Sport Clips Hall of Fame Podcast

This episode is an interview with Debra Sawyer, a Team Leader with over 20 stores in VA and FL who was recently named a "Franchise Rock Star" by the Franchise Business Review. In this episode, Debra speaks openly about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and franchising. She also gives us a glimpse into how she successfully navigated the early years of juggling franchising with a full-time job and raising her daughters, what she would have done differently and what makes being a Team Leader at Sport Clips so special.

In this episode, we interview Major Peter Way as part of our "Haircuts with Heart" Series. Major Way is an Army Veteran who started a non-profit called Fight On, which provides adaptive sports and activities as well as general health and wellness activities for veterans and their families. Major Way is also on the board of America's Vets Dogs and shares with us how his service dog, Rory, helped heal him and his family during his struggle with PTSD. We sat down to interview Major Way following a dinner hosted by the Aleethia Foundation. The mission of the Aleethia Foundation is to support injured service members with therapeutic recreation, small financial grants, family emergency aid, assistive technology items, and home improvements to assist with an injured service member's mobility and other unmet needs. Sport Clips is proud to sponsor “Friday Night Dinners” which provide injured veterans and their families with the opportunity to enjoy a great meal while socializing – an integral part of the healing process. To learn more about the Aleethia Foundation, please visit: https://www.aleethia.org

This episode features an interview from 2018 with Megan Holzerman, the Manager of PA201. In this podcast, we hear about how she discovered her calling at Sport Clips, the ways she balances motherhood with managing her store and tips for successfully leading a healthy team.

This episode is with Robyn Raphael, Director of Corporate Relations at St. Baldrick's Foundation. In this podcast, Robyn details her experience as a mother of a young son who battled neuroblastoma, the "sneaky cancer". She walks us through his diagnosis, treatment and what his death ultimately inspired her to do.

As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to innovative explorers who bring with them the promise of a future free from childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them.

In 2016, Sport Clips Haircuts proudly signed on as St. Baldrick’s’ first National Partner, committing to give more than $1 million dollars in support of childhood cancer research over the next three years. Learn more about St. Baldrick’s by visiting their website, and join us in supporting their important mission! Whether you want to host a St. Baldrick’s signature head-shaving event in your community, or “brave the shave” yourself, there are many ways to get involved!

In this episode, we interview Kirsten Buhr. She manages HI102 and serves as Area Manager for Hawaii. Kirsten shocked the Sport Clips world in April of 2019 by setting the record for most MVP's on a single Client in a single visit (100!). In this podcast, we discuss her World Record, as well as her inspirational managerial style and "Hawaiian Style" approach to building Sport Clips culture in her stores.

In this episode, we interview Jessica Sanders, an Area Manager in North Carolina. Jessica, who is a veteran of the US Army, details how she discovered her calling later in life and went back to college and cosmetology school when she turned 40. She also passes along important advice to others trying to overcome obstacles and realize their dreams.

This is the second part of our interview with Dan and Angie Roberts, who were recently named "Team Leaders of the Year" at the 2019 Sport Clips Huddle. In this episode, the Roberts discuss their approach to creating a healthy store culture, as well as how their Team Members have become part of their extended family over the years.

This is the first of two episodes with Dan and Angie Roberts, who were recently named "Team Leaders of the Year" at the 2019 Sport Clips Huddle. In this interview, the husband-wife duo discusses what first drew them to choosing Sport Clips over other viable franchising opportunities, how they have achieved a healthy work-life balance and what they did to overcome challenges in the early days.

In this episode recorded in April of 2019, we interview Nina Carilli, Jeffrey Crummie and Sherry DuCarme. Nina is the Manager, and Jeffrey and Sherry are the Team Leaders, of PA108, the store that won the coveted "Logan Trophy" at the 2019 National Huddle. In this podcast, we find out how this store found next level success and created winning opportunities for its Team Members and Clients.

In this episode, we interview Lisa Goodwin. Lisa is a U.S. Army Veteran and currently manages WV151, one of the busiest Sport Clips locations in the United States. Lisa and her store have reached numerous milestones, including best Grand Opening, Chairman's Club and more. Lisa also started a national trend by establishing the original record for most MVP's on a single Client in a single visit. In this podcast, we discuss her positive approach to life and what it takes to successfully manage a high volume store.