WOMEN AT
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THE TOP
Women-Led Brands
Ranked by Revenue
The following list consists of the brands whose female leaders are profiled in the following pages, plus
three other women-led brands we hope to profile next year. Total revenues for these companies exceed
$19 billion, with nearly 20,000 units.
COMPANY
EXECUTIVE
TITLE
Applebee’s
Julia Stewart
CEO
2,010
$4.234 billion
IHOP1
Julia Stewart
CEO
1,602
$2.672 billion
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Cheryl Bachelder
CEO
2,225
$2.253 billion
Buffalo Wild Wings
Sally Smith
CEO & President
993
$1.185 billion
Servpro
Susan Steen
CEO
1,655
$1.393 billion
Great Clips
Rhoda Olsen
CEO
3,520
$1 billion+
Interim HealthCare
Kathleen Gilmartin
CEO & President
324
$1 billion5
The Dwyer Group2
Dina Dwyer-Owens
Chairwoman & CEO
1,600
$840 million
Primrose Schools
Jo Kirchner
CEO & President
273
$450 million
Window World
Tammy Whitworth
Chairman & CEO
196
$435 million6
Proforma
Vera Muzzillo
CEO
750
$430 million
Fastsigns International
Catherine Monson
CEO
545
$340 million
Two Men and a Truck
Melanie Bergeron
Chair of the Board
275
$315 million
Spherion Staffing
Sandy Mazur
President, License/Franchise Division
163
$312 million6
Cinnabon
Kat Cole
CEO
1,100
$295 million6
BrightStar Care
Shelly Sun
Co-founder & CEO
275
$254 million
Mr. Rooter
Mary Kennedy Thompson
President
257
$244 million
Molly Maid
Meg Roberts
President
445
$199 million
Menchie’s
Danna Caldwell
Co-Founder & President
377
$188 million
Rosati’s Pizza
Marla Topliff
President
171
$165 million
Donatos Pizza
Jane Grote Abell
Chairwoman
154
$141 million
Huntington Learning Center
Eileen Huntington
Co-Founder & CEO
264
$140 million
Learning Express
Sharon DiMinico
Founder & CEO
131
$130 million
Mazzio’s
Sheri Miksa
CEO
143
$115 million
Homewatch CareGivers
Leann Reynolds
President
222
$95 million
Link Staffing Services
Karen Pitts
Co-CEO
45
$88 million
Cousins Subs
Christine Specht
President & COO
130
$69 million6
Moran Family of Brands4
Barbara Moran-Goodrich
CEO & President
138
$60 million
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Applebee’s and IHOP are both part of DineEquity, Inc.
The Dwyer Group brands include AireServ, Glass Doctor, The Grounds Guys, Mr. Appliance, Mr.
Electric, Mr. Rooter, Portland Glass, and Rainbow International
3
Mr. Rooter is part of The Dwyer Group
4
Moran Family of Brands includes Mr. Transmission, Milex, Alta Mere, SmartView, Dr. Nick’s, and
Multistate Transmissions
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