May 29, 2025 • 29 mins
What happens when a haircut becomes more than just grooming? Trina Brackens, the dynamic owner of VIP Specialty Haircuts at Florence Mall, has transformed the mundane task of getting a trim into a therapeutic experience that nourishes both body and spirit.
From the moment you settle into her chair, you're treated to what Trina calls "the experience" – a multi-sensory journey beginning with a charcoal-infused peppermint hot towel facial wrap, followed by aromatherapy, pressure point massages targeting the temporal, zygomatic, and mandibular regions, and hot stones on your neck and shoulders. All this happens before scissors even touch your hair. It's no wonder doctors, executives, and even celebrities seek out her services not just for grooming, but for genuine stress relief.
Trina's path to becoming a master of her craft began at just nine years old when she rescued her brother from a botched home haircut that left him with an accidental "reverse mohawk." When her father witnessed her natural talent, he handed over his clippers and proclaimed, "you do the haircuts from now on." Three decades later, Trina has built a business that offers more than haircuts – she provides sanctuary. The VIP in her salon name stands for "Victorious, Inspired People," reflecting her mission to leave clients feeling renewed inside and out.
Beyond her business, Trina's heart for service extends to at-risk youth through her nonprofit, Victorious Ministries. Started during the pandemic, the program offers individualized mentoring, challenges, and support for young people struggling with depression and difficult circumstances. "I'm here on assignment," she says simply, seeing her work as both vocation and mission.
Want to experience what makes VIP Specialty Haircuts special? Visit Trina at Florence Mall or email vipspecialtyhaircuts@vipstore.com to book your appointment. Whether you're looking for a premium grooming experience or simply need a place to decompress, Trina and her team are ready to serve you with excellence and heart.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, mike Murphy.
Thank you, charlie.
Yes, I am Mike Murphy, host ofthe Good Neighbor Podcast.
We are a podcast intended tointroduce the residents of
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Northern Kentucky to thebusinesses, business owners,
that serve them, and today Ihave a business owner with me.
I've just spent about 15minutes getting to know her.
We have not met until 15minutes ago and she is a
wonderful woman that I'm excitedto introduce you to because she
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has a big story, so we'll haveher tell it as much as we can in
a half hour.
So, without further ado, I wantto introduce you to Trina
Brackens, the owner of VIP.
Help me out, what's the fullname of the?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
salon VIP.
Help me out.
What's the full name of thesalon?
Vip Specialty Haircuts?
Hello world, hi America.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So welcome Trina.
So VIP Specialty Haircuts.
And you know, we all know, thatVIP stands for, you know, very
important person.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
But in your case, what does it stand for?
Well, vip to me is victorious,inspired people.
Okay, so I like to serve VIP.
So when people say VIP, whenthey see VIP, yes, I want to
serve very important people, butmore so than being important, I
want you to be a victorious,inspired person.
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I want you to shine light andshare joy.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
I like that.
Well, I told you, a lightshines from your face and you're
excited about what you do.
You're passionate about whatyou do.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Oh, I love cutting hair.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Yeah Well, speaking of cutting hair now, I would say
, from what what I've seen ofyour work and what I've learned
about you, you do more than justcut hair.
You know what you're providingis a very intimate service to
people and you've been doing itfor longer than anybody would
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realize, because you don't lookold enough to have been cutting
hair for as long as you've beencutting hair.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Oh, mikey, stop it, stop it, tell me more, tell me
more.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
You told me how you started, but nobody's heard that
story yet.
So briefly, tell us how you gotstarted cutting hair.
Who's the first head of hairyou cut?
Briefly, tell us how you gotstarted cutting hair.
Who's the?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
first head of hair you cut my brother Steven.
Stevie.
Hi, steve, hey, okay.
So again, I come from a verylarge family.
It was ten girls and eight boysand of course we're not going
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to the beauty shop andbarbershop every weekend like
the typical family.
So my daddy, he'd always cut mybrother's hair, but he wasn't
very good at it.
He would just skin them off.
He would just skin them off,and of course they get teased on
sunday, getting a fight onmonday, get grounded on tuesday,
and then the process will startall over again.
By the time they was free onthe weekends, it was time for
the haircut to start.
So this one particular time uh,stephen, he wanted to get his
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hair.
Uh, he wanted to be like mr t,because this is back in the 80s.
Now you got we're 9, 10 11years old.
So instead of going, let's see,uh on the sides.
He went down the middle likegeorge On the sides.
He went down the middle LikeGeorge Jefferson.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
He was having a mohawk.
He had a reverse mohawk.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah, he had a bald spot.
Yeah, he had a bald spot with aphoto.
So of course he got in troubleand he got, you know, he got in
trouble for that and I felt sobad because I hate to see him
always.
It was a non-ending cycle.
I knew it was going to be a badhaircut was a non-ending cycle.
I knew it was going to be a badhaircut.
I knew they was going to cryand I knew they was going to get
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teased.
And so the Saturday after that,the following week, it was time
for the haircuts again.
Now we was playing with theclippers.
I said, steve, let me do it.
And I took the clippers and Icut his hair and I evened it up
and it looked pretty good and hewas happy and I was happy and
we thought we had done something.
Well, when my dad came home, hewas a livid, you know, he, he,
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he liked to use um, higheroctaves.
So when my dad came home he was, uh, he was pretty lit.
Who did it?
Who did it?
Who did it?
I said Steve, don't tell, don'ttell, don't.
He said Trina done it.
And I was like I can't believethis man just threw me under the
bus.
I saved him from a bad haircutand a whooping.
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So my brother Steve, what hedid?
He said I did it.
And my dad is shocked.
All of us and of course me.
I still got a little tear in myeye.
He still got a little tear inmy eye.
He took his clippers and hewrapped up the cord and he
handled to me in my hand.
He said you do the haircutsfrom now on.
And I said who me?
Oh my God, I couldn't have beenmore than nine or 10 years old,
but that's how I got startedcutting on hair.
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So it was my brother, steve,and then, of course, trill,
travis and Tyrone.
Those are my nephews that livebehind me, and I promise you
Trill had a lot of practicehaircuts.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
So, my brother and my nephews, your punishment in the
moment was you are now alwaysand forever.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
for the rest, of your life, the family barber.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
You're the family barber.
You're cutting everyone's hair,whether you want to or not.
