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National Post
a day ago
- Business
- National Post
Great Clips® Creates Honorary Chief Back-to-School Officer Position for One Lucky Kid Ahead of New School Year
Article content Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Article content New Campaign Features TikTok Stars 'Big Boom' A.J. & 'Big Justice' and Highlights How Great Clips Helps Parents Save Time and Money During Back-To-School Season Article content Article content MINNEAPOLIS — Great Clips, the world's largest salon brand, today launched its annual back-to-school marketing campaign to spotlight how Great Clips and the brand's mobile app can help alleviate stress for parents around one of the most hectic times of year. With parents constantly drowning in back-to-school to-dos, Great Clips is banding together with kids who bring calm, clarity and smarts – reminding parents they can save time and money by visiting their local Great Clips salon. In celebration of these kids with all the answers, Great Clips is launching a search for the first-ever, honorary Chief Back-to-School Officer, where one standout student will receive $10,000 for an education fund. Article content Great Clips Chief Back-to-School Officer Article content Have a child between the ages of 5 and 14 who's wise beyond their years and has been the unsung hero of back-to-school planning and chaos? Great Clips wants their help! Parents can apply on behalf of their child for the Chief Back-to-School Officer opportunity by submitting a story at that highlights how their child brought calm, creativity or clever solutions to the chaos of back-to-school season. Great Clips will judge applications based on a demonstrated passion for helping parents in a moment of chaos, creativity in problem-solving and a love of back-to-school haircuts and Great Clips. Parents will also receive a $2 off coupon after submitting their child's application to save on back-to-school haircuts. Article content One exceptional child will receive the honorary title of Great Clips' Chief Back-to-School Officer as well as $10,000 for an education fund and free haircuts for the school year from Great Clips. For complete contest rules and information, click here. Article content 'Making the transition from summer to back-to-school is tough for parents. Fortunately, this back-to-school season we're highlighting kids that are wise beyond their years to offer advice and encouragement to busy adults,' said Lisa Hake, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Great Clips, Inc. 'We're excited to recognize one child who has come to the rescue during back-to-school season and help alleviate one of the other biggest school-related stress points – the cost of continued education.' Article content 'Big Boom' A.J., 'Big Justice' & Influencer Families Visit Great Clips for Back-to-School Haircuts Article content Great Clips enlisted TikTok stars A.J. and Big Justice Befumo to bring the BOOM and share how families can get back-to-school ready by visiting their local Great Clips. They are also showcasing ways to make the haircut experience easier and more convenient by checking in on the Great Clips app. The father-son duo recently visited a local Great Clips salon in Minneapolis and will star in Great Clips' back-to-school marketing campaign across social and digital channels. To watch, click here ('Boom or Doom') and here ('We Bring the Boom'). Article content In addition to the Befumos, Great Clips partnered with several influencer families including The McCartys, The Younes Family, Brielle Cherie, Jenelle Nicole, Joanna + Ellis and Callie Miller. Recognizing how kids have all the answers this back-to-school season, influencer parents let their kids take the reins to showcase the benefits of going to Great Clips and using Online Check-In on the Great Clips app. Article content As families across the U.S. and Canada ramp up to go back to school, Great Clips provides a technology-led experience that focuses on quality, convenience and savings. Online Check-In, is available through the Great Clips website or the app, and lets customers reserve a spot in line and view estimated wait times. With ReadyNext ® text alerts, customers are notified once their estimated wait time reaches 15 minutes, so they can head to the salon when it's time for their service. And with Clip Notes ®, Great Clips keeps a record of haircut information, so kids (and their parents) can get the same great haircut no matter what salon or stylist they visit. Article content Visit for details on the Chief Back-to-School Officer search, discover back-to-school haircut and styling inspiration and view content featuring 'Big Boom' A.J. and 'Big Justice' at Great Clips. Article content About Great Clips, Inc. Article content Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has over 4,400 salons throughout the United States and Canada, making it the world's largest salon brand. Great Clips is 100 percent franchised, and salons are owned locally by nearly 700 franchisees across the U.S. and Canada. Great Clips franchisees employ more than 30,000 stylists. Great Clips franchised salons provide value-priced, high-quality haircare for men, women and children. Getting a great haircut at a Great Clips salon is more convenient than ever with Online Check-In, ReadyNext® text alerts and Clip Notes ®. To check in online, visit or download the free app. For more information about Great Clips, Inc. or to find a location near you, visit Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Great Clips, Inc. Article content Article content Brittany Trangsrud Article content Article content Article content
