419Barber

01/31/2025

A New Season, Same Calling

First and foremost, I want to honor God in this transition. He has guided every step of this journey, and I trust Him with what’s ahead—even when the path isn’t entirely clear. After seven years behind the chair, I feel led into a new season. Some of this shift is physical, as the effects of a car accident last summer have made long hours more challenging. Some of it is mental, as life and responsibilities continue to grow. And some of it is about stepping out in faith, pursuing ministry, and embracing what God has next.

I’ll always be a barber—I’ll never stop cutting—but my role is changing. I won’t be in the shop as much, and my availability will be more limited. If you’re one of my regulars, I encourage you to get on my recurring schedule while I still have openings.

This year, we celebrate six years in Mansfield est. 2019, three in Ashland, and two in Shelby. God’s favor has been undeniable, and the 419 Barbershop family has grown in ways I never could’ve imagined. Mansfield Barber Expo started birthed here shout out Sarah. Thanks for all of those who helped along the way. Most noted Patrick from West Park Barbershop your encouragement and business advice throughout the years as a friend we appreciate you. The 419 Burger (Bring it bacccckkkk) was birthed from this shop, Shout out to Smitty. Shout out to Allison Pence Art for always coming through. Some important conversations happened in the shop “Shop Talk” (available on our website for to the “our impact page” also on Apple podcast check it out.) Shout out to Jay & Richland Source, Jay @ DRM Productions, Luke & Mankind Murals Inc. and all the individuals who said yes and took time out of your busy schedule.

There’s so much more potential and still a lot of work to be done in this community. The barbershop has been a platform to make things happen. I’ll continue to be involved behind the scenes as we look toward the future.

I also want to thank my family—for the sacrifices, the early Saturdays, the “Can you watch the kids?” moments, and the constant support that made all of this possible. Kids having to endure lonnnngg hours at the shop and being “bored” doing exactly what they do at home lol.

To our 419 family—your support means everything. Thank you for trusting us, for being part of this journey, and for continuing to believe in what we’re building.

To my OGs—Sarah, Khy, Arrf—we did it. We’re still doing it. Thank you for your loyalty, trust, and support.

To our current team—Kelli, Matt, Gabe, Olivia, Taylor, Erica, Jessica, Kelly, Nathaniel and those who have been part of this journey in previous years. Gabrielle G, Jonathan, Arica, Adrien, Logan, Gabrielle, thank you. To my braiders, estheticians, Taya, Nana, Aubrae, Tan salon workers who never got started (Terri). Every one of you has played a role in making 419 what it is today.

I’m at peace with this decision. It’s not goodbye, just a shift. I know this is necessary for now, and I know God is in all of it.

Much love, and see you in the shop—just maybe a little less often.

Sorry it I missed you in this it’s a lot, I’ve tried to capture a lot in this long but short post.

- Damien aka 419 Barber aka D$

10/03/2024

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09/17/2024

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09/04/2024

Had the Honor to sit with Mr. Brown of Brown Manor again and talk about the Word. Thank you again for the opportunity to share with the world!

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07/26/2024

Join us Downtown next Saturday August 3rd, 5pm at 419 Barbershop Mansfield for a night of prayer and worship.

We invite you to join us for a night of prayer and worship as we gather in the heart of downtown Mansfield, Ohio.

03/30/2024

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Registration is open and will END 04/28/2024

Season will run from May 4th - June 1st

$55 if you sign up online for the Spring Season.
Cash Accepted (Bring to 419 Barbershop 21 E. Temple Ct. Lower Level)

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12/11/2023

First but won’t be the last. Come out as we claim territory for this city. God Blessed is with a location right in the heart of the city! If you can’t make it, join us in praying for our city! See you at 6pm

09/02/2023

Stop by the Brickyard today and just enjoy some time together. Bring some lawn chairs and bring the family, bring a friend. The event is from 3pm - 6pm

08/21/2023

A Life Changing Encounter!

07/25/2023

My guy 💪🏾

“You have to bear with me because I might get a little emotional. I lost a lot of friends…”

With his ever-polite and charming personality, it’s never been hard not to love Quincey Bowens upon meeting him -- but to truly know this agent’s back story is to gain a respect for him times 1000.

