| 6 | e built up her roster of clients as a barber in San Antonio, starting from scratch after bailing on a career sitting at a desk. The flexibility of setting her own schedule cutting hair allowed Reinke to be present for her daughter, now 9, while Reinke’s husband worked long days driving UPS Inc. trucks. Reinke rented stations at barbershops where she relied on a steady mix of regulars and impromptu walk-ins. At the same time, Reinke was progressing her long-term plan to leave for the Texas Hill Country and finally start something new. “We were going to move and buy a house and open a shop out there in New Braunfels,” Reinke said in an interview. “I had like $4,000 saved up that I had been working really hard to save.”