Hope Is My Homeboy

Hope Is My Homeboy A company dedicated to bringing a voice to those who need it. We do this through fashion and giving

09/09/2026

Barbers are taught the craft, but not always the conversations that come with it.

For my homie Jess, that’s something she had to learn through experience. How to listen, how to hold space, how to recognise when something might not be right, and when to point someone toward more support.

Created for Su***de Prevention Awareness Week, 7–14 September, with the support of Te Rau Ora.

Cut to the Kōrero

Hope Is My Homeboy x She Fades x Te Rau Ora

08/09/2026

Sometimes the most important conversations happen in the chair.

For Jess from She Fades Arohas Way, barbering has always been about more than hair. It’s about whakawhanaungatanga, trust, listening and creating space for real kōrero.

As both a barber and kaiako, she’s also helping shape the next generation to understand that connection is part of the mahi too.

Created for Su***de Prevention Awareness Week, 7–14 September, with the support of Te Rau Ora.
Cut to the Kōrero

Hope Is My Homeboy x She Fades x Te Rau Ora
He nui ake i te tapahi makawe. He wāhi mō te kōrero.

More than a cut. A place to kōrero.

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23/08/2026

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21/08/2026

Peace is not the absence of hard conversations. Sometimes peace requires the courage to have them ✨🤎

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18/08/2026

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17/08/2026

PART1: If you hold influence, you are a steward of the environment around you…

Also apparently my videos are too long 😂 (according to my teens who humble me constantly) and I’ve been asked if I can chop them up so here’s part one lol

The people who change culture are usually the ones who refuse to compromise their values. 🤎✨🤎
07/08/2026

The people who change culture are usually the ones who refuse to compromise their values. 🤎✨🤎

06/08/2026

Loving sport means being honest about what is hurting it

Hope Is My Homeboy has always been about being the kind of friend who checks in, listens, holds space and stands beside you.

But a good friend also speaks up when something is not right.

This is not about tearing people down. It is about accountability, safer environments and protecting those who feel unable to speak.

Because the culture we tolerate today becomes the culture our young people inherit tomorrow. 🤎

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05/08/2026

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03/08/2026

One of the most dangerous things a leader can do is decide the verdict before hearing the evidence.

Once you’ve convinced yourself who the “problem” is, every conversation, every complaint and every interaction becomes another piece of proof that you’re right.

As Brené Brown says:

“Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong, because you will always find it.”

The same principle applies to leadership.

If you go looking for reasons to protect a system instead of pursuing the truth, you’ll always find them.

Real leadership isn’t about defending reputations.

It’s about having the courage to follow the truth, even when it challenges your own assumptions.

The question isn’t, “Can I find evidence to support what I already believe?”

The question is, “Am I willing to see what I’ve been missing?”

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