Bill McDonald, husband, father, martial arts instructor, gym owner, entrepreneur, and the owner and host of The Bearded Beast Show interviews Raffaele Rispo, Owner of Valentino's Hair Salon and Barbershop. During this fourth episode, Raffaele Rispo shares how he engaged with this family business, what elements of strong work ethics are key to being successful, and Raffaele and Bill also enjoy a candid bit of barber shop talk discussing their favorite sports teams.  

Episode Highlights:

• Ralf discusses wrestling and his background in Yonkers.
• Was there a time in his life that he decided he wanted to be a barber?
• Ralf's father, uncle and two cousins are hairdressers and barbers.
• What influenced Ralf's final decision to be a barber?
• Ralf talks about his strong commitment to his craft and quality.
• What are the different factors that barbers have to adapt to?
• What are some of the biggest challenges of being an owner of a hair salon?
• Are there more or less people wanting to be barbers?
• Is Raffaele Rispo seeing more competition sprouting up?
• What services does Valentino's Hair Salon and Barbershop offer?
• What are the most common subjects for 'barbershop talk?"
• Bill and Ralf talk sports teams allegiances.
• What is Ralf's favorite haircut?
• What advice can Ralf give to the youth to take on the entrepreneurial attitude?
• Live in the moment. When you are at home, you are at home. When you are at work, you are at work.
• They discuss the 75 Hard Program.
• When you are thinking about work, you are working.  
• When you do what you love you are living better. But you have to work hard.
• Never stop learning.

3 Key Points:

1. Many people miss out on the "I have no choice" moments to dive into entrepreneurship headfirst when their back is against the wall.
2. Try different things when you are young because when you are older there are more limits to the risks you can take.
3. Have patience, take your time, and relate to your customers.  

Tweetable Quotes:

• "The influx in the industry has grown in the last 10 years like over 100%, because more and more you are seeing old school barber styles coming back." – Raffaele Rispo
• "I get it, second place is great. But to me it's just the first loser man." – Bill McDonald
• "What to enjoy about entrepreneurship is taking pride in what you do." – Raffaele Rispo

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bearded Beast Show
• Facebook: The Bearded Beast Show
• Raffaele Rispo: Facebook  Instagram
• Valentino's Hair Salon and Barbershop: Facebook