Fox News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins reveals very relatable haircut experience with one exception
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins may be the most relatable NFL player in the league. The longtime signal caller revealed in the latest season of the Netflix docuseries "Quarterback" that he prefers to get his hair cut at "Great Clips," an American hair saloon chain with over 4,500 locations across the country. As Cousins explained it, there are locations pretty much anywhere he travels, and the process is relatively hassle-free. "I go to one place, and that's Great Clips, 'cause I can just go on the app," Cousins said in the third episode. "I can see what the wait is. If the wait time is under 15 minutes, I just sign up and then I can just drive there, and walk right in and get right in the chair." Perhaps the only unrelatable part of the Cousins' haircut experience is that he references his own NFL headshot when telling the stylist what he's looking for. "This is what I'm looking for," Cousins says as he pulls up his Falcons' headshot. "It's like a one, and then you fade it up." "Now I start just holding up a picture – I took a picture from one of the headshots from a Falcons game program, and I just say, 'Can you do this?' And that usually helps eliminate any gray area." In the clip, Cousins tells the stylist "I've been trusting 'Great Clips' for a long time." "I kind of live all over the country, so I just kind of Google the nearest 'Great Clips' and make it work." Cousins, who is in the second year of his four-year, $180 million deal with Atlanta, said the entire process is a bit of a "rush" for him. "The biggest challenge is when you don't have the same person," Cousins said with a smile. "You just don't know what you're gonna get." Cousins went 7-7 and threw for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions in his first season with the Falcons before being benched in favor of rookie Michael Penix Jr. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kirk Cousins leaves fans baffled with 'the most Kirk Cousins move ever' while getting his hair cut
Kirk Cousins might be one of the NFL's highest-paid stars but, when it comes to haircuts, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback keeps it cheap. In the new season of Netflix 's 'Quarterback' series, Cousins was accompanied by a camera crew as he went to get a fresh cut at salon chain Great Clips. In a clip from the episode, which was later posted onto social media, the 36-year-old sat patiently in the waiting area reading a magazine before heading to the chair. During a confessional, he explained the reasoning for heading to the budget salon and said: 'I go to one place, and that's Great Clips 'cause I can just go on the app'. Cousins enthusiastically sat down before having a brief discussion with the hairdresser and detailing how he' like his hair to be cut. 'This is what I'm looking for,' he said, while raising up a picture of himself. 'It's like a one, and then you fade it up.' During another confessional, he then explained: 'Now I just hold up a picture from a Falcons game program, and I just say, 'Can you do this?' And that usually helps eliminate any gray area. 'Everybody needs a little rush in their lives, and I get mine when I go to Great Clips to get my haircut'. Fans were quick to react to the viral clip on social media and it's fair to say that not many were surprised by the humble act from the Falcons QB. 'This is the least surprising thing I've ever learned about Kirk,' one Reddit user said. 'Bro is one of the highest paid NFL players of all time and gets his haircut at Walmart', another wrote. In a similar tone, one fan said: 'This is such a Kirk Cousins thing to do'. Cousins made a big-money move in free agency in 2024, signing a four-year, $180million deal with the Falcons after a lengthy career with the Minnesota Vikings. The 36-year-old quarterback's move was criticized at the time by fans, who saw the contract as too expensive for an aging gunslinger. Fans were quick to comment on the humble clip and insist it wasn't 'surprising' at all It was further scrutinized when the Falcons picked a quarterback eighth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft - selecting Michael Penix Jr out of the University of Washington. In the latest season of the Netflix series 'Quarterback', Cousins seemed to have second thoughts about his choice of team. 'Certainly, if I had that information around free agency, it would've affected my decision,' Cousins said. 'I had no reason to leave Minnesota, with how much we loved it there, if both teams were going to be drafting a quarterback high. 'But I've also learned in 12 years in this league that you're not entitled to anything — it's all about earning your spot and proving yourself.'
