#016 - Rashee Lampkin

Rashee Lampkin is the barbershop manager at New York Fitness Clubs and one of Lonnie's newest good friends. Lonnie has been wanting to get him on Time Squared since day one, and this episode makes it clear why. Rashee brings a level of depth and self awareness to the conversation that is rare, and from the moment they sit down it feels less like an interview and more like two guys who could talk forever. Rashee was born in Philadelphia, moved around a lot growing up, and came out to central Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree in business management before heading back to Philly and diving into promoting and marketing. From there the road took him through DC, out to LA for about two years, and eventually all the way to Jerusalem, cutting hair and building connections across the country and around the world. He credits that movement and exposure with broadening his perspective on life in ways that staying put never could have. A big thread throughout this episode is authenticity and what it truly means to be real with yourself. Rashee draws a sharp line between people who say the right things and people who actually live them, tying it back to fitness, grooming, relationships, and every area of life where talk is cheap and consistency is everything. He also gets into how your environment shapes who you are, why change is so hard for most people, and why the willingness to seek truth and act on it is the foundation of real growth. When Lonnie brings up the New York Fitness core value of QTE, quality through excellence, Rashee breaks it down in a way that stopped the whole conversation. His take is simple and hits hard: no one is excellent, we can only strive to be. That means seeking the right knowledge, accepting uncomfortable truths, and showing up with sincerity in whatever you do whether that is in the gym, in the chair, or in everyday life. The barbershop is now open at the Lebanon and Etown locations, with Palmyra coming next. Thanks for listening to Time Squared, we'll talk soon