So obviously that was somethingthat even at that young age you
must have had some sort ofinane skill set in you, and I
know that from that point onyou've done nothing but grow in
that business.
So that takes us to today, andI know that you've had.
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You had a business, I think, inNew Albany, is that correct?
A shop in New Albany?
Speaker 2 (06:05):
I did New Albany.
That's where I opened my secondsalon.
I was 20 when I opened in NewAlbany.
My first salon was inClarksville, indiana, when I was
19.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Okay, how far is Clarksville from New Albany?
For those of us who don't knowthe map, New Albany and.
Clarksville are side by side,like 10 minutes, five minutes
Okay and they're just across theriver from Louisville, is that
correct?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Yes, louisville, kentucky, new Albany is the
southernmost point of the state.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
And that's where I grew up at.
What brought you to Florence?
How did that work?
What's that story?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Well, it was right after 2020, and it was right
after the pandemic, and I heardsome things about the Florence
Mall needing tenants and theymay be closing.
They may not be closing.
I didn't know what was going onwith them, but what I did know
is every mall in America at somepoint had two salons in it and
the Regis Corporation.
They would always have a Regisand a Mastercuts, a Regis and a
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Mastercuts.
So I knew the infrastructurewas already here and it could
save me quite a bit of money.
All that I had to do was comein and, with the grace of God,
we was actually turnkey ready,like I was able to move right
into the salon and just relabeland repackage and bring in
products, and I know it wasnothing but the grace of God.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
So how were you received there at Florence Mall?
Did it take you a while tobuild a clientele, or did they
just kind of follow you becausethey knew you?
Oh, wow.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Oh, wow, when I came here I didn't know a soul.
I didn't know not one person inFlorence, kentucky, and it was
not.
When you walk by faith and notby sight, they say a good
person's steps is ordered by God.
And I'm a true believer in thehigher power.
You know, I believe in God, Ibelieve he's, you know he's
everything.
He created us all and he's inus all.
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So when you have that love ofGod in your heart, then your
steps are ordered.
So I believe a good person'ssteps are ordered by God.
I think I'm here on assignmentand then my assignment was I met
a bunch of kids when I got hereand so when I got here I
continued to establish.
I established a program calledVictorious Ministries for
at-risk youth.
So when I got here I didn'thave a lot of clientele.
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I would have these cute littleCaucasian boys sitting around in
my chairs pretending to bebarbers and spinning around
making my shop look busy.
I call them now my brat pack.
So I ended up taking those boysfor their graduation.
We all went up to the Covingtonthe 18th restaurant.
It was so fancy.
I made them wear shirt, tiesand suits because for four years
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those boys were like mychildren and they were really
good kids and they would bringtheir other kids.
Even when I wasn't busy, theymade me look busy.
Monkey, see, monkey.
Do People want to go where theaction is?
These boys had my shop popping.
Of course they got freehaircuts in between, but it did
take a while to build up.
Once people knew I was here andthe quality of the work, then
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my clientele rapidly changed toa really upscale clientele I
don't know the right word to say, but I have some really
influential clients.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Okay, clients, that names we may have heard.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
Correct, yes, I'm not going to name drop today,
because that's part of being VIPyou get pampered in privacy.
Yeah, so I'm not going to dropthe rappers or the football
players.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Okay, trina.
So one thing you shared with meis you speak four languages and
you kind of shared with me whythat is.
So tell the listeners why doesTrina speak four languages?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Well, come on now, mike, you're making me sound
like a genius.
Now.
I'm not affluent in like fourdifferent languages, but I know
enough in four differentlanguages to ask for haircuts.
See, vip is a multiculturalline and we do not discriminate.
We serve everybody.
You know eight to 80, blind,crippled, crazy.
I don't care, I really lovepeople and if you need me, then
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I want to be that person, tohave to give you that experience
.
So, yeah, so I had to learn howto speak a little Spanish, a
little French, a little German.
You know just to, you know justto know.
I mean, you know, you kind ofput me on the spot there.
You kind of make me seem likeI'm just this, yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
Well, yeah, you had an opportunity to look like a
genius and finner everybody, butnow you're just sort of.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
I'm just, you know what?
I'm flying by the seat of mypants, by the grace of God.
It's nothing but the grace ofGod, sweet honey.
Nothing but the grace of God.
And I walk by faith and not bysight.
So I came down here and I'mexcited about being down here.
But I came down here because ofthe like I said, the setup and
infrastructure and everythingthat was already here.
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But I was here for a certaingroup of people and until my
assignment's up I'll be here inthis area catering and taking
care of that group of people.
And then, who knows, I mightget to go to Paris and cut hair,
I might go back out toCalifornia, back down to Atlanta
I mean, I've been licensed infive or six different states,
you know and you got to bemulticultural, you got to be
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well-versed.
At the end of the day, money'sgreen.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
Yeah, and people need help and you know, no matter
what their background is, theyall need help and my wife
sometimes teases me that I cutmy hair with a butter knife.
My wife sometimes teases methat I cut my hair with a butter
knife Because there's not amistrainer in my life.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
That's why that is hey, hey, hey, you do now your
VIP's on me.
You come and get the experience.
And once you get the experience, you'll know the difference.
So it's not just the haircut,but it's the total experience.
I want each of my customers toleave feeling good.
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I want to leave you with a wordor a phrase to help you succeed
in life struggles.
It's not just about the haircut, it's about the total
experience, it's the wholeperson.
It's like a health thing for me.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
So you kind of explained to me earlier what
that looks like.
I think some of us, especiallymen, you know, because
oftentimes we just don't want tocare for ourselves the way we
need to.
So if we just sit down insomeone's chair and they buzz,
buzz, buzz and we throw downsome money and we leave, that's
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kind of what we're used to.
But your experience is waydifferent.
Speaker 2 (12:51):
I specialize in grooming the professional male.
So I have oncologists, I havedoctors, I have pilots, I have
people bankers, I have peoplewith very stressful jobs, like
you know, the people whose livesare in their hands, like if
you're a doctor and you, youmight.
I'm sorry, I don't want tostutter, but I've had
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experiences where people havecome in here literally crying
where they has just lost someoneon the table and they don't
even need a haircut, but theywant the experience.
So I do a charcoal infusedpeppermint face towel and when I
put that on, I do aromatherapywith the peppermint oils.
