Mark-Jason Solofa, Men's Grooming

Mark-Jason Solofa, Men's Grooming "Mark-Jason Solofa, Men's Grooming" is Northern California's premier premium men's grooming lifestyl Meter rates are $1.50 per hour.
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Metered parking is available directly in front of the Parlor. Free parking however is available just around the corner on the cross street "Allston Way".

*Please note that there is NO PARKING on "Allston Way" on the first Friday of every month between 9am and 12pm.

10/17/2025

šŸ’ˆWeā€™re hiring!šŸ’ˆ
We actually have full-time and part-time opportunities in both locations for Barbers who:
āœ… Have great work ethic
āœ… Are not afraid to work hard
āœ…Want to be successful long-term
āœ…Are humble and without any egos
āœ…Can work in a team environment
āœ… And most importantly understand what great service meansā€¦..
Then reach out to us by DM, email, drop by the Berkeley location or apply online through our website at www.mjsolofa.com/joinourteam
This is not a get rich quick Barbershop, but you will be put in a position to earn and learn through a proven blueprint and system of what successful Barbering is built onā€¦..service!!
šŸ”— www.mjsolofa.com/joinourteam
šŸ“© [email protected]
šŸ“ž (510) 859-8112

10/13/2025

The biggest detriment to Barbering today is the overwhelming sense of entitlement and ego that Barbers have when they have yet to accomplish any true kind of success yet in their careers!
Sure you want to be confident, but confidence comes with experience and understanding oneā€™s limitations and short comings. There are more Barberā€™s today charging $100 plus for haircuts that are either not busy, have no real skill, have no clientele, and who just want to say that they charge $100 as a flex to people who really donā€™t care.
But this clip from the series ā€œThe Bearā€ is as accurate a portrayal of how true growth can happen when you swallow your pride and ego, and allow true masters and teachers and mentors to show you how to be successful. This is how I learned as a new Barber and it allowed me to build a business and a brand that still continues to grow today. And I still donā€™t claim to know everything, I am still a sponge for learning, and I still strive to be a better version of myself as a Barber and business owner everyday!

Weā€™ve been blessed to add some great new talent to the MJS Menā€™s Grooming team recently.šŸ’ˆAndre, Barber (Berkeley locatio...
09/23/2025

Weā€™ve been blessed to add some great new talent to the MJS Menā€™s Grooming team recently.
šŸ’ˆAndre, Barber (Berkeley location)šŸ’ˆ
Andre joins our team as a Barber with eleven years of Barbering experience in and around the Bay Area.

As a loving father of two, Andre is also a Military Veteran who served as a Combat Marine.

He also operates a promotional services company where he does networking and mobile barbering as well.
Barber Andre is now taking reservations at our Berkeley location, and we are truly excited to have him on board with our family/aiga/ohanaā€¦please help us welcome him to the family!

09/05/2025

Thereā€™s one thing thatā€™s guaranteed in Barbering,ā€¦and thatā€™s that your success as a Barber ISNā€™T guaranteed!!
No one can want to see you succeed more than you, and honestly, youā€™ll be hard pressed to find anyone who will really care to even see if you succeed or not.
That means you had better be all in on your career, your goals and your aspirations, or else youā€™ll find yourself being another washed up Barber hopeful whose demise was their own lack of commitment and attrition.

08/16/2025

Not all Barbershops are created equal, and while there is a Barbershop for every kind of Client; the objective is to build a Barbershop that is both welcoming and hospitable.
No amount of buildout aesthetics and ambience can replicate or replace the presence of sincere character and soul. A Barbershop space has to offer clients a space that they enjoy being in, look forward to visiting, feel they belong when theyā€™re there, and feel a sense of comfort, relaxation, and calmness.
That cannot be achieved when no thought was given to the culture of what the shop should be, and instead all the thought went in to how the shop should look.
Luther Vandross was sang that ā€œA chair is still a chair, even when thereā€™s no one sittinā€™ there
But a chair is not a house and a house is not a home
When thereā€™s no one there to hold you tight
And no one there you can kiss goodnightā€.
Translated, a basic Barbershop is a space that is dead, where haircuts are to be had, furnished adequately to allow that process to happen. A REAL Barbershop is a space that is alive with banter, conversation, fellowship, brotherhood, support and love that is spread throughout a genuine self-contained community!

08/14/2025

Sometimes Barbering feels like a young persons game because standing on oneā€™s feet for 8 plus hours doing back to back haircuts takes its toll on the body when you get up in age.
But whether youā€™re young or old as a Barber, these are the days that you earn your keep, and they are days to be taken advantage of because there will be days to follow that wonā€™t be busy at all.
Those are the ebbs and flows of the Barbering trade, and they are the waves that very few Barbers would give up to go back to doing anything different for work.

08/01/2025

Time to earn your checks ladies and gents, because itā€™s one of the busiest seasons for Barbers right now tackling the back to school haircuts. Whether youā€™re a new Barber or an old head, this is a season of feast and not famine so work without complaining, do a good job on every client, and be smart about how you manage that quick influx of money youā€™ll be receivingā€¦be mindful to put some of it away for when the rush is over and thereā€™s a lull in business.

Weā€™ve been blessed to add some great new talent to the MJS Menā€™s Grooming team recently.šŸ’ˆThomas, Barber (Berkeley locati...
03/05/2024

Weā€™ve been blessed to add some great new talent to the MJS Menā€™s Grooming team recently.
šŸ’ˆThomas, Barber (Berkeley location)šŸ’ˆ
Thomas ) joins the Team after working several years out in San Francisco, which is where he also completed his Barbering credentials from the Cinta Aveda Institude.

Thomas was raised in the East Bay, and is veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

His journey with Barbering started while he was in the Marine Corps., where his travels around the world exposed him to the many different kinds of Barbers and Barber cultures.

This inspired him to take up cutting hair while in the military, and pursuing it as full time career once he completed his service.

Address

3372 Village Drive
Castro Valley, CA
94546

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

(510) 859-8112

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