Modern Barber is pleased to announce the winners of the Raw Talent Barbering Competition 2023, brought to you by Mike Taylor Education.
For the first time the competition took place at Salon International, across Sunday 15 and Monday 16 October at ExCeL London. Our judges, Mike Taylor, Ian Harrold, Alex Burt and Bethan Brennan (Post Graduate) were amazed at the skills on show.
The competition was split into three categories of barbering abilities and training standards – Student, Graduate and Post-Graduate, with a maximum of six finalists in each category.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Student category
Runner-up: Harry Nunn, Francesco Group
Winner: Ben Pearcey, Milton Keynes College
Graduate category
Graduate categoryRunner-up: Auburne Enkel, MR. Barbers
Winner: Connor Tookey, Taylor Male Image
Post Graduate category
Post Graduate categoryRunner-up: Curtis Burke, Taylor Male Image
Winner: Ryan Evans, Goose The Barber
A big thank you to our judges for all their time and hard work, and a huge thank you to our sponsors Mike Taylor Education.