So once you get your facecovered and you start inhaling
the natural oils, that alreadyde-stresses you.
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So it's not just a haircut.
I want to de-stress you.
I want you to feel healthyinside and out, mentally strong.
I don't know, it's just like agift.
It's like when you do what youlove to do, you never work a day
in your life.
If God gives you an assignment,you have to follow it.
I want to be in the Bahamassomewhere on the beach, but I
have to be here because whenthat person comes in that needs
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that haircut but not the haircut, they come in.
They don't need a haircut.
But they need a haircut.
But they don't need the haircut, they need the counseling and
we're used to loving on peopleand people are used to loving on
them.
It was easy to build up aclientele here.
It it just grew, grew, grew andword of mouth.
So I went appointment only.
After my first year I couldn'ttake walk-ins anymore personally
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, but the store does takewalk-ins for other customers.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
Well, so you get to know your clients, I'm sure you
get to know what their needs are, you get to know a bit about
them personally, and so, whetheryou want to or not, you become
a little bit of a armchairpsychologist.
I would think Like thebartender yeah right, you're not
just destressing them, but Idon't know.
You just know what questions toask so that they, like somebody
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, put it to me once if you hitthe right note, they start
singing.
So, yeah, if somebody sits inyour chair, your chair, are you
used to talking to them?
Is there interaction?
Speaker 2 (15:10):
In case you can't tell, I, lightweight, got the
gift, the gab.
I can't help but talk.
I talk a lot and I blame thaton coming from a big family as
well.
When you're the youngest of 18,you just want to be heard.
I mean, everything happenedbefore you were born and I'll
hush up and and one day I'm, I'm, I'm.
I'm always reminisce, becausegrowing up in a big family has
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made me well-rounded, it has itinstilled so much.
I've dealt with everypersonality type before I ever
left my home.
You understand what I'm sayingand when you're the youngest
you're usually supposed tolisten.
I always like to talk, but youdon't really.
So I do talk a lot.
I do have the gift of gab, sowhen people sit down, it's just
organic.
I can't help but talk.
They can't help but talk.
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Sometimes people start tellingme stuff.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
I don't want to hear that.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Don't tell me no more , but again, they needed to get
it out and I hear it and youknow I love it.
I do love the people, but it'sthe experience.
We were talking about theexperience and we got off on
something else.
So when people come here, it'snot your basic haircut, it is a
VIP experience.
You really do feel priceless,you know.
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Yeah, I'm sure there's a warmtowel involved in it somewhere,
so you get a.
So you get a charcoal infusedpeppermint hot towel face wrap.
So that's the first thing andwhat it does.
It allows you to decompress.
And then I come in with apeppermint experiment or
whatever, man, because I have awide range of aromatherapies.
Some stimulate you, some makeyou want to go to sleep, some
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relaxes you, but at the end ofthe day it's just aromatherapy.
So that's just an extra thatyou get for the haircut.
It's not just a cut.
So by the time you getde-stressed, you get the
charcoal infused peppermint facetowel and then you get pressure
point massages in yourtemporals and your zygomatics
and your mandible.
We talk a lot and what peopledon't know, when you get your
face massaged, it relaxes yourentire body because a lot of the
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pressure is in our face, andyou also get a cranium.
So we do the parietals.
So it's not just a haircut.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
It's like almost it's a it's a spa, it's a haircut
spa.
It's a relaxation.
Has anyone fallen asleep inyour chair before?
Speaker 2 (17:31):
All the time, like I got to make them leave.
I definitely got to make themget out of the shampoo bowl area
.
They don't never want to.
Oh, oh, it's over.
Yeah, get up, baby, it's over.
But then, when you get to thechairs, we also do hot stones on
your neck and your shoulders,and we also have the massage
guns as well.
So you'll get um a charcoalinfused peppermint face towel,
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you get your cranium, you getyour neck and shoulders and you
haven't even got your hair cutyet.
I mean, the package is.
It's just crazy.
So you already feelingwonderful and then you actually
leave with a specialty haircut.
And the reason why it's aspecialty haircut is because
I've been cutting hair 30 yearsand anybody I touch is special.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Well, I like that.
But I got to say I hope you'recharging what you're worth,
because that's a lot and it's avaluable service.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Well, believe it or not, I'm moderately priced
intentionally.
So there's packages, of course,that the upscale clients get,
but because I love everyone, Imake it affordable.
So you go to the barbershopsright now.
Your basic cut and shave isgoing to run you 50, 60 bucks,
55, 55 bucks, 60 bucks with atip.
I mean you can go to, you know,to some of the chains with the
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inexperienced.
But if you go to a nice upscaleprivate salon you're going to
pay 50 to 60 bucks for a haircut.
My basic haircut starts at $40.
Speaker 1 (18:56):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
And then the VIP is 80.
And so you can't beat it.
You just can't beat it, walking, riding or flying.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Well, that's, that's incredible.
So I'm glad that we got to sitdown today, because you know
there are people out there thatI'm sure are like what are you
kidding me?
And they're going to be.
So the problem might be that ifI heard you earlier.
You're appointment only.
Is that correct?
I mean you're protecting time.
A lot of people that want tosee Ms Trina.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
I do have Rose and Mikey here as well, so they can
still get a service, but if theywant me, they may have to wait
a little bit, but it's wellworth the wait you mentioned
your staff.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
You say rose and mikey.
Is that correct?
Speaker 2 (19:47):
yeah, rose is a braider, okay, and uh, that she
specializes in braids.
So what we want to do here ishave.
So you know, there's a lot ofdoctors, there's a lot of so.
There's dentists, and thenthere's podiatrists there's all
different types of specialiststhat work on your body.
So you don't want to go to adentist and say, give me heart
surgery.
It's like you're a doctor,aren't you?
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Well, yes, I'm a doctor, but Idon't perform heart surgery.
So what I try to do is whateveryour expertise is, whatever it
is, that is your thing.
Then I have a person that justspecialize in that.
That's why it's called aspecialty store, because we
specialize in whatever you'redoing.
So if you want to get somebraids done, they're going to be
the best braids you've everdone.
If you want to get makeup,mikey's going to make your face
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look like he's ready for therunway.
You see what I'm saying.
So, yeah, we did.
Yeah, so I'm excited.