Today, Quincey is married, has a beautiful family with a brand new baby boy, and works as a full-time real estate agent at Sluss. He dresses to the nines, works out daily, has the warmest smile and treats everybody who crosses his path with a level of kindness unmatched.

But it’s his upbringing and life challenges that Quincey says brought him to be the man he is today.

“I would say I started out as a good kid and inside my household wasn’t terrible. My father was a firefighter… but I grew up on the west side of Detroit and when I was old enough to experience life outside my household, I was definitely affected by my environment,” Quincey said.

Life growing up was filled with a lot of rough experiences. Quincey shared that his first friend was killed when the pair were in middle school. Quincey, himself, was robbed in his own neighborhood as a middle schooler.

“Environment is everything,” Quincey said. “If you’re an ambitious young man, and you see the other ambitious people are out doing criminal things, you likely will swing that way. But if you take someone who is ambitious and bring him here, where he is surrounded by businessmen and women and people who are truly trying to better themselves, your influence and path changes drastically.”

Despite his surroundings, Quincey said he always recognized that the way of life he was experiencing was not right.

“Honestly, I’ve always thought this,” he said. “I could always feel something was wrong. At the end of the day, I’ve always wanted to take care of my family, but I needed to figure out the right way to do it.”

About six years ago, Quincey said he went through a “spiritual awakening” and knew his life needed a change.

“I ended up giving up a lot and just decided that I needed to change my life,” Quincey said.

One by one, he started taking a look at where problem areas were and began to fix them. With health issues in the family, one of the things Quincey did was change his diet to vegan and began working out daily. He started reading daily, everything from spiritual to financial to psychology.

Then one of the guys from his neighborhood that he looked up to introduced him to a mentor who lived in Ohio. That individual actually helped advise Quincey when it came to starting a few businesses.

While they didn’t work out, Quincey wasn’t discouraged.

“I’ve learned you are supposed to fail a lot and fail often in order to really learn,” he said. “There aren’t any entrepreneurs in my family and I wanted to set an example. I wanted to be a good example for my family and for my community.”

Quincey soon found that one of the best ways he could connect with people and help others was through real estate.

“Growing up in the area where I did taught me a lot about dedication, hard work and how to really understand different types of people,” Quincey said. “All of this has helped me in my work.”

Quincey had ended up moving to Columbus, where he met his wife, but the couple eventually decided to move to a smaller city. They chose Lexington as his wife, Felicia, has family from Shelby.

“People here definitely seem to take care of themselves more than where I’m from,” he said. “There is also a lot more positivity I see people talk about. In Detroit, they post straight negativity, but I love that here there is so much more positivity.”

Being that much about real estate is tapping into your current circle, Quincey said living in a new town hasn’t made the job easy, but he loves challenges.

“At no point in time have I ever thought about giving up,” he said. “One month things are up and the next they could be down, but I’m continuing to meet people and try different things and stay focused. I like the people aspect the most. I like the challenge of going out and meeting new people and winning them over. But then there are unexpected challenges. My wife was joking that on my last deal, I wasn’t only an agent, I also had to kind of be a psychologist. There were eight siblings involved and they were all fighting and I had to keep reminding them that we’re all on the same team with the same goal, and we were able to get it done. But knowing you can do that, and that you can turn a negative situation into a positive, is a really amazing feeling.”

Quincey added that what he also believes makes him a great agent is his desire to go above and beyond.

“In my last listing, I personally moved all the furniture out of the house,” he said. “I just do what needs to be done. I’m very active and aggressive when it comes to my work. And then, of course, I feel like my honesty is my greatest strength overall. Because with honesty comes loyalty. I’m honest with everyone I meet and I hope they’re honest with me. It’s important because then we don’t have to go back on anything. I’m looking forward to helping as many people as possible. This is a great industry to do that.”

We are beyond proud to have you as an agent, Quincey. Keep up the amazing work!!
To work with Quincey, call 419-921-2222.

12/14/2022

Below are my personal hours for the rest of the year. Click Book Now and Lock in your appointment. You can also visit 419Barbershop.com and click Book Now Mansfield.

P.S. My Birthday is one of those days 😝 🙏🏾

12/12/2022