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title: "Franchise Influencers: Amanda Palm, Director of Communications and Partnerships, Sport Clips"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9d23d52a-e8da-4e0d-b582-c678882e4eb0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-amanda-palm-director-of-communications-and-partnerships-sport-clips-2721463
category: "Hair & salon suites"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
segment: "Hair & salon suites"
published: 2023-03-13T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:30.702Z
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# Franchise Influencers: Amanda Palm, Director of Communications and Partnerships, Sport Clips

**TL;DR:** Amanda Palm is the Director of Communications and Partnerships at Sport Clips, overseeing the brand's communications and public relations efforts. She has over 15 years of experience in franchising, including previous roles at Focus Brands and the Texas Veterans Commission.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-amanda-palm-director-of-communications-and-partnerships-sport-clips-2721463).*

## Story

Amanda Palm joined Sport Clips* Haircuts in April 2016 and has been involved in franchising for more than 15 years. With almost 1,900 locations nationwide, she oversees Sport Clips’ brand communications and public relations efforts as well as its “Haircuts with Heart” philanthropic programs, which include the VFW’s “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” program, the largest veteran scholarship of its kind; Dream Flights organization; St. Baldrick’s Foundation; and American Red Cross.

Amanda’s other franchise experience was with FOCUS Brands, where she was the internal communications manager for Schlotzsky’s, where she handled franchise communications and public relations along with the company’s charitable partnerships with JDRF and Austin Sunshine Camps. She was also the marketing manager for Texas Veterans Commission, where she worked to market benefits and services available to Texas veterans.

Amanda is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University where she earned a degree in journalism and speech communication.

Treat Others the Way They Want to Be Treated.” Whether it’s through the many important causes Sport Clips stores support, or their program established to help team members in need, there are many ways to see values in action at Sport Clips! Join them to see why at Sport Clips it’s good to be a team member!

Investment Range: $266,300 to $439,500

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- veteran support (topic)
- philanthropy (topic)
- FOCUS Brands (company)
- Texas A&M (company)
- Sport Clips Haircuts (company)
- Schlotzsky's (company)
- public relations (topic)
- American Red Cross (company)
- VFW (company)
- franchise communications (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-amanda-palm-director-of-communications-and-partnerships-sport-clips-2721463). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9d23d52a-e8da-4e0d-b582-c678882e4eb0).