And oh, don't let me forgetTeresita.
She's here to greet you andtreat you.
She'll offer you a drink or aCoke, or take your jacket for
you and hang it up, and all thatgood stuff.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
So those are all the people we're going to meet, see,
interact with when we come toyour salon.
Yes, we've let you talk quite abit about the salon and the
experience, and that's all welland good, but you mentioned
something earlier about thenonprofit.
Before we leave, I want to makesure that you get to love on
the nonprofit a little bit.
So one more time, tell us aboutthe nonprofit and what's up.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
So, again back in 2020, during the pandemic, when
a lot of people were losingtheir minds and kids were acting
crazy and they were justcouldn't get out the house.
They didn't know if they weregoing to live or die or they
didn't know what was going tohappen.
So you had a lot of kidssuffering from depression and I
had met a couple of kids thatwere they were cutters and I
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just couldn't take it.
They they were, they wereabusing themselves and doing all
kinds of crazy stuff.
So I prayed and I said, lord,what can I do?
And he said, lord, what can Ido?
And he said VictoriousMinistries.
And so that's what I did.
I registered VictoriousMinistries and it's a program
for at risk, at risk youth.
But all people are invited tocome, because we have some
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adults, too, to have issues aswell.
A lot of times, people focus onthe youth because that's where
the grant money is, and this andthat and the other, but it's
welcome for everybody, everybody, victorious ministries.
So what we do?
Uh, victorious ministry.
So I have a mentoring program.
So my first set of kids um,they was with me for four years
and they graduated through theprogram and we had a big um.
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Actually, a couple of themwasn't even able to graduate.
I didn't know if they weregoing to graduate or not.
So I created a challenge and Itold the other ones.
I said, if you make sure thesetwo graduate, I'm going to take
all six of you guys to the 18th,to the towers, to the
restaurant in Covington itrotates and all that.
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And it was such an amazingexperience and they had never
been there and it just gave themsomething to look forward to.
So what Victorious Ministry doesis I find the kids who need it
and then I create a challengefor them.
But each challenge is differentfor each kid, so it's not one
specific program.
I actually cater to each kidindividually and I make sure
that, whatever they do, there'sa checks and a rewards and a
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balance.
So a couple of my clients hadgotten into a little trouble and
they had to get on probation.
So I also registered with theauthority so that I would be
able to allow them to do theircommunity services hours here at
VIP.
So I'll make them sweep up,preach to them a little bit,
give them a hug, maybe pulltheir ears, but I think it's a
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beneficial program for thepeople that need it and that's
my assignment.
And until my assignment's up,I'll be doing haircuts and
taking care of kids or at-riskpeople.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Well, it sounds like you've been given a lot of
assignments and you're handlingthem all very well.
I know that there are people whoare listening to this, that
when they heard about thatnonprofit and what you're doing
for youth, their ears perked upand they want to help too.
So, all that being said, beforewe sign off, I want people to
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know what's the best way toreach you, regardless of what
the need is, whether they wantto engage with you and come to
your salon or learn more aboutthe nonprofit.
How would you prefer peoplereach you?
Speaker 2 (24:12):
just so that you can, they can engage with you and
you can help them, whatever thatmight mean so I have an email
that I prefer because once youget in writing you can keep up
with a lot better.
I get a lot of calls on all ofmy lines, so I do have different
phones, but it's email.
So the email isvipspecialtyhaircutsatbvipstore.
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Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
So what I'm going to do, Trina, is when I put this on
social media, I'm going to makesure that that's spelled out
for everybody.
Yes, for sure yeah, and thereare people that are going to
start to beat a path to yourdoor now that they know about
you.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
A lot of people know about you A lot of people don't,
and now they do.
Oh well, thank you, but alsoyou can.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
there's and you know, okay, what's the app called.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
It's VIP Specialty Haircuts, okay Of course it is.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Why wouldn't it be?
Speaker 2 (25:42):
It's just VIP Specialty Haircuts.
So I'll send you a link,definitely, that you can put in
your bio and then when theyclick on it it'll go straight to
there, and I also have a QRcode that you can put on the
bottom of the screen.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
They can just scan it put on the bottom of the screen
, they can just scan it.
Yeah, all right, I love that.
Yeah, any help you can give meto help you is much appreciated,
because you deserve to be lovedon in the community because of
all the good stuff you're doing.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
So what you can do is come one time.
Come one time and get thatstraight razor, get the hot
towel, get all the treatment,and your wife will thank me for
it because she'll be in such abetter mood, you'll be such a
happier person, you'll come infeeling confident, feeling
yourself.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
There are many of us men out here that need your
services.
We just don't admit it, youknow.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
And that's another thing.
When you service the upscalemale, so you go into a
barbershop and tell a guy towash your face or, you know, get
the hair in between youreyebrows and do all that.
A lot of barbers are kind ofiffy about that.
So this is a place where, ifyou're upscale male and you have
to have male grooming, youdon't feel any quorums or any
any shames about it.
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It's like, yes, this lady'staking care of me as if I was
her own son.
Speaker 1 (26:54):
OK.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yes, you get people hooked on your services is what
happens.
I hope so.
I mean, I've been at this thing30 years, man, and I don't know
how much longer my legs got togo.
I always talk about thatBahamas beach trip deal where I
want to just sleep on the beachin the Bahamas, we all.
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But I'm going to do this.
I'm going to do this until Ican't do anything else.
I can't help but believe it.
This is I'll probably diecutting hair.
I love serving people.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Yeah Well, you've certainly found your pocket,
your groove, and we would alllove to be part of it.
I'm glad that you and I got tomeet today, and I'm glad that I
got to introduce you to thecommunity at large here.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
Thank you so much.
It's been a privilege and anhonor.
Let me see.
Let me see.
I can't see without my glasses.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
Yeah, that comes with aging.
I know, hey man, it was so nice, You're awesome.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
It was really nice meeting you.
I didn't know what to expect.
I was quite nervous, but you'rea pro at ask a question or two
and I let you go.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
Like I said before, I hit the right note and you
start singing.
So thanks for singing your songto us today.
I really appreciate it.
I'm going to come down to themall.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
Well, send folks my way.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Yeah, they're going to beat a path to your door.
I promise yes, yes, yes, andyou and I are going to have a
part two to the podcast.
