job I said this is what I want to do from that day on. I learned the trade for 4 years as a Master Barber. Corona Barbershop opened in 2001 and then Corona Barbershop Plus in 2003. 15 years later we are still here doing what we love..

I started cutting hair when I was 13. It was about 1994,95! I was running errands the owner and his barbers, picking up their lunch, supplies,sweeping the floor, fixing their machines! Till i got my first shape up machine which was the style Liner T! Then the seniors & then eventually the Masters! By 16 teen I knew I wanted to have my own barbershop! Eventually the barbershop closed down and I had to part ways with my mentor Brian! I worked for a few other shops until I finally landed in Corona Barbershop worked with him for a few years then opened my own shop it wasnt easy me & Deo met again and decided to partner up and build our empire!

My name is Yordi Luciano, I am 28 years old, I am Dominican. I started this profession in 2015 in my country (RD) with the dream and hope of one day coming to the US to practice it, thank God I have achieved it. My first experience was when I held a clipper to do my first hair cut, it didn’t turn out well at all but I felt good at that moment I felt a connection with the equipment and as I was making the haircut I said I was born for this and I’m going to do better than yesterday , I continued to improve, I continued to acquire more knowledge and here I am always trying to be better than yesterday and learning more every day because in beauty industry we will always find something new. I remember that over time I kept using the same model to practice my haircuts and there was a moment when he told me that he was proud of me for having used him as my model and to watch me grow into the barber that I am today.

I work very hard to become better as a barber every day to continue growing both professionally and personally, since this job has taught me to be a sociable, kind, respectful, friendly person, etc. The barbershop for me is not just a job it is my lifestyle and with my clients I have learned a lot of good things. On the other hand, I want to thank Corona Barbershop Plus for giving me the opportunity to trust in me, my knowledge and skill set. I thank them for making me part of their team. I am here to serve you.

My process as barber began started as a hobby, my father was a barber but never taught me because I never showed interest in becoming a barber. I started by cutting my own hair because sometimes I wanted to give myself haircuts that my Dad could not do for me, I never walked into a barbershop, I would always cut my own hair or my dad would do it, then as I got better I started to cut my cousin’s hair, I have always been a curious person I like to analyze things & their process, I analyzed the clippers & the guides and I began think to myself if this works like this, it must do this and so on . I did many jobs once as a bricklayer, a cheese maker, a fast food sales person I soon then became a manager I worked there until I was 20 years old when I finally made the decision to work at a barbershop, I started searching on the internet because I never been to a barbershop. Only my father who worked from home, my father once told me: “get to work at the barber shop, as a barber you will never starve”, I didn’t pay attention to him at the moment but after 4 months I made that decision & finally found a shop on the internet a man who taught courses there had a seizure and the bosses asked me if I felt capable of giving the courses myself? I said yes I am capable with the little knowledge I had, after I met people through a student I got a job for the first time as a barber in Venezuela I only worked for 6 months I then migrated to Colombia as a dancer in the streets I wanted to continue with my dancing but the barbering was something I wanted to continue I took courses for 8 years in Colombia I began to level up as time went by I began to charge more, I won several barber competitions, until I made the decision to come to the United States I did it to earn a better lifestyle in the future for my family, something that we all want, even though I was doing very well in Colombia. Thank you for reading just a little of my experience, I am here to provide good service to each of my clients alongside The Corona Barbershop Plus Team

Greetings, my name is Juan, I am Ecuadorian from Guayaquil, I am 30 years old and I have only been living here in New York for 3 years. I came here with a dream of growing in the barber industry, my passion for being a barber began when I started trimming when I was 16 years old. I saw some barbers who trimmed around my house and that was my inspiration. Then a guy sold me a Wahl Senior cable machine. At first I cut my friends. Then I needed to learn more skills and I met a guy who The black man Carlos told him, I went to work at his barbershop and he helped me with more trimming techniques and from there I like this art to this day I see myself starting my company with the help working alongside this great team at Corona Barbershop Plus we’ll see you soon!

Hey my name is Brenda. I am of Peruvian decent I have been into art and design my whole life. Im a self taught home based artist. I got into braiding hair and tattoos since the age of 19 but I have been on and off. At some point I left it alone for a year or two. Made some bad decisions, procrastinating and investing my energy into the wrong places but I soon got back into it at 21 and haven’t looked back ever since, perfecting my craft is what really matters to me and being able to create great work for those who appreciate it. Through life’s ups and downs I have always ran back to what I know how to do best. This lifestyle I wouldn’t change it for anything else. I am now working here alongside the Corona Barbershop Plus crew looking to grow and perfect my craft looking forward to seeing you.