Jonathan Leitzel grew up in the Lebanon County area and attended Millersville University where he studied art education. After spending some time living in Tokyo and teaching English, he came home wanting to follow a different career path. He was constantly plagued with the frustration of not being satisfied with haircuts he was receiving. No one used a straight razor, or felt comfortable using scissors, as opposed to clippers. He longed for the precision, quality and expertise that seemed to be a thing of the past.