We don't know exactly whenthat's going to be, but I look
forward to staying in touch withyou and becoming your friends.
Yeah, part two is coming.
Don't know when, don't knowwhere, but it's coming.
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So, trina, thank you forspending time with us today.
I know that today is your dayoff.
You're a hardworking woman.
You need your playtime, youneed your time off, so go, go to
it.
Speaker 2 (29:05):
Bye, thank you.
I'll see you for part two.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
What I'll say to the community is this is the Good
Neighbor Podcast.
So until next time, everybodyout there, be good to your
neighbor and we'll see you soon.
Thanks everyone, bye-bye.
Speaker 2 (29:19):
Thanks for listening to the.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Good Neighbor Podcast Union.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to GNPUnioncom.
That's GNPUnioncom, or call usat 859-651-8330.
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, mike Murphy.
Thank you, charlie.
Yes, I am Mike Murphy, host ofthe Good Neighbor Podcast.
We are a podcast intended tointroduce the residents of
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Northern Kentucky to thebusinesses, business owners,
that serve them, and today Ihave a business owner with me.
I've just spent about 15minutes getting to know her.
We have not met until 15minutes ago and she is a
wonderful woman that I'm excitedto introduce you to because she
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has a big story, so we'll haveher tell it as much as we can in
a half hour.
So, without further ado, I wantto introduce you to Trina
Brackens, the owner of VIP.
Help me out, what's the fullname of the?
Speaker 2 (01:03):
salon VIP.
Help me out.
What's the full name of thesalon?
Vip Specialty Haircuts?
Hello world, hi America.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
So welcome Trina.
So VIP Specialty Haircuts.
And you know, we all know, thatVIP stands for, you know, very
important person.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
But in your case, what does it stand for?
Well, vip to me is victorious,inspired people.
Okay, so I like to serve VIP.
So when people say VIP, whenthey see VIP, yes, I want to
serve very important people, butmore so than being important, I
want you to be a victorious,inspired person.
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I want you to shine light andshare joy.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
I like that.
Well, I told you, a lightshines from your face and you're
excited about what you do.
You're passionate about whatyou do.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Oh, I love cutting hair.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Yeah Well, speaking of cutting hair now, I would say
, from what what I've seen ofyour work and what I've learned
about you, you do more than justcut hair.
You know what you're providingis a very intimate service to
people and you've been doing itfor longer than anybody would
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realize, because you don't lookold enough to have been cutting
hair for as long as you've beencutting hair.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Oh, mikey, stop it, stop it, tell me more, tell me
more.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
You told me how you started, but nobody's heard that
story yet.
So briefly, tell us how you gotstarted cutting hair.
Who's the first head of hairyou cut?
Briefly, tell us how you gotstarted cutting hair.
Who's the?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
first head of hair you cut my brother Steven.
Stevie.
Hi, steve, hey, okay.
So again, I come from a verylarge family.
It was ten girls and eight boysand of course we're not going
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to the beauty shop andbarbershop every weekend like
the typical family.
So my daddy, he'd always cut mybrother's hair, but he wasn't
very good at it.
He would just skin them off.
He would just skin them off,and of course they get teased on
sunday, getting a fight onmonday, get grounded on tuesday,
and then the process will startall over again.
By the time they was free onthe weekends, it was time for
the haircut to start.
So this one particular time uh,stephen, he wanted to get his
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hair.
Uh, he wanted to be like mr t,because this is back in the 80s.
Now you got we're 9, 10 11years old.
So instead of going, let's see,uh on the sides.
He went down the middle likegeorge On the sides.
He went down the middle LikeGeorge Jefferson.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
He was having a mohawk.
He had a reverse mohawk.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah, he had a bald spot.
Yeah, he had a bald spot with aphoto.
So of course he got in troubleand he got, you know, he got in
trouble for that and I felt sobad because I hate to see him
always.
It was a non-ending cycle.
I knew it was going to be a badhaircut was a non-ending cycle.
I knew it was going to be a badhaircut.
I knew they was going to cryand I knew they was going to get
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teased.
And so the Saturday after that,the following week, it was time
for the haircuts again.
Now we was playing with theclippers.
I said, steve, let me do it.
And I took the clippers and Icut his hair and I evened it up
and it looked pretty good and hewas happy and I was happy and
we thought we had done something.
Well, when my dad came home, hewas a livid, you know, he, he,
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he liked to use um, higheroctaves.
So when my dad came home he was, uh, he was pretty lit.
Who did it?
Who did it?
Who did it?
I said Steve, don't tell, don'ttell, don't.
He said Trina done it.
And I was like I can't believethis man just threw me under the
bus.
I saved him from a bad haircutand a whooping.
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So my brother Steve, what hedid?
He said I did it.
And my dad is shocked.
All of us and of course me.
I still got a little tear in myeye.
He still got a little tear inmy eye.
He took his clippers and hewrapped up the cord and he
handled to me in my hand.
He said you do the haircutsfrom now on.
And I said who me?
Oh my God, I couldn't have beenmore than nine or 10 years old,
but that's how I got startedcutting on hair.
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So it was my brother, steve,and then, of course, trill,
travis and Tyrone.
Those are my nephews that livebehind me, and I promise you
Trill had a lot of practicehaircuts.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
So, my brother and my nephews, your punishment in the
moment was you are now alwaysand forever.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
for the rest, of your life, the family barber.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
You're the family barber.
You're cutting everyone's hair,whether you want to or not.
So obviously that was somethingthat even at that young age you
must have had some sort ofinane skill set in you, and I
know that from that point onyou've done nothing but grow in
that business.
So that takes us to today, andI know that you've had.
(05:59):
You had a business, I think, inNew Albany, is that correct?
A shop in New Albany?
Speaker 2 (06:05):
I did New Albany.
That's where I opened my secondsalon.
I was 20 when I opened in NewAlbany.
My first salon was inClarksville, indiana, when I was
19.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Okay, how far is Clarksville from New Albany?
For those of us who don't knowthe map, New Albany and.
Clarksville are side by side,like 10 minutes, five minutes
Okay and they're just across theriver from Louisville, is that
correct?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Yes, louisville, kentucky, new Albany is the
southernmost point of the state.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
And that's where I grew up at.
What brought you to Florence?
How did that work?
