Leeroy Chax opened his first barbers when he was 19 years old and still a student at university.
Leeroy Chax is celebrating 10 years in business having started his first barbers when he was 19 years old
At the age of 30, he now has three barbers, a salon, a hairdressing academy, a tattoo studio, a recruitment agency and a cocktail bar - employing 30 people. "If you look at my staff, they are all from different cultures and our customers as well," Mr Chax said."They have always told me I can achieve anything through hard work," he said.
In 2017, he branched out on his own and continued to expand his brand to include selling merchandise.He told the BBC that lockdown was the toughest stage of his business career and it was "scary" closing his shop.
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