About

Built by barbers, for barbers.

Ivan's started behind the chair, not behind a desk. Today it is a Nashville barbershop and a barber academy that share the same standards and the same passion for the craft.

Ivan's Barbershop interior

Our story

Ivan opened his first chair in Nashville with one belief: barbering is a craft worth doing right. Word spread, the chairs filled, and the shop became a fixture in the community.

As demand grew, so did the number of people asking how to get into the trade. That question turned into Ivan's Barber Academy, where students train on real clients with instructors who still work the floor.

The barbershop and the academy share the same address, the same standards, and the same honest service. Come in for a cut or come in to learn. You'll get the full attention of the team either way.

15 yrs

Behind the chair

100s

Students trained

6 days

Open every week