What's that story?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Well, it was right after 2020, and it was right
after the pandemic, and I heardsome things about the Florence
Mall needing tenants and theymay be closing.
They may not be closing.
I didn't know what was going onwith them, but what I did know
is every mall in America at somepoint had two salons in it and
the Regis Corporation.
They would always have a Regisand a Mastercuts, a Regis and a
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Mastercuts.
So I knew the infrastructurewas already here and it could
save me quite a bit of money.
All that I had to do was comein and, with the grace of God,
we was actually turnkey ready,like I was able to move right
into the salon and just relabeland repackage and bring in
products, and I know it wasnothing but the grace of God.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
So how were you received there at Florence Mall?
Did it take you a while tobuild a clientele, or did they
just kind of follow you becausethey knew you?
Oh, wow.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Oh, wow, when I came here I didn't know a soul.
I didn't know not one person inFlorence, kentucky, and it was
not.
When you walk by faith and notby sight, they say a good
person's steps is ordered by God.
And I'm a true believer in thehigher power.
You know, I believe in God, Ibelieve he's, you know he's
everything.
He created us all and he's inus all.
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So when you have that love ofGod in your heart, then your
steps are ordered.
So I believe a good person'ssteps are ordered by God.
I think I'm here on assignmentand then my assignment was I met
a bunch of kids when I got hereand so when I got here I
continued to establish.
I established a program calledVictorious Ministries for
at-risk youth.
So when I got here I didn'thave a lot of clientele.
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I would have these cute littleCaucasian boys sitting around in
my chairs pretending to bebarbers and spinning around
making my shop look busy.
I call them now my brat pack.
So I ended up taking those boysfor their graduation.
We all went up to the Covingtonthe 18th restaurant.
It was so fancy.
I made them wear shirt, tiesand suits because for four years
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those boys were like mychildren and they were really
good kids and they would bringtheir other kids.
Even when I wasn't busy, theymade me look busy.
Monkey, see, monkey.
Do People want to go where theaction is?
These boys had my shop popping.
Of course they got freehaircuts in between, but it did
take a while to build up.
Once people knew I was here andthe quality of the work, then
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my clientele rapidly changed toa really upscale clientele I
don't know the right word to say, but I have some really
influential clients.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Okay, clients, that names we may have heard.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
Correct, yes, I'm not going to name drop today,
because that's part of being VIPyou get pampered in privacy.
Yeah, so I'm not going to dropthe rappers or the football
players.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
Okay, trina.
So one thing you shared with meis you speak four languages and
you kind of shared with me whythat is.
So tell the listeners why doesTrina speak four languages?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Well, come on now, mike, you're making me sound
like a genius.
Now.
I'm not affluent in like fourdifferent languages, but I know
enough in four differentlanguages to ask for haircuts.
See, vip is a multiculturalline and we do not discriminate.
We serve everybody.
You know eight to 80, blind,crippled, crazy.
I don't care, I really lovepeople and if you need me, then
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I want to be that person, tohave to give you that experience
.
So, yeah, so I had to learn howto speak a little Spanish, a
little French, a little German.
You know just to, you know justto know.
I mean, you know, you kind ofput me on the spot there.
You kind of make me seem likeI'm just this, yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
Well, yeah, you had an opportunity to look like a
genius and finner everybody, butnow you're just sort of.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
I'm just, you know what?
I'm flying by the seat of mypants, by the grace of God.
It's nothing but the grace ofGod, sweet honey.
Nothing but the grace of God.
And I walk by faith and not bysight.
So I came down here and I'mexcited about being down here.
But I came down here because ofthe like I said, the setup and
infrastructure and everythingthat was already here.
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But I was here for a certaingroup of people and until my
assignment's up I'll be here inthis area catering and taking
care of that group of people.
And then, who knows, I mightget to go to Paris and cut hair,
I might go back out toCalifornia, back down to Atlanta
I mean, I've been licensed infive or six different states,
you know and you got to bemulticultural, you got to be
(11:30):
well-versed.
At the end of the day, money'sgreen.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
Yeah, and people need help and you know, no matter
what their background is, theyall need help and my wife
sometimes teases me that I cutmy hair with a butter knife.
My wife sometimes teases methat I cut my hair with a butter
knife Because there's not amistrainer in my life.
Speaker 2 (11:56):
That's why that is hey, hey, hey, you do now your
VIP's on me.
You come and get the experience.
And once you get the experience, you'll know the difference.
So it's not just the haircut,but it's the total experience.
I want each of my customers toleave feeling good.
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I want to leave you with a wordor a phrase to help you succeed
in life struggles.
It's not just about the haircut, it's about the total
experience, it's the wholeperson.
It's like a health thing for me.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
So you kind of explained to me earlier what
that looks like.
I think some of us, especiallymen, you know, because
oftentimes we just don't want tocare for ourselves the way we
need to.
So if we just sit down insomeone's chair and they buzz,
buzz, buzz and we throw downsome money and we leave, that's
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kind of what we're used to.
But your experience is waydifferent.
Speaker 2 (12:51):
I specialize in grooming the professional male.
So I have oncologists, I havedoctors, I have pilots, I have
people bankers, I have peoplewith very stressful jobs, like
you know, the people whose livesare in their hands, like if
you're a doctor and you, youmight.
I'm sorry, I don't want tostutter, but I've had
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experiences where people havecome in here literally crying
where they has just lost someoneon the table and they don't
even need a haircut, but theywant the experience.
So I do a charcoal infusedpeppermint face towel and when I
put that on, I do aromatherapywith the peppermint oils.
So once you get your facecovered and you start inhaling
the natural oils, that alreadyde-stresses you.
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So it's not just a haircut.
I want to de-stress you.
I want you to feel healthyinside and out, mentally strong.
I don't know, it's just like agift.
It's like when you do what youlove to do, you never work a day
in your life.
If God gives you an assignment,you have to follow it.
I want to be in the Bahamassomewhere on the beach, but I
have to be here because whenthat person comes in that needs
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that haircut but not the haircut, they come in.
They don't need a haircut.
But they need a haircut.
But they don't need the haircut, they need the counseling and
we're used to loving on peopleand people are used to loving on
them.
It was easy to build up aclientele here.
It it just grew, grew, grew andword of mouth.
So I went appointment only.
After my first year I couldn'ttake walk-ins anymore personally
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, but the store does takewalk-ins for other customers.
