My names Glynn, I am 47 years young with over 33 years of experience in the barbering trade. After leaving school at 15 I went straight into a traditional apprenticeship and received my qualifications. The funny thing is my sister (who was 6 years older than me) was a hairdresser. One day I found her clippers and started to shave my brothers head. My dad was mad at me, but it sparked a passion that I’ll always be grateful for. I progressed by continuing my work as an apprentice in a local barbershop in West Midlands UK. It’s here I spent three years perfecting the basics that would later allow me to develop to more advanced barbering. After learning everything my employer had to offer, I needed to keep my productive momentum, so I moved to another location in the UK for 4 years before opening my own shop. I always wanted my own barbershop and it felt great achieving that lifelong goal when I opened the doors. For 15 years I took pride in serving my clients and community who all became close friends. My staff were always taken care of and one of my favourite times of the week would be when I purchased breakfast for all my much-appreciated staff and regulars – this became a weekend thing. All of my staff, regardless of age, ended up becoming like family. After years of trading in our incredible environment, different life events steered me in the direction of Dubai. I wanted to share my experience from both an educational and business perspective with one of the fastest grooming male grooming chains in the UAE. Since joining Chaps and Co, I have grown rapidly with the team by sharing knowledge and experience whilst maintaining my focus on my personal health goals. A fun fact about me is that all my life I have had a passion for bodybuilding and strength and conditioning. I’m very proud to say that my skills and passion have allowed me to serve some of my lifelong idols through my craft such as: Thor Bjornsonn, Eddie Hall, Bryan Shaw, Tom and Luke Stoltman, Terry holland and Lawrence Shahlaei. I’m extremely excited to see where this journey takes me and very passionate about sharing my years of experience with new up and coming barbers at Chaps and Co.