Denis McFadden

Denis McFadden (born Sydney 1946) is an Australian hairdresser-turned-businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and franchisor of Just Cuts, the largest hairdressing franchise company in the Southern Hemisphere.[1]

McFadden's international profile was elevated when Just Cuts secured the role of Official Hairdresser of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, McFadden was a high profile vocal national advocate for the health and safety of stylists.[3][4]

McFadden is a member of the Franchise Council of Australia's Hall of Fame, which honours outstanding performers in the franchising industry.[5]

Career

McFadden completed his hairdressing apprenticeship in Sydney with under master hairdressers Albert Del Grande and Robert Bunting[6] before moving to London where he opened his first salon in the Marble Arch area at the top of Oxford Street in 1971.

In 1979, McFadden returned to Australia, opening a hairdressing salon in Sydney. In 1983, he identified a gap in the market for quality, well-priced haircuts without the need to make an appointment and Just Cuts was born.[6]

The first Just Cuts franchise salon was opened in 1990 and as of October 2017, there are 200 Just Cuts salons across Australia and New Zealand.[7] In 2017, the company's annual revenue was reported to be $106m, placing it at number 436 of The Australian Financial Review’s Top 500 Australian Private Companies.[8]

Philanthropy

To date, McFadden's Outback Trek Just Cuts "Cut-a-Rama" has raised more than $850,000 (AUD) for the Australian-based Royal Flying Doctor Service.[9] In 2024, McFadden donated a cardiac defibrillator to Vanimo Hospital, West Sepik, Papua New Guinea.[10]

Television and book contributions

In 2010, McFadden was one of the millionaires who featured on The Secret Millionaire Australia, a reality television show which aired on the Nine Network. The same year, McFadden featured in the book by Nick Gardner, How I made My First Million, 26 Self-made Millionaires Reveal the Secrets to Their Success,[11] a collection of stories of men and women who turned a simple idea into a successful business.

Recognition

McFadden served on the board of the Franchise Council of Australia in the 1990s and was the president of the New South Wales chapter for two years.[5] In 2013, he was inducted into the Franchise Council of Australia's Hall of Fame which honours the franchising sector's most outstanding performers.[5]

Further reading

Denis McFadden (2026) justcuts: The Power of Showing Up, Auckland Aotearoa/New Zealand, The End Publications ISBN 978-0-473-77695-4.

References

  1. ↑ "Aussie business makes huge global move". news. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Snippers at the Nippers". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. 26 September 2000.
  3. ↑ Chung, Frank (26 March 2020). "Coronavirus Australia: Just Cuts boss slams 'bonkers' move". www.news.com. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  4. ↑ The Daily Telegraph https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Frendezview%2Fhairdressers-to-morrison-we-are-pleading-with-you-shut-us-down%2Fnews-story%2Fa4e69798e3fa5ec78eb9a12ca96a5d7b&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 1 2 3 "Hall of Fame". Franchise Council of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Cuts company that just grows and grows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Celebrations for Just Cuts: 200 salons and 27 years in business". Business Franchise Australia. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Top 500 Private Companies 2017". Financial Review. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Goodfellow, Rob (13 June 2025). "'Gotong royong' that binds Australia and Indonesia". The Jakarta Post.
  10. ↑ "Surfers donate to hospital in Vanimo". Post-Courier. 10 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Nick, Gardner (2010). How I made my first million : 26 self-made millionaires reveal the secrets to their success. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Arena/Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781741759051. OCLC 601552579.
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