Advisor Bios

Bob J. Peel, Jr. - President, Peels Salon Services

Bob Peel leads the industry in quality professional hair, skin, nail, and tanning product distribution. Bob has worked together with his dad and brother for the last 33 years. In the last 5 years, three daughters, one son and two son-in-laws have joined the company. Peel's Salon Service started in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1939 and was the first Redken and Matrix distributor in the US.

Bob has served on the BBSI and PBA board for the last 19 years. As a City of Hope honoree in 2000, Bob raised over $1,000,000 for breast cancer research. In Hutchinson, Peel's annually helps to raise $50,000 for low income housing.

One of Peel's Salon Services strengths is the salon equipment business, with equipment showrooms and designers in Hutchinson, Kansas City, St Louis, Omaha, Denver and Rapid City. They are also the largest Kaemark furniture distributors in the U.S.

In 1984 Bob and his brother ventured into the school business. They have opened schools in Wichita, Denver, Grand Island, Kansas City, Omaha and St Louis. Over the last 20 years over 2,000 professional students have graduated from their schools.

Today Peel's has 52 professional only stores, over 100 sales consultants, and 570 total employees. They presently service over 20,000 salons in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.