New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kirk Cousins has a bizarre way he gets haircuts
Many athletes have a specialized barber who keeps their hair game ready, but one quarterback takes a more mundane approach. Kirk Cousins stars in the new Netflix series, 'Quarterback,' and this is where fans have learned that the signal caller gets his haircuts from Great Clips. While many younger players are changing their hairstyle every year, Cousins is quite the opposite. 4 Kirk Cousins showing an old team shot to the barber. @netflixsports/X The now 36-year-old quarterback has a very routine haircut: He wants a 1 with a fade up. Just like that, his haircut is over. The cut is so simple that in the show, all the quarterback had to do was show the barber his roster photo and they knew what to do. 4 Kirk Cousins goes to Great Clips for haircuts. @netflixsports/X One reason why Great Clips has been his go-to place is the convenience it brings to a constantly traveling athlete. 'It's hard to have a go-to barber when you're always on the go,' Cousins said. 'If the wait time is under 15 minutes, I just sign up. Then I can just drive there, walk right in and get right in the chair.' 4 Current Falcons Quarterback Kirk Cousins AP The scene caught the attention of Great Clips' management, which announced that Cousins would be the one and only person to own the new Great Clips VIP card, dubbed the 'Hall of Fade.' This new perk entitles Cousins to unlimited free haircuts. But even better for the rest of the patrons in the establishment, anytime he got a haircut, every other person in the store also gets a free cut. 'We love hearing stories of our customers' experiences in our Great Clips salons,' Vice President of Great Clips Lisa Hake said in a statement. 'When we heard about Kirk being a longtime brand fan and customer, we saw this as a unique opportunity to not only celebrate Kirk's fandom but use this as a way to pay it forward with our other lucky customers getting the same great haircut experience.' 4 Kirk Cousins throwing at mandatory summer mini-camp. AP Now with the Hall of Fade open for business, it will be interesting to see if more members are inducted in the future.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'God bless Taylor Swift': Kirk Cousins drops power confession about Great Clips haircut routine Quarterback Netflix series
Kirk Cousins drops power confession about Great Clips haircut routine Quarterback Netflix series (Imager via Getty) NFL star Kirk Cousins may be a millionaire quarterback, but when it comes to his haircuts, he keeps it shockingly simple. In Season 2 of Netflix's Quarterback, Cousins takes fans inside his regular trip to Great Clips. What he says in the chair has surprised viewers and made him even more relatable to everyday fans. Atlanta Falcons star Kirk Cousins reveals his simple haircut secret at Great Clips In July 2025, during an episode of Quarterback now streaming on Netflix, 36-year-old Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins gave fans a real-life look at how he keeps his hairstyle fresh. A joint Instagram post from the NFL, Netflix Sports, and NFL Films showed Cousins casually waiting at Great Clips with a PEOPLE magazine in hand. He greeted his stylist, Catherine, with excitement before heading to the chair. Cousins explained in a confessional that he's a loyal Great Clips customer because of how easy the app makes things. 'If the wait is under 15 minutes, I just drive there, walk in, and get right in the chair,' he said. He even brings a printed picture from a Falcons game and shows it to the stylist to make sure the haircut is exactly how he wants it. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo His go-to style? A simple fade that he knows works best for him. Kirk Cousins becomes Great Clips VIP after relatable moment goes viral After the video went viral, Great Clips rewarded Cousins with its first-ever VIP card. This card gives him free haircuts for life and every person who happens to be in the salon at the same time as him also gets one. The company said it wanted to honor his loyalty and the attention his segment brought. Also Read: Exclusive: Joe Burrow Reveals His Love For Fossils In Netflix's 'Quarterback' While Gearing Up For A Major 2024 Comeback Fans found Cousins' routine both funny and humble. Many commented how cool it was that someone as rich and famous as him still uses Great Clips like everyone else. One fan joked, 'Damn Kirk is just like me.' Kirk Cousins also made headlines during a May 22 interview with E! News, where he joked about Travis Kelce's back hair, saying, 'God bless Taylor Swift for being good with that.' Season 2 of Quarterback is now live on Netflix, giving fans more insight into Cousins' everyday life, on and off the field. Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
