Ron Chamberlain is area developer for the San Diego and Imperial counties for Sport Clips, an athletics-themed sports haircut company.
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Name: Ron Chamberlain.
Company: Sport Clips.
Title: Area developer for San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of Missouri.
Birthplace: Kansas City, Mo.
Age: 54.
Current residence: Carlsbad.
Family: Wife, Robin; son, Spencer; and daughter, Jordan.
BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY
Essential business philosophy: Surround yourself with talented people and help them develop and succeed.
Best way to keep a competitive edge: Continually check quality inside the four walls.
Guiding principles: Do what’s right. Do your best. Treat others the way they want to be treated.
Yardsticks of success: Continued improvement in same-store sales.
Goals yet to be achieved: 50 Sport Clips operating in San Diego and Imperial counties.
JUDGMENT CALLS
Best business decision: To invest in myself.
Worst business decision: Not pulling out of the stock market in early 2008.
Toughest business decision: Deciding on purchasing additional Sport Clips territories.
Biggest missed opportunity: To not purchase additional retail centers in the Midwest.
Mentor: Clete Brewer, president of Sport Clips.
Word that describes you: Tenacious.
TRUE CONFESSIONS
What you like best about your job: Talking to satisfied clients.
What you like least about your job: Dealing with unstable financial markets.
Pet peeve: Not being greeted when I enter a Sport Clips.
Most important lesson learned: Develop a system, work the system and you will be successful.
Person most interested in meeting: Warren Buffett.
Three greatest passions: Family, exercise and The Team.
First choice for a new career: Police officer.
PREDILECTIONS
Favorite quote: “Persistence is what makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.” , Robert Half.
Favorite status symbol: A Sport Clips MVP haircut.
Favorite restaurant: Donovan’s.
Favorite place for business meetings: K1 Speed.
Favorite vacation spot: San Diego.
Favorite way to spend time: Relaxing with family and friends.