He Lost His Cutting Hand and Still Built a 30-Year Career ft. Dwayne "Lefty" Phelps

I hadn't seen Dwayne Phelps in almost thirty years. Turns out we came up through the same beauty school, the same circles, and somehow never worked together once.

He's the owner of The Shop by Lefty's here in the Valley, and there's a reason for that name. I'll let him tell you.

We got into barbering, faith, building something that lasts, and yes, I finally asked him about those chalk lines. You know the ones.

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✨ Dwayne "Lefty" Phelps – Master Barber, Entrepreneur & Owner of The Shop by Lefty's

Based in Phoenix, AZ

IG: @theshopbyleftys

IG (personal): @leftysaz

Email: leftysaz@gmail.com

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Thirty years later

2:43 - Same beauty school, different paths

5:35 - Why barbers and stylists stopped working together

15:06 - Opening The Shop

18:35 - The accident that changed everything

24:32 - What keeps a shop alive for 18 years

38:42 - Sharp Futures and Man Cave

43:17 - The chalk line question

47:19 - Rapid fire questions

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