We were lucky to catch up with Raegen Ransburg recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Raegen, thanks for joining us today. One of the toughest things about entrepreneurship is that there is almost always unexpected problems that come up – problems that you often can’t read about in advance, can’t prepare for, etc. Have you had such and experience and if so, can you tell us the story of one of those unexpected problems you’ve encountered?

When I first started cutting hair I did it to pay for college because working 3 jobs was too tiring. I started sleeping in my classes. So I went to barber school. A few months into barber school my dad passed away and it took a big toll on me till I realized that cutting was the only thing that made me happy so after missing a month of school 2 months later I almost lost my life I was shot twice and my chances of walking again weren’t promising. With dedication and therapy I was walking in no time. I stayed focus and returned to school before I was even fully recovered all I knew was I was ready to graduate which I did. I knew I was good at the career path I was going so giving up wasn’t an option. Now I’m an award winning best female celebrity barber in Kansas City Missouri .

Raegen, 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 got into my business because when I was in college I worked at Footaction, Amazon and quiktrip and was a full time student. I was sleeping during classes failing test but passing class work. I was really young in college so if I took a year off I’d still be caught up with my peers. So I thought learning how to cut hair would help me make money in college and pay for my schooling. I left college and went to barber school. A year after graduating barber school my first year cutting in the real world I threw a big back to school event at the band stand. I grew up having to do community service so it became apart of my regular life. In that same year I won an award for the best female barber in Kansas City. I have a sister who has been in need of a double lung transplant so I use my platform to get her the help she needs and donations for her transplant.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

Consistency has helped me with my business and marketing. But accepting that change is okay because you have to know about every new style

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Me and my co workers had a bet to see who could post everyday on instagram. Whoever didn’t post lost. It really brought out the creativity in our content and being consistent. I went from 2k followers to 5k and double clients

Contact Info:

• Instagram: Thefine.assbarber

Image Credits
@sly.huncho