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!

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.

I discovered my passion for barbering during the COVID-19 pandemic. What started as cutting my own hair out of necessity quickly turned into cutting my son’s and friends’ hair. I’ve always been interested in barbering, but I never found the right time to pursue it until now. With growing skill and encouragement, Im turning my passion into a profession, I decided to sharpen my skills by working with Corona Barbershop Plus a team that promotes growth I am learning more and getting better day by day proving it’s never too late to follow your dreams come check me out looking forward to becoming your barber.