EP03: Loe Flores of Faderz Barbershop LLC

Lito sits down with lifelong brother Loe Flores — owner of Faderz Barbershop in Corpus Christi — to talk about the real road behind the shop. From cutting hair in sixth grade to working 84-hour weeks in the refinery, missing his daughter's birth on a job site, and then walking away from guaranteed income to start barber school during COVID, Loe's story is one of grit, faith, and a wife who wouldn't let him quit. Respond, If You Please is part of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast Network — real people, real conversations, no highlight reels. If you've ever told yourself the timing isn't right, this episode is for you. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/ottomp3/green-appleLicense code: GR7CCN1RLEZOJSYS Chapters (00:00:00) - Coming soon: The Fight(00:00:33) - Cutting Hair Like A Brother(00:04:15) - Cut My Hair As A Child(00:07:02) - No Toolbox, No Money(00:07:27) - Barber on Working Full-Time(00:11:21) - Catering to the Clientele(00:14:27) - Barbers on Working As a Business Owner(00:16:23) - How to get out of a dirty job(00:20:08) - How to Buy a House(00:23:27) - Choosing between maintenance and barber school(00:25:40) - Short Haircut For Barber School Students(00:27:33) - Laid Off at Barber School(00:30:30) - Barber on Starting a New Business at 25(00:33:13) - Barber on Starting a New Job at 20(00:36:12) - How to Get a Haircut(00:38:19) - Barber Opens His Own Shop(00:42:11) - Do You Have What It Takes to Get Out Of the Plant?(00:44:36) - Starting My Own Barber Shop(00:48:25) - 11 barbers open up their own shop in Washington(00:51:57) - Faders Barbershop: South Texas Glitz and Glam(00:55:52) - Barber Gets 6,000 Followers on Facebook(00:59:03) - Rihonda on Where Were We at 10 Years Ago(01:02:16) - Lethal Henry on Starting a Business:(01:05:00) - Lito Gets Real About His Comedy(01:07:18) - "Just Do It!"(01:08:38) - Low Fades Local Shop Nominations