a cut above
PROFILE: Sheldon Tatchell, founder and CEO of Legends Barbershop
Sneaking into barbershops was how he learnt the trade — and now he runs it as a big business
28 July 2022 - 05:00
Growing up in Eldorado Park, a rough neighbourhood to the south of Johannesburg, Sheldon Tatchell had two options: steal or work in a corporate. At the urging of his parents to get “a real job”, he joined a bank.
After six years with Standard Bank as an account management consultant — basically a debt collector, he says — he decided to follow a passion of his youth: cutting hair. It’s a skill he developed as a teenager, learning from a barber who was “the coolest guy around” because of his great haircuts...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
This article is free to read if you sign up or sign in.
If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
Questions or problems? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00.