“‘Follow Your Clippers’ is my motto, because my clippers helped lead me to where I am today.”

Dillard calls himself the ‘barberpreneur’ which spins from his life of being a barber and an entrepreneur. He is a former shop owner and Managing Partner of ConAllegiance, a consulting firm based out of Atlanta, GA. Dillard is a master barber, a certified consultant and industry leader with fresh edge-cutting ideas that have continued to help the fast-growing barbering industry. He started cutting his own hair at the age of ten after getting haircuts from his mother. After trials and tribulations, he started to professionally cut hair in 1999 and became a shop owner while attending college at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama shortly after. As an industry visionary, his mission is to help a wide range of barbers and consultants in manufacturing, branding, rebranding, sponsorship decks, social media and business services. When it comes to personally working with clients, Dillard ensures that the looks he creates will reflect his client’s lifestyle and personality, whether it’s classic, trendy or an innovative combination of both.

From life experiences and his years behind the barber chair, J. Dillard has found himself, and he enjoys motivating others to achieve their life and financial goals. He is now quickly moving up the ranks as one of the top motivational speakers in the country. As a motivational speaker, lecturer, platform artist, educator, business advisor, author and master barber, Dillard’s quest is to positively influence professional barbers through his inventiveness, which is driven by his passion, spawned by his vision, produced by his belief, ignited by his dedication. Today, the name John Dillard means more than the man himself, and the barber, the spokesperson and the expert continues to grow the name through appearances, media, sponsorships, education, online content, and client interactions. Follow Your Clippers is the motto by which Dillard lives his life, so let’s follow his clippers and see where the blend ends.