A break from the norm and a launch pad for the extraordinary with Shannon Jones

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 10 a.m.

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For Chicago barber, stylist, and Timeout at Shannon\\u2019s CEO Shannon Jones, the job of a barber doesn\\u2019t end with a haircut. Instead, Shannon Jones has dedicated his life to a career that embodies the culture and social importance of the barbershop and its role as a vital institution. 

On February 24, 1998 the first Timeout at Shannon\\u2019s opened its doors. Initially amazed at the scope and nuance of Shannon\\u2019s vision, visitors have since become accustomed to the high level of service and care Timeout at Shannon\\u2019s has offered for the past decade. Timeout has been featured in such media as Men\\u2019s Health, Slam, Hoop, Sophisticate\\u2019s Black Hair, Complete Women, Dime, Salon Sense, and was a feature story on Chicago\\u2019s Channel Seven ABC Nightly News. In 2002 New City Magazine voted Timeout the city\\u2019s hottest barbershop, and that same year saw a front-page story on Shannon and Timeout printed nationwide in the venerable Wall Street Journal.

"Your life is a movie and God is the executive director"

-Shannon Jones

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