Great Clips CEO, Rhoda Olsen Receives IFA's Bonny LeVine Award

Friday, February 17, 2017

Recognized for her professional accomplishments and efforts in mentoring.

Great Clips CEO Rhoda Olsen acknowledged the Bonny LeVine grant on Jan. 31, 2017, at the International Franchise Association's 57th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bonny LeVine honor is given to a female franchisor or franchisee who is a good example and guide for ladies through her business and expert achievements.

"We are satisfied to respect Rhoda Olsen with this exceedingly regarded award," said IFA Chairman Aziz Hashim, organizer and overseeing accomplice at NRD Capital. "Olsen is an energetic industry official, known for her vital intuition and duty to emphatically influencing the lives of people around her."

Prior to the honor being introduced, the IFA shared a short video of Rhoda communicating how she felt when she got the call. She shared what has inspired her all through her profession and her outrageous appreciation for the more extensive Great Clips people group who made this respect conceivable.

A prepared business pioneer, Olsen started counseling with Great Clips, Inc. in 1984. She joined the corporate group as an official and proprietor in 1987. Olsen was named president in 1998 and transitioned to CEO in 2011. As president and CEO, Olsen has developed Great Clips from 1,000 salons in 1998 to more than 4,000 salons over the United States and Canada in 2016.

"Rhoda has been a mind blowing pioneer of Great Clips for a long time, teaming up with franchisees, driving development, and propelling the vocations of ladies at all levels. She experience the Great Clips values, hoisting her part in driving a top establishment framework enabling everybody required to make awesome progress," said current Great Clips President Steve Hockett.

Olsen started a Women's Executive Leadership Forum for the female officials of Great Clips, Inc., which prompted to extra authority advancement programs inside the organization to build the span of ladies tutoring ladies. Olsen is likewise dedicated to the improvement of the female franchisees. She takes an interest in and underpins the ladies' establishment amass Women in a Nurturing Environment (WINE) and has by and by coached many ladies who began in the organization as beauticians on their way to getting to be franchisees.

Olsen's blend of business smart and consideration makes her an extraordinarily solid coach.

"I've gained such a great amount from Rhoda amid my time at Great Clips," said Michelle Sack, Great Clips' present VP of Franchise Services and Human Resources. Michelle, who started her profession as a Great Clips beautician, stated, "She showed me that nothing occurs without trust, brave authority implies your choices won't generally be prevalent, and you will commit errors." Olsen stresses the significance of saying I'm sad, said Michelle, "Having the capacity to tune in and gain from missteps is effective." And to wrap things up, Michelle notes, "Rhoda is an incredible good example with regards to solid decisions. She's helped many individuals perceive the benefit of eating right and getting exercise."

About Great Clips, Inc.

Great Clips, Inc. was set up in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has 4,000 salons all through the United States and Canada, making it the world's biggest salon mark. Great Clips is 100 percent diversified, and salons are possessed locally by more than 1,200 franchisees crosswise over North America. Great Clips franchisees utilize about 40,000 beauticians who get progressing preparing to take in the Great Clips client mind framework and propelled specialized abilities. As a stroll in salon, Great Clips offers some incentive valued, astounding haircare for men, ladies and youngsters. No arrangements are required, and salons are open evenings and ends of the week. Getting an extraordinary hair style is more helpful than any other time in recent memory with Great Clips' Online Check-In and Clip Notes. To registration on the web download the application for Android and iPhone.

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