Growing a Franchise
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1851 Franchise’s Editor, Megan Ferringer, caught up with Pete Lindsey, the Vice President of Franchising at Sport Clips, to discuss the brand’s role in the booming salon industry.
For more than 20 years, Sport Clips* has been raising the bar in the men’s hair salon and barbershop industries. By offering customers a true, MVP experience at more than 1,530 stores across the globe, the brand has become a dominant force that’s continuing to push industry standards higher.
Consumers have noticed that the brand is the one to beat—customers return to their local Sport Clips time and time again to get the best service in the industry. That loyalty is evident in the brand’s sales—Sport Clips is currently celebrating a major milestone. Since its founding, the brand has now hit $3 billion in overall sales.
During IFA 2017, 1851 Franchise’s Editor, Megan Ferringer, caught up with Lindsey to learn more about the brand’s ongoing success and the unique niche it’s looking to fill.
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About the Author
Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
