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Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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This episode was sponsored by Cardiff, Squire Technologies & Connecticut Barber Expo
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Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Jason Raposo, known industry-wide as Jay Majors and dubbed The Godfather of Barbering, who started cutting hair in prison and turned a barber chair into the largest men's grooming empire in the world.
Jay breaks down the real estate play hiding inside every barbershop, why credit beats cash even in a cash business, and the one relationship that turned a near-argument into a $30,000 check in 72 hours.
Most people walk past a barbershop and see a haircut. Jay sees an empire. This conversation will change what you see too.
🔗 Connect with Jay
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jay_majors
CT Barber Expo IG: https://www.instagram.com/connecticutbarberexpo
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ct_barberexpo
✅ Websites:
Connecticut Barber Expo: https://www.ctbarberexpo.com
Major League Cuts: https://www.mlcuts.com
Squire Technologies (Barbershop Management Platform): https://www.getsquire.com
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Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
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| 0:00.0 | You started barbering in prison? |
| 0:02.0 | Yeah, dude. |
| 0:03.0 | What'd you go to prison for? |
| 0:04.0 | My biggest claim the fame nowadays is the real estate aspect of it. |
| 0:08.0 | It's like, wow, you're getting $78 a square foot. |
| 0:10.0 | Yeah, dude, you got 20,000 people coming in to an event. |
| 0:14.0 | Why is yours so popular? |
| 0:15.0 | That's not normal. |
| 0:16.0 | The barbershop is the mouthpiece to the community. |
| 0:19.0 | Point blank, any community. |
| 0:20.0 | You got people admitting, cheating and all kinds of shit. |
| 0:24.1 | Yeah. |
| 0:24.5 | Have you ever heard infidelity stories? |
| 0:27.0 | Oh, dude, I've heard it all. |
| 0:30.7 | What it is, Brad Lee back again with another episode of Drop Bombs today in the studio, folks. |
| 0:36.1 | I got a real treat for you my man jason riposo |
| 0:40.1 | better known as j majors why do they call you majors uh i opened major league barbershop about 20 years ago |
| 0:49.3 | and there was already a barber team called major league barbers so uh you you know, out of respect for them, they would call me Jay Major League. |
| 0:57.3 | I dropped the league and everything I do they say is major. |
| 1:00.5 | So I have to live up to that expectation. |
| 1:02.8 | It's a tough name, though, to lead up to, man. |
| 1:05.1 | Folks, if you guys want to follow him on Instagram, he's got some, some cool content dropping on a regular basis at J.J.A.Y underscore majors. Or you can follow his, |
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