NOTE: Throughout the month of July, BrownwoodNews.com is publishing stories daily on 40 standout citizens under the age of 40 making a positive impact and contribution within the Brown County community.
Born in Brownwood, Lennon Sellers has returned to his hometown after living in the Metroplex and is looking to leave a lasting mark in the salon business. Sellers, 39, purchased The Rage Salon and Day Spa this spring.
“We closed on it in April,” Sellers said. “My partner and I had been looking for the right building. We saw a Facebook post from another hairdresser that worked there. We were looking for a building big enough to have a big salon. We went and toured it and fell in love with the building. It was such a cool opportunity because there was a built-in business already going. Everything else we had looked at we would have had to remodel and built the business as well, so it was a huge blessing.”
Sellers spoke of what The Rage currently offers its customers, as well as plans for the future.
“We have eight hairdressers, four nail techs, we have a lady that does reflexology, and we have a lady that does facials,” Sellers said. “We’re trying to add 12 to 15 more providers and maybe we can get a massage therapist there.
“I’m really trying to build a salon for hairdressers. If you keep the hairdressers happy, they will keep the customers happy. We’re renovating it right now. I’m in it for the marathon and hope I retire there. I hope that The Rage is one of those places that’s a staple in the community that people have known for years and will know for years.”
Sellers, who was born in Brownwood in August of 1982 and moved back in 2014, reflected on time spent with his grandmother for leading him down his career path of choice.
“Hair was something that was in me from an early age,” Sellers said. “Some of my fondest memories are spending time with my grandmother on a Saturday night when I’m 10 years old, rolling her hair up for church the next morning. It was one of those things that was undeniably in me.
“I went to hair school back in 2007 at a little beauty school in Fort Worth. I worked for a few years at a salon called Shelton’s in Fort Worth. I just happened upon that salon, it ended up being a teaching salon, and they made me an apprentice for a year before I ever got to do hair on my own and I hated it at the time. Today in my career it’s very valuable because some of that information they made me learn still clicks today.”
Outside of work, Sellers is a member of the board of directors for the ARK and also volunteers there frequently.
“Someone approached me to sit on the board and I don’t know how that happened,” Sellers said. “ I believe it goes back to taking care of the community.
I grew up in domestic violence and those are some of the people in the community we’re supposed to be taking care of.”
Regarding the most rewarding aspect from his work, Sellers said, “The people for sure. Hair dressing is such a cool career. I wanted to do hair then it turned into a paycheck for me when I was younger. And now, it’s really more about the relationships I form with the people in the community. Some of those people become your family, the people I work with and the people I serve.”