Jay Majors

In 2010 Barbershop/academy owner and master Barber Jay “Majors” Raposo set out to create a barbering event uniting barbers and stylists from all over the world in his hometown state of Connecticut.   After 9 years and growing, the CT Barber Expo is the epicenter of the barbering community and talked about for months on social media and in barbershops globally.   Over 500 Barbers have competed in a variety of categories ranging from Freestyle with Color, Freestyle Without Color, Speed Challenge, Theme Challenge and Self Haircutting Challenge. Attendance at last years battle was over 10,000 people. Jay also cofounded the Las Vegas Barber Expo, with the first expo occurring in September, 2018.   In it's 10th Anniversary, this years Barber Expo will be a two day event and will feature an incredible Barber Battle with several categories, Educational classes by the industry’s top barbers, vendor booths, product demonstrations, platform artists and giveaways.