Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dominique Lunn. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Dominique , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

While serving in the US Navy I started cutting hair in my apartment on base. When my clientele started growing and having my shipmates stopping by to get haircuts before going out on the town was when I really started taking my craft serious. I enrolled in a apprenticeship program and from there it was history.

Dominique , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m a young lad from flushing queens, n.y. who has always dabbled with cutting hair in my basement for my neighborhood friends not expecting it to turn into a career. I always knew that I was good at cutting hair but my passion was sports and I focused on that until I got into some trouble my first year of college and joined the military. When I got stationed in Italy was when my God given talent was needed because their was only one good barber on a base of 3,000 soldiers so out came my clippers and I was back in business part time earning almost more than I was making in the military. Once I returned to the states I started dating a hairstylist and she taught me the business side and we opened a salon together and a few years later we owned 3 salons.

Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Not to use your own money when starting a business and research to see what grants your state offers for small businesses

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The most rewarding thing about being a hairdresser is the freedom that you have by creating a schedule that fits your lifestyle

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