![]() ![]() But if business ownership was easy, everyone would be doing it! I have a great team now in both my salons but it took two years to build that.Īnother struggle has been growing the Lakewood store with strong marketing, advertising and community presence. Add on to that, I had to find stylists who are good with kids. In the salon industry, owners have to build a team of good stylists who can work together efficiently. Any business owner knows that hiring and maintaining good employees is a challenge. Building a solid team that is reliable and passionate about kids haircuts was the first item of business. ![]() We are super proud to be owners of our own kids salon in the Denver metro area.Įven as a former business owner, I had to learn the ropes of the salon industry. Cookie Cutters has over 105 locations across the US and is set to open over 170 more in next few years. We recently opened our second location in Highlands Ranch. Every cutting station has a TV for Netflix and Disney Plus to keep the kid’s attention. We have little cars and planes for the kids to sit in, and a big firetruck basin for shampoos. Everyone needs and deserves a haircut and Cookie Cutters is the perfect place for kids. That memory is vivid still and I don’t want other parents and kids to feel like they have to put up with a boring, adult haircuts for their kids. We walked out with a disappointing bowl cut. There was no salon for children when he was little so we went to a local shop, and the stylist didn’t really want to cut his hair. I have grown children but remember well how disappointed I was when my oldest son got his first haircut. My husband, Robb, thought that we should seriously consider it for our own investment. I was showing the resale to several people but none of them was ready to take the leap. I was familiar with it because I had clients invest in it in different areas of Colorado. It happened to be a children’s hair salon called Cookie Cutters Haircut for Kids. In the meantime, one of the franchises I represent had an existing location in Lakewood that was being sold because the owner was moving out of state. ![]() I had owned a couple of different businesses in the past and was looking to do something else but didn’t know what that would be. I’m a franchise broker so I have access to a lot of different franchise businesses that I help people invest in. Today we’d like to introduce you to Cindy Rayfield.Ĭindy, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. ![]()
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