Gold Standard
Inked|January 2020 - THE HOLIDAY ISSUE
WORLD-RENOWNED BARBER STAY GOLD LOOKSBACK ON HER TEN YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY
Devon Preston
Gold Standard

You need talent and drive to stand above the crowd in the barbering industry. Sophie “Stay Gold” Pok certainly stands out, she’s spent the last decade rising to the top of the pack. We sat down with the clipper wielding superstar to learn why she leaned into a career as a barber, how travel has made an impact on her role as a teacher and what’s to come in 2020.

When did you develop an interest in becoming a barber and how did you go about entering this industry? I joined the industry out of pure luck. I was heavily involved in academic classes for business administration and psychology courses, but I wanted to try a creative outlet for once. I took a break that year and never turned back after that. I went to a local college to take cosmetology and I was like “Ok, let's see where this goes.” I had no idea what was ahead of me, but purely the fact that I enjoyed what I was learning which was color and long hair at the time. It wasn’t until two years after being licensed that I jumped into working at a barbershop. Time flies and here we are now, going on 10 years.

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