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Brent Cosby

Founder & Owner, Sharp Top Barbershop. Brent Cosby is the Lynchburg barber who founded Sharp Top Barbershop. He built his clientele at Ninth Street Parlor downtown, started Sharp Top in 2019, and grew it into two shops, West Edge and Rosedale, with a barber academy on the way.

Brent no longer takes regular appointments. Book with:

Anthony Jennings, Rosedale managerKrys Anthony, West Edge manager

Brent learned the trade through an on-the-job barber apprenticeship and became licensed, then cut hair at Ninth Street Parlor in downtown Lynchburg. Customers there still mention him by name: 22 Google reviews of Ninth Street Parlor from around 2018 name Brent, and every one is five stars.

In September 2019 he formed Sharp Top Barbershop, LLC, with the first shop in Wyndhurst. Early in 2020 he also ran a mobile barber shop in an RV at Doc's Diner, cutting hair for Liberty University students. The pandemic and personal setbacks forced a year-long pause; he reopened in 2022 and the shop grew quickly from there.

By 2024 Brent was cutting full-time. Sharp Top's booking records show he averaged between 64 and 81 completed appointments a week through 2024, with 101 in the busiest week of those records, while also running the business. Those records begin in January 2024, so they don't cover his earlier years. Sharp Top opened its West Edge shop in March 2024 and its Rosedale shop at 110 Morning Glory Court in October 2025.

Lynchburg Business Magazine named Brent Gold, Young Business Person of the Year, in its 2024 Best of Business Awards, and featured him in its 2025 Top 20 Under 40.

Today Brent leads Sharp Top rather than keeping a regular chair. Anthony Jennings manages the Rosedale shop and Krys Anthony manages West Edge, and Brent is building Sharp Top Academy, a 750-hour barber training program. He no longer takes regular appointments, so for a cut, book with Anthony, Krys or anyone on the team.

Career timeline

Awards and recognition

Reviews

  • Google reviews that name Brent: 105 reviews from 101 customers (22 at Ninth Street Parlor, 74 on Sharp Top's original Rosedale profile, 9 at West Edge), all five-star except one. Reviews of former barber Brent D. are left out, as are 5 recent ones that could be about either Brent; a review posted on both profiles counts once. Counted 9 Nov 2026 (Google reviews, Sharp Top Rosedale)
  • In-app ratings on SQUIRE, 2024–2026: 118 ratings from 60 clients, all five-star, all for completed appointments with Brent Cosby (not Brent D.) (Sharp Top's SQUIRE appointment records (completed visits))
  • Busiest week in 2024 booking records: 101 completed appointments (August 2024) (Sharp Top's SQUIRE appointment records (completed visits))

Specialties

  • Fades
  • Tapers
  • Head shaves
  • Training barbers
  • Running the shops

Questions

  • Who owns Sharp Top Barbershop? Brent Cosby, a Lynchburg barber, founded Sharp Top Barbershop in September 2019 and still owns and leads it.
  • Can I book a haircut with Brent Cosby? Brent no longer takes regular appointments. Book with Anthony Jennings at Rosedale, Krys Anthony at West Edge, or any Sharp Top barber.
  • Where did Brent Cosby cut hair before Sharp Top? At Ninth Street Parlor in downtown Lynchburg, where Google reviews from around 2018 still mention him by name.

Sharp Top leadership

Barbers at Sharp Top Rosedale

Two Lynchburg locations

Sharp Top Barbershop — West Edge

103 W Edge Way, Suite G, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · 434.303.5582

Closest for Wyndhurst, Timberlake, Forest, Liberty University and the Highway 460 corridor.

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Sharp Top Barbershop — Rosedale

110 Morning Glory Ct, Lynchburg, VA 24501 · 434.303.5327

Closest for Lakeside Drive, Old Forest Road, Boonsboro, Rivermont, downtown Lynchburg and Madison Heights.

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