Sports Clips

Chris Bauman was an entrepreneur from early on. He owned a Shakey’s Pizza restaurant and then an Amoco gas station in Wyoming quite a few years ago. After selling his gas station to Maverick he went to work for Flying J Fuel running their truck stops for quite a few years. When Flying J sold to Pilot, the company invited him to move out to Knoxville TN but Chris wanted to stay here close to family and so he left looking for another opportunity. After meeting with a franchise consultant, he went through some personality matching test to see what type of business would be best for him, and he matched really well with Sports Clips.

He opened his first franchise in Bountiful in 2011 and now has stores in Layton, Riverdale, Clinton, Station park in Farmington, and right here in North Ogden. He is now building one in Logan. His stores are in the top stores in the state with one of the top retention rates in the company, among his 72 employees. Sports Clips has over 1800 stores nation wide and is the fastest growing men’s hair cutting businesses in the nation. His key to success is his management team and long term relationships with that team. He promotes from within and the leaders of each store are able to have a strong manager who creates the culture of each store. This helps keep employees happy and committed to the success of the store.

Stores average about 450 customers per week. When the nationwide feedback surveys done by a third party company rates all the Sports Clips, a store is doing really well if they can score above 70 pts. Chris’ stores are able to each average above 80 pts. When they are tested. This is one of the best scores in the nation.

The company mission is to provide a championship haircut experience for men and boys in a fun sports environment. Their goal is to pamper the men and boys that come in. And don’t worry ladies you are welcome there too! They have what they call their MVP experience which includes a haircut, a massaging shampoo, two hot steam towels and a stimulating scalp massage. All the while they are sitting in an electric massaging chair while having their haircut. Often men fall asleep while having their treatment, it is so relaxing.

The environment of the store is sports oriented. Each station has its own TV tuned to sports and the customers can control what they want to watch. It is a very customer centric experience revolving around helping men have a great time and a great hair cut.

Chris hands out tons of free haircut coupons because he knows that once people experience their service, they are going to come back.

Each of the stylists go through extensive training. Each stylist must be a licensed cosmotologists to start with but then they go through extra training for Sports Clips. They have a training center in Sandy where the stylists go to receive extended training and to continue their learning in the most modern styling and hair cutting techniques.

In all, Chris is so glad that he took the leap to start with Sports Clips in 2011. It has been a wonderful experience and he says that it is the best decision he has ever made after marrying his wife. Stop by the North Ogden Store if you need a cut and experience a whole new way to have your ears lowered.

Chris Bauman was an entrepreneur from early on. He owned a Shakey’s Pizza restaurant and then an Amoco gas station in Wyoming quite a few years ago. After selling his gas station to Maverick he went to work for Flying J Fuel running their truck stops for quite a few years. When Flying J sold to Pilot, the company invited him to move out to Knoxville TN but Chris wanted to stay here close to family and so he left looking for another opportunity. After meeting with a franchise consultant, he went through some personality matching test to see what type of business would be best for him, and he matched really well with Sports Clips.

He opened his first franchise in Bountiful in 2011 and now has stores in Layton, Riverdale, Clinton, Station park in Farmington, and right here in North Ogden. He is now building one in Logan. His stores are in the top stores in the state with one of the top retention rates in the company, among his 72 employees. Sports Clips has over 1800 stores nation wide and is the fastest growing men’s hair cutting businesses in the nation. His key to success is his management team and long term relationships with that team. He promotes from within and the leaders of each store are able to have a strong manager who creates the culture of each store. This helps keep employees happy and committed to the success of the store.

Stores average about 450 customers per week. When the nationwide feedback surveys done by a third party company rates all the Sports Clips, a store is doing really well if they can score above 70 pts. Chris’ stores are able to each average above 80 pts. When they are tested. This is one of the best scores in the nation.

The company mission is to provide a championship haircut experience for men and boys in a fun sports environment. Their goal is to pamper the men and boys that come in. And don’t worry ladies you are welcome there too! They have what they call their MVP experience which includes a haircut, a massaging shampoo, two hot steam towels and a stimulating scalp massage. All the while they are sitting in an electric massaging chair while having their haircut. Often men fall asleep while having their treatment, it is so relaxing.

The environment of the store is sports oriented. Each station has its own TV tuned to sports and the customers can control what they want to watch. It is a very customer centric experience revolving around helping men have a great time and a great hair cut.

Chris hands out tons of free haircut coupons because he knows that once people experience their service, they are going to come back.

Each of the stylists go through extensive training. Each stylist must be a licensed cosmotologists to start with but then they go through extra training for Sports Clips. They have a training center in Sandy where the stylists go to receive extended training and to continue their learning in the most modern styling and hair cutting techniques.

In all, Chris is so glad that he took the leap to start with Sports Clips in 2011. It has been a wonderful experience and he says that it is the best decision he has ever made after marrying his wife. Stop by the North Ogden Store if you need a cut and experience a whole new way to have your ears lowered.