During his 21 years in franchising, Steve Schick has worked with hundreds of different brands. In those years he has gained immense expertise and knowledge of the franchise industry and has seen not all brands are created equal. “I found a lot of them didn’t concentrate on who their ideal candidate ...
As vice president of development for Sport Clips Haircuts, Jim Atkinson works diligently to ensure a championship discovery experience for all candidates. From acting as a trusted advisor when working directly with franchise candidates in the California, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey markets ...
“You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” -Zig Ziglar These words are the foundation of how Jerry Eulentrop, Sport Clips Haircuts’ director of Franchise Development, approaches each interaction he has with a franchise candidate. “I want ...
Hildamay Cruz and her parents immigrated to the United States from Cuba when Cruz was a young girl. They started out in this country with very little, and upon their first Christmas in their new country, six-year-old Cruz received a pair of roller skates from a local adopt-a-family Christmas ...
At Sport Clips Haircuts, three simple rules sum up what it means to have the Heart of a Champion. Do what’s right Do your best Treat others the way they want to be treated These principles sum up how Sport Clips communicates with its team leaders, how team leaders are expected to interact with their ...
Krystle Sierras is an industry-leading beauty professional. She is a member of the Sport Clips Haircuts Artistic Team and works as a technical coach and area manager. She has a strong reputation within the beauty industry and recently appeared as a beauty expert on a national television make-over ...
Mark and Jan Mansfield know what it means to pioneer an emerging brand. They invested in Sport Clips Haircuts nearly two decades ago at a time when the brand had only 26 stores. Their first store as franchisees was one of only three stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. “No one knew who we were ...
Recruiting and retaining quality stylists is top priority for Sport Clips Haircuts. Its newly formed Ambassador Program is evident of the brand’s steadfast commitment to becoming the employer of choice among the stylist community. With the program comes another layer of consistent support to team ...
A hallmark of a mature and healthy franchise system is the presence of a franchise advisory council. Made up of franchisee representatives, these councils act as a formal channel of communication between a franchisor and its franchisees. Creating a two-way street of communication, the council’s main ...
Sport Clips Haircuts may be a rapidly growing franchise, but it is intent on ensuring that growth is sustainable. This is evident in the brand’s exceptionally high continuity rate . Through its proven system, Sport Clips has recognized that when a store meets or exceeds its grand opening goals, that ...
Sport Clips Haircuts’ commitment to constant and never-ending improvement is what has positioned the brand as one of the nation’s leading haircare franchises . This commitment is evident in the tremendous effort put forth in its support systems. By staying ahead of digital marketing trends, it is ...
Curt Brannon, founder and CEO of Sympateco, describes his company’s relationship with Sport Clips Haircuts as "an ant farm." He says, “There is a lot of activity and work done below ground, but it’s about us not being visible from the surface. Our priority is to outfit each and every store ...
In 2004, Neal Geiger, was contracted by Sport Clips Haircuts to provide creative direction for a new TV spot. Always looking for ways the raise the bar in every way, including its marketing, Sport Clips decided to invest in national advertising. At the time, Sport Clips was a small brand, but it was ...
Jean Booth was first introduced to Sport Clips Haircuts in 1995 as a franchise consultant with a major consulting firm. Because of her background in site construction, she was asked to monitor the build out of the brand’s second store. “When the truck was unloaded, and the store started to come ...
Nancy Vandiver will tell you that very little has changed at Sport Clips Haircuts over the last 25 years, though certain things have been fine-tuned and technology has made things easier. As someone who has been with Sport Clips system since the beginning, Vandiver has a unique perspective on the ...
With 52 years in the salon industry, Tommy Callahan’s resume is impressive. A long-time vice president of worldwide education for John Paul Mitchell Systems, Callahan has also been an owner of a John Paul Mitchell school in Memphis, Tennessee and even did a stint as an advisor to the photography ...
It is said that the idea for Sport Clips Haircuts was sketched out on a cocktail napkin on a pier in Monterey Bay, and rumors are that Bloody Mary’s may have been involved! Taking that idea to the brand it is today, one of the fastest growing and most successful haircare franchises with almost 1,800 ...
This year, the Sport Clips Haircuts National Huddle is celebrating an important milestone for the brand – its 25 th anniversary. Beginning in 1993, Sport Clips filled a need in the salon industry, catering to the underserved men and boys market. Since opening its first store in Austin, Texas, Sport ...
The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #PressForChange. Gender inclusiveness is essential for progress and, we are encouraged to see change in the franchising landscape, with more and more women embracing business ownership as an avenue for greater control over their professional ...
“You will never win if you never begin.” Helen Rowland (American journalist and humorist) Jennifer Guzman, Sport Clips Haircuts franchise recruitment specialist, finds this quote from Helen Rowland to be especially true when it comes to her job. As the first point of contact for prospective ...
In order for a new franchise location to become successful, the fit has to be perfect for both the franchisor and the franchisee. This is the philosophy that has guided Sport Clips for years, and while it’s led to many quality candidates being turned down, even in the late stages of the recruitment ...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to announce that its VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program has now awarded more than $4.1 million in scholarships to 943 military and student veterans. The latest award of more than $550,000 will now enable 118 student veterans to ...
Over the years, Marian Young has developed an in-depth understanding of the unique lease contract needs of Sport Clips Haircuts stores. This understanding, combined with her strong negotiation skills, has helped Sport Clips Team Leaders negotiate more than 2,200 leases and lease renewals in her more ...
The Sport Clips Haircuts Operations Department works diligently to optimize the performance of all Sport Clips stores at a unit economic level. Sport Clips’ exceptional continuity rate is a testament to the proven processes they have set in place. By recognizing areas that would benefit from ...
Sport Clips is proud to be a leading haircare franchise company all throughout the company. But as any celebrity can attest, once you get large and popular enough, people start making rumors about you and spreading misinformation, even if they don’t mean to do so. This can be a problem for people ...
In 1999, Joe Klimek joined up with Bill Vandrick to buy three Sport Clips store licenses. The brand was still young at this point, having less than 20 locations. Not quite familiar with franchising, the pair ran into some trouble at first, but quickly learned that the Sport Clips system was there to ...
Sport Clips prides itself on a teamwork mentality in order to both achieve great things for our company and franchisees but also benefit our clients. No one exemplifies our spirit more than Erin Burton, an incredible team member who supports the Upstate New York market. Erin started with Sport Clips ...
In honor of Veteran's Day, all of our 1,700 Sport Clips locations are participating in "Help A Hero" where we are donating proceeds when any customer gets a haircut! Our goal as a company is to again, raise $1 million to benefit Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). View the full story here.
At Sport Clips, we take a non-traditional approach to franchise development. Our franchisee selection processes is thoughtful and discerning. We take the time to get to know each prospective candidate and to fully understand their needs and expectations. We educate them about our brand and about ...
Mother’s Day is upon us and many men will be spending time with their mom this weekend. Chances are they have given some thought to their appearance beforehand. Men’s hair salons, like Sport Clips, usually see an increase in business leading up to Mother’s Day, with guys of all ages wanting to look ...
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