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He Lost His Cutting Hand and Still Built a 30-Year Career ft. Dwayne "Lefty" Phelps
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- Trendy with Kim Allison
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- Jul 22, 2026
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Summary
I hadn't seen Dwayne Phelps in almost thirty years. Turns out we came up through the same beauty school, the same circles, and somehow never worked together once. He's the owner of The Shop by Lefty's here in the Valley, and there's a reason for that name. I'll let him tell you. We got into barbering, faith, building something that lasts, and yes, I finally asked him about those chalk lines. You know the ones. Thank you for watching, always. Subscribe, hit the bell, and go show Dwayne some love. — Kim ✨ Dwayne "Lefty" Phelps – Master Barber, Entrepreneur & Owner of The Shop by Lefty's Based in Phoenix, AZ IG: @theshopbyleftys IG (personal): @leftysaz Email: [email protected] 🛍️ Shop Virtue Labs through my link: https://www.virtuelabs.com/en/stylist/Kim-Allison ✅ Subscribe for more conversations with the voices reshaping the beauty industry. Click Here For More Info: https://linktr.ee/TrendywithKimAllison – Listen on Spotify, Apple, and all podcast platforms. – Follow @trendywkimallison on Instagram and TikTok. TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Thirty years later 2:43 - Same beauty school, different paths 5:35 - Why barbers and stylists stopped working together 15:06 - Opening The Shop 18:35 - The accident that changed everything 24:32 - What keeps a shop alive for 18 years 38:42 - Sharp Futures and Man Cave 43:17 - The chalk line question 47:19 - Rapid fire questions Subscribe to stay in the know. Message me to possibly be a guest on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.