Barry Quinn
President North America · Phorest Salon Software
President North America at Phorest, the Dublin-founded salon and spa software company, where he sits in the sales organisation and leads the business in its North American market. A long-serving Phorest figure in the US salon industry, he was earlier introduced as the company's US general manager and speaks at trade events on client retention and loyalty.
Last reviewed: Sep 27, 2026
Barry Quinn
President North America Phorest Salon Software
Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026
Executive Summary
Barry Quinn is President North America at Phorest Salon Software, the Dublin-founded company whose platform combines appointment booking, payments, marketing, staff performance tracking and a client loyalty programme for hair, beauty, barber and spa businesses. He leads Phorest’s North American business from within its sales organisation and has been a visible Phorest voice in the US salon industry for close to a decade, earlier as the company’s US general manager and more recently as a conference speaker on how salons win and keep clients.
Career Highlights
- President North America at Phorest Salon Software, part of a leadership group that includes the company’s CFO, CTO, Chief Product Officer and COO.
- Earlier introduced as general manager of Phorest Salon Software in the USA.
- Presented “Finding & Keeping Clients - What should you expect?” at the Data-Driven Salon Summit 2024.
- Contributor to Phorest’s salon-owner content, including a 2017 article on hiring staff and reference checks discussed on the Phorest FM podcast.
Professional Journey
Quinn has worked at Phorest since at least 2017, when an article he wrote on hiring salon staff was featured on the company’s Phorest FM podcast for salon owners. His subject matter since has been consistent: the economics of client retention and loyalty for independent salons, the part of the business Phorest’s product is built around. He appeared on the Shop Talk beauty-industry podcast as Phorest’s general manager for the USA, discussing the “1,000 true fans” idea and the absence of overnight success for salon businesses.
He now holds the title President North America. Phorest was founded in Ireland by chief executive Ronan Perceval and has built its North American presence around an office in Philadelphia; Quinn’s role puts him at the head of that market. In February 2024 the trade publication Salon Today billed him, in that role, as a speaker at the Data-Driven Salon Summit, presenting on finding and keeping clients.
Education
No education record was found in any source reviewed.