Speaker 1 (14:29):
Well, so you get to know your clients, I'm sure you
get to know what their needs are, you get to know a bit about
them personally, and so, whetheryou want to or not, you become
a little bit of a armchairpsychologist.
I would think Like thebartender yeah right, you're not
just destressing them, but Idon't know.
You just know what questions toask so that they, like somebody
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, put it to me once if you hitthe right note, they start
singing.
So, yeah, if somebody sits inyour chair, your chair, are you
used to talking to them?
Is there interaction?
Speaker 2 (15:10):
In case you can't tell, I, lightweight, got the
gift, the gab.
I can't help but talk.
I talk a lot and I blame thaton coming from a big family as
well.
When you're the youngest of 18,you just want to be heard.
I mean, everything happenedbefore you were born and I'll
hush up and and one day I'm, I'm, I'm.
I'm always reminisce, becausegrowing up in a big family has
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made me well-rounded, it has itinstilled so much.
I've dealt with everypersonality type before I ever
left my home.
You understand what I'm sayingand when you're the youngest
you're usually supposed tolisten.
I always like to talk, but youdon't really.
So I do talk a lot.
I do have the gift of gab, sowhen people sit down, it's just
organic.
I can't help but talk.
They can't help but talk.
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Sometimes people start tellingme stuff.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
I don't want to hear that.
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Don't tell me no more , but again, they needed to get
it out and I hear it and youknow I love it.
I do love the people, but it'sthe experience.
We were talking about theexperience and we got off on
something else.
So when people come here, it'snot your basic haircut, it is a
VIP experience.
You really do feel priceless,you know.
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Yeah, I'm sure there's a warmtowel involved in it somewhere,
so you get a.
So you get a charcoal infusedpeppermint hot towel face wrap.
So that's the first thing andwhat it does.
It allows you to decompress.
And then I come in with apeppermint experiment or
whatever, man, because I have awide range of aromatherapies.
Some stimulate you, some makeyou want to go to sleep, some
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relaxes you, but at the end ofthe day it's just aromatherapy.
So that's just an extra thatyou get for the haircut.
It's not just a cut.
So by the time you getde-stressed, you get the
charcoal infused peppermint facetowel and then you get pressure
point massages in yourtemporals and your zygomatics
and your mandible.
We talk a lot and what peopledon't know, when you get your
face massaged, it relaxes yourentire body because a lot of the
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pressure is in our face, andyou also get a cranium.
So we do the parietals.
So it's not just a haircut.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
It's like almost it's a it's a spa, it's a haircut
spa.
It's a relaxation.
Has anyone fallen asleep inyour chair before?
Speaker 2 (17:31):
All the time, like I got to make them leave.
I definitely got to make themget out of the shampoo bowl area
.
They don't never want to.
Oh, oh, it's over.
Yeah, get up, baby, it's over.
But then, when you get to thechairs, we also do hot stones on
your neck and your shoulders,and we also have the massage
guns as well.
So you'll get um a charcoalinfused peppermint face towel,
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you get your cranium, you getyour neck and shoulders and you
haven't even got your hair cutyet.
I mean, the package is.
It's just crazy.
So you already feelingwonderful and then you actually
leave with a specialty haircut.
And the reason why it's aspecialty haircut is because
I've been cutting hair 30 yearsand anybody I touch is special.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Well, I like that.
But I got to say I hope you'recharging what you're worth,
because that's a lot and it's avaluable service.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Well, believe it or not, I'm moderately priced
intentionally.
So there's packages, of course,that the upscale clients get,
but because I love everyone, Imake it affordable.
So you go to the barbershopsright now.
Your basic cut and shave isgoing to run you 50, 60 bucks,
55, 55 bucks, 60 bucks with atip.
I mean you can go to, you know,to some of the chains with the
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inexperienced.
But if you go to a nice upscaleprivate salon you're going to
pay 50 to 60 bucks for a haircut.
My basic haircut starts at $40.
Speaker 1 (18:56):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
And then the VIP is 80.
And so you can't beat it.
You just can't beat it, walking, riding or flying.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Well, that's, that's incredible.
So I'm glad that we got to sitdown today, because you know
there are people out there thatI'm sure are like what are you
kidding me?
And they're going to be.
So the problem might be that ifI heard you earlier.
You're appointment only.
Is that correct?
I mean you're protecting time.
A lot of people that want tosee Ms Trina.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
I do have Rose and Mikey here as well, so they can
still get a service, but if theywant me, they may have to wait
a little bit, but it's wellworth the wait you mentioned
your staff.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
You say rose and mikey.
Is that correct?
Speaker 2 (19:47):
yeah, rose is a braider, okay, and uh, that she
specializes in braids.
So what we want to do here ishave.
So you know, there's a lot ofdoctors, there's a lot of so.
There's dentists, and thenthere's podiatrists there's all
different types of specialiststhat work on your body.
So you don't want to go to adentist and say, give me heart
surgery.
It's like you're a doctor,aren't you?
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Well, yes, I'm a doctor, but Idon't perform heart surgery.
So what I try to do is whateveryour expertise is, whatever it
is, that is your thing.
Then I have a person that justspecialize in that.
That's why it's called aspecialty store, because we
specialize in whatever you'redoing.
So if you want to get somebraids done, they're going to be
the best braids you've everdone.
If you want to get makeup,mikey's going to make your face
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look like he's ready for therunway.
You see what I'm saying.
So, yeah, we did.
Yeah, so I'm excited.
And oh, don't let me forgetTeresita.
She's here to greet you andtreat you.
She'll offer you a drink or aCoke, or take your jacket for
you and hang it up, and all thatgood stuff.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
So those are all the people we're going to meet, see,
interact with when we come toyour salon.
Yes, we've let you talk quite abit about the salon and the
experience, and that's all welland good, but you mentioned
something earlier about thenonprofit.
Before we leave, I want to makesure that you get to love on
the nonprofit a little bit.
So one more time, tell us aboutthe nonprofit and what's up.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
So, again back in 2020, during the pandemic, when
a lot of people were losingtheir minds and kids were acting
crazy and they were justcouldn't get out the house.
They didn't know if they weregoing to live or die or they
didn't know what was going tohappen.
So you had a lot of kidssuffering from depression and I
had met a couple of kids thatwere they were cutters and I
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just couldn't take it.
