Sport Clips Hall of Fame Podcast

This episode is with Crystal Smith, a Team Leader in South Carolina. She walks us through her transition from being a Manager to becoming a Team Leader. She shares the highs and lows of her journey, and how her determination to be a good mother and leader has paved her way to success.

This episode is with Casey Lackey, an Area Manager for stores in North Carolina. In this interview, she explains the need for self-motivation, discusses the importance of providing a caring and nurturing environment for stylists coming out of beauty school and chronicles how she has thrived at Sport Clips.

This episode is the final one in our "Survive and Advance" series. The interview is with Brenda Long, the successful manager of the Sport Clips Haircuts of Bonney Lake, Washington. Brenda details how she escaped a life of domestic abuse, overcame drug addiction and how she turned her life around after 3 years in prison for dealing meth. Brenda's joyful approach to life resonates through the episode, and her story is sure to inspire listeners to confront and tackle their challenges as well.

Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), drastically impacts more than 12 million women and men each year in the United States. Sport Clips offers the Cut It Out training as part of new Team Member Orientation for every store Team Member. The goal is to create awareness so Team Members can recognize the signs of intimate partner violence (IPV) and refer others to help by 1-800-799-7233.

In this episode, we interview Andrea Allemand, an area coach in South Carolina and one of the founding members of the Sport Clips Artistic Team. Andrea explains what drew her to Sport Clips, walks us through what it was like becoming a manager at 18 years old and what's in store next for her career.

This episode, the next one in our "Survive and Advance" series, is with Veronica Jordan, the manager of the Sport Clips Haircuts of Oregon City. Veronica is a renowned fashion designer whose custom made Sport Clips themed dress stole the show at the 2019 Annual Convention. More importantly, Veronica is a single mom and a survivor of drug addiction, homelessness and domestic violence. In this interview, Veronica details how she escaped an abusive marriage, overcame a debilitating drug addiction and successfully raises her three children. Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), drastically impacts more than 12 million women and men each year in the United States. Sport Clips offers the Cut It Out training as part of new Team Member Orientation for every store Team Member. The goal is to create awareness so Team Members can recognize the signs of intimate partner violence (IPV) and refer others to help by 1-800-799-7233.

This episode is with Rosalie Powell, the manager of the Sport Clips at Biltmore Park Town Square in Asheville, NC. In this interview, Rosalie discusses the importance of a positive approach in the workplace, explains her "Victory Wall", details how her store overcame recruiting challenges and updates us on the impact that social media has on her store culture.

This episode is with Brittany Fitzgerald, an Area Coach in North Texas and Artistic Team Member. Brittany was one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 National Huddle (Sport Clips Annual Convention) and her presentation "Do It With Passion or Don't Do It All" has become a company wide theme. In this interview, Brittany explains how she overcame a physical disorder that threatened her career called "Tremors" that causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking of the hands. She also details what it is like performing in front of thousands of people and some secrets to her success in the industry.

In this episode, we interview the founder of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, Darryl Fisher. We discuss the mission of AADF, hear updates from memorable flights in 2019 and find out what's coming up soon! Sport Clips is the primary sponsor for The Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, a non-profit organization established and dedicated to honoring seniors and United States military veterans. Through donations, the foundation provides once-in-a-lifetime “Dream Flights” to veterans, many of whom served during WWII, in a Boeing Stearman biplane, the same aircraft used to train many military aviators in the late thirties and early forties. Find out more at: http://www.agelessaviationdreams.org

This episode is with Laura Torres, the manager of Sport Clips Palm Desert in California. Her store currently has eight different fundraisers to support the Sport Clips VFW Help A Hero Scholarship Fund. In this interview, she shares how her team has come together to raise funds for veterans returning to civilian life. Laura also chronicles her phenomenal success since joining Sport Clips, becoming a U.S. Citizen and what's next for her career and family.

This episode is with Shannon Villers, a stylist at Sport Clips Haircuts of Vienna. Shannon recently won a custom built Harley-Davidson through an American Crew contest benefiting the Sport Clips VFW Help A Hero Scholarship Program. Shannon details the secrets to her retail success, shares what is what like winning the motorcycle and explains why supporting Help A Hero is so important to her.