Interview with Dr. James Preston, Jr. | Barber School Owner

Dr. James Preston, Jr, is a native of Hollandale, MS. Has Been a professional Barber for over 25 years, he is a graduate of Alcorn State University (Education) and Hinds Community College (Barbering). Dr. Preston was an IT tech for a Hospital for 4 years. Then pursued a career in teaching for a number of years in Texas and in Mississippi, until he got the vision from God in December 2013 to open a school. He later resigned from teaching and took a leap of faith in 2014 and went back to barbering school to get his Barber Instructor license. He graduated from Barber Instructor School in May 2015 and Opened Upper Kutz Barber & Style College in Greenville, MS in August 2015. In November 2020 his school became National Accredited by COE (Council On Occupational Education School) and is the only school other than Job Corps that is Accredited by COE in the state of Mississippi. The school is now pursuing Financial Aid with the Department of Education. Dr. Preston is currently putting his finishing touches on his book titled LEVELS which he is calling an autobarbergraphy. Dr. Preston and eight other Barbers founded the first Barber fraternity in Mississippi (Xi Psi Xi Barber Fraternity, Inc.) that is trying to reconnect Barbers to being pillars in the community. Dr. Preston's Motto is "Leave A Legacy", in which he is encouraging others to do what he is striving to do each day.

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