They they were, they wereabusing themselves and doing all
kinds of crazy stuff.
So I prayed and I said, lord,what can I do?
And he said, lord, what can Ido?
And he said VictoriousMinistries.
And so that's what I did.
I registered VictoriousMinistries and it's a program
for at risk, at risk youth.
But all people are invited tocome, because we have some
(21:55):
adults, too, to have issues aswell.
A lot of times, people focus onthe youth because that's where
the grant money is, and this andthat and the other, but it's
welcome for everybody, everybody, victorious ministries.
So what we do?
Uh, victorious ministry.
So I have a mentoring program.
So my first set of kids um,they was with me for four years
and they graduated through theprogram and we had a big um.
(22:17):
Actually, a couple of themwasn't even able to graduate.
I didn't know if they weregoing to graduate or not.
So I created a challenge and Itold the other ones.
I said, if you make sure thesetwo graduate, I'm going to take
all six of you guys to the 18th,to the towers, to the
restaurant in Covington itrotates and all that.
(22:39):
And it was such an amazingexperience and they had never
been there and it just gave themsomething to look forward to.
So what Victorious Ministry doesis I find the kids who need it
and then I create a challengefor them.
But each challenge is differentfor each kid, so it's not one
specific program.
I actually cater to each kidindividually and I make sure
that, whatever they do, there'sa checks and a rewards and a
(23:00):
balance.
So a couple of my clients hadgotten into a little trouble and
they had to get on probation.
So I also registered with theauthority so that I would be
able to allow them to do theircommunity services hours here at
VIP.
So I'll make them sweep up,preach to them a little bit,
give them a hug, maybe pulltheir ears, but I think it's a
(23:24):
beneficial program for thepeople that need it and that's
my assignment.
And until my assignment's up,I'll be doing haircuts and
taking care of kids or at-riskpeople.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Well, it sounds like you've been given a lot of
assignments and you're handlingthem all very well.
I know that there are people whoare listening to this, that
when they heard about thatnonprofit and what you're doing
for youth, their ears perked upand they want to help too.
So, all that being said, beforewe sign off, I want people to
(23:58):
know what's the best way toreach you, regardless of what
the need is, whether they wantto engage with you and come to
your salon or learn more aboutthe nonprofit.
How would you prefer peoplereach you?
Speaker 2 (24:12):
just so that you can, they can engage with you and
you can help them, whatever thatmight mean so I have an email
that I prefer because once youget in writing you can keep up
with a lot better.
I get a lot of calls on all ofmy lines, so I do have different
phones, but it's email.
So the email isvipspecialtyhaircutsatbvipstore.
(24:40):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
So what I'm going to do, Trina, is when I put this on
social media, I'm going to makesure that that's spelled out
for everybody.
Yes, for sure yeah, and thereare people that are going to
start to beat a path to yourdoor now that they know about
you.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
A lot of people know about you A lot of people don't,
and now they do.
Oh well, thank you, but alsoyou can.
Speaker 1 (25:29):
there's and you know, okay, what's the app called.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
It's VIP Specialty Haircuts, okay Of course it is.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
Why wouldn't it be?
Speaker 2 (25:42):
It's just VIP Specialty Haircuts.
So I'll send you a link,definitely, that you can put in
your bio and then when theyclick on it it'll go straight to
there, and I also have a QRcode that you can put on the
bottom of the screen.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
They can just scan it put on the bottom of the screen
, they can just scan it.
Yeah, all right, I love that.
Yeah, any help you can give meto help you is much appreciated,
because you deserve to be lovedon in the community because of
all the good stuff you're doing.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
So what you can do is come one time.
Come one time and get thatstraight razor, get the hot
towel, get all the treatment,and your wife will thank me for
it because she'll be in such abetter mood, you'll be such a
happier person, you'll come infeeling confident, feeling
yourself.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
There are many of us men out here that need your
services.
We just don't admit it, youknow.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
And that's another thing.
When you service the upscalemale, so you go into a
barbershop and tell a guy towash your face or, you know, get
the hair in between youreyebrows and do all that.
A lot of barbers are kind ofiffy about that.
So this is a place where, ifyou're upscale male and you have
to have male grooming, youdon't feel any quorums or any
any shames about it.
(26:51):
It's like, yes, this lady'staking care of me as if I was
her own son.
Speaker 1 (26:54):
OK.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yes, you get people hooked on your services is what
happens.
I hope so.
I mean, I've been at this thing30 years, man, and I don't know
how much longer my legs got togo.
I always talk about thatBahamas beach trip deal where I
want to just sleep on the beachin the Bahamas, we all.
(27:19):
But I'm going to do this.
I'm going to do this until Ican't do anything else.
I can't help but believe it.
This is I'll probably diecutting hair.
I love serving people.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Yeah Well, you've certainly found your pocket,
your groove, and we would alllove to be part of it.
I'm glad that you and I got tomeet today, and I'm glad that I
got to introduce you to thecommunity at large here.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
Thank you so much.
It's been a privilege and anhonor.
Let me see.
Let me see.
I can't see without my glasses.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
Yeah, that comes with aging.
I know, hey man, it was so nice, You're awesome.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
It was really nice meeting you.
I didn't know what to expect.
I was quite nervous, but you'rea pro at ask a question or two
and I let you go.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
Like I said before, I hit the right note and you
start singing.
So thanks for singing your songto us today.
I really appreciate it.
I'm going to come down to themall.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
Well, send folks my way.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Yeah, they're going to beat a path to your door.
I promise yes, yes, yes, andyou and I are going to have a
part two to the podcast.
We don't know exactly whenthat's going to be, but I look
forward to staying in touch withyou and becoming your friends.
Yeah, part two is coming.
Don't know when, don't knowwhere, but it's coming.
(28:51):
So, trina, thank you forspending time with us today.
I know that today is your dayoff.
You're a hardworking woman.
You need your playtime, youneed your time off, so go, go to
it.
Speaker 2 (29:05):
Bye, thank you.
I'll see you for part two.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
What I'll say to the community is this is the Good
Neighbor Podcast.
So until next time, everybodyout there, be good to your
neighbor and we'll see you soon.
Thanks everyone, bye-bye.
Speaker 2 (29:19):
Thanks for listening to the.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Good Neighbor Podcast Union.
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