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2024 Top 16 YOBA Winner

Young Barber

Young Barber is a South African hair and grooming brand founded by Le-more Jannetjies, offering professional barbering services and products, recognised as the Top Hair & Beauty Brand at the 2024 Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards.

Top Hair & Beauty Barbering South Africa

Brand Story

Young Barber is a youth-owned hair and grooming brand founded in 2020 by Le-more Jannetjies, providing professional barbering services and grooming experiences for men and boys.

The brand focuses on modern cuts, grooming and service excellence, creating barbershop spaces that feel welcoming, stylish and community-centred.

Young Barber has built a reputation for quality haircuts and grooming, appealing to a new generation of clients who value both style and service.

Its recognition as Top Hair & Beauty Brand at the 2024 Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards highlights its impact in the grooming and beauty sector.

Why It Exists

Young Barber exists to provide high-quality, modern barbering services that make clients look and feel their best.

The brand was created to respond to demand for professional, youth-led grooming spaces that combine skill, style and customer service.

Through its barbershops and services, Young Barber aims to set new standards in grooming while creating jobs and opportunities for young people in the hair and beauty industry.

The Purpose

To offer top-tier barbering and grooming experiences for men and boys while building a sustainable youth-owned hair and beauty brand.

Founder & Key People

Le-more Jannetjies

Founder & CEO

Le-more Jannetjies is the founder and CEO of Young Barber, a South African barbershop brand launched in 2020.

He has built the brand around high-quality haircuts, excellent service and a strong vision to grow into a leading national and international barbershop.

Le-more is recognised as a young entrepreneur in the hair and beauty space, using Young Barber to create jobs and set new standards in grooming.

Achievements & Recognition

Young Barber has earned recognition for its contribution to South African hair, beauty and youth entrepreneurship.

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Top Hair & Beauty Brand (2024)

Young Barber was recognised as the Top Hair & Beauty Brand at the 2024 Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards.

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Quality Grooming & Youth Enterprise

The brand is acknowledged for its high-quality haircuts, excellent service and its role in creating jobs and opportunities for young people in the hair and beauty industry.

What They Do

Young Barber operates professional barbershops offering modern haircuts, grooming services and a premium customer experience for men and boys.

Barbering Haircuts Grooming Men’s Care Hair & Beauty