Onyx Barbers
lowell stephens & kirk tulloch of onyx barbers.
As you all have come to know, our homegrown talent focuses on highlighting the sheer pool of talent that we have in this city. So far we have done local musicians, an event planner that has brought you some of the best jams, a renowned graffiti artist, and a life documenter. In the spirit of showcasing exactly how diverse and talented our city is, today we focus on two local icons that have spent the better part of the last decade making sure that the men in this city are always lined up! Lowell Stephens and business partner Kirk Tulloch run the ever famous Onyx Barbers. Currently on Victoria Street, this barber shop will soon be located on the ever buzzing Yonge Street and making its new home at Yonge and Shuter.
If you could do anything in life, what would it be? For many of us, pursuing our passion sometimes becomes impossible in the wake of what people expect us to be. How can you be that musician, that actor, that security guard or cop when the world tells you that those jobs are either impossible to succeed in or just not “desirable”? As a result, we compromise and become that doctor or lawyer only to live our lives in a state of discontent. What a price to pay, isn’t it? But in the midst of all this negativity and false expectations, there are a few who work hard to pursue and fight for what they want. With a no excuse policy, Onyx is a product of that determination to succeed. And by success, we don’t mean money or fame, but the actualization that what you do is what you love to do. As the saying goes “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” Nothing could be truer for these guys and how they made something out of nothing.
We had the distinct privilege to sit down with the owners of Onyx, Mr. Lowell Stephens and Mr. Kirk Tulloch, to find out exactly what their journey has been and hopefully, after learning about their story, you will be just as inspired as we were.
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