“I actually like to show up with a messy top ponytail and headscarf and go against the ‘neat’ standard because it makes me stand out and I get to prove to people and students that a teacher doesn’t look a certain way or that a scholar doesn’t look a certain way. So I kind of show up how I want to places.”

VoyageATL spoke with our Creative Director and Founder, Walter Gainer II, about his hair journey, why he started BossLocks, and the future for BossLocks.