While supporting a talented management team and championing her company’s growth from 150 to more than 600 employees and expanding revenues from $27 million to more than $127 million in  a year’s time, Dwyer-Owens revealed her skills to lead a rapidly rising company, dedicated to serving more than 1,300 franchises in 21 countries.  

The Stevie Awards for Women  Entrepreneurs are governed by a Board of  Distinguished Judges & Advisors that features many leading women entrepreneurs and figures in American business, including Carrie Fitzmaurice, publisher for Entrepreneur Media Inc.; Dr. Lisa Krinsky, chairman & president for SFBC International; and Dr. Betty Spence, president of The National Association for Female  Executives.

The Dwyer Group Inc., based in Waco, Texas, is a holding company of six franchise businesses, each selling and supporting a different franchise under the following service marks: Aire Serv® Heating and Air Conditioning, Glass Doctor®, Mr. Appliance®, Mr. Electric®, Mr. Rooter® (Drain Doctor® in the UK), and Rainbow International® Restoration and Cleaning.  Collectively, these independent franchise concepts offer customers world-wide a broad base of residential and commercial services.

The Dwyer Group also owns Harmon Solutions Group, a third party administrator for the insurance community, and provides services to an associate company, DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide®, a national remodeling franchise.  The Dwyer Group is a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, a private equity firm with offices in New York, Cleveland, Dallas and San Francisco.

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