Franchise Update Magazine Issue II, 2015 | Page 10

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BY KERRY PIPES

AT YOUR SERVICE!

Mike Bidwell leads The Dwyer Group into the future

M

ike Bidwell is a leader who is
clear, pragmatic, and to the
point. “I’m passionate about
creating opportunities for others to grow,”
says the 57-year-old president and CEO
of The Dwyer Group. It’s this focus that
keeps him excited about the organization
and its potential. Growth has been strong
and strategic plans are in motion to continue growing through the expansion of
its eight service brands and the acquisition
of other, complementary brands.
Early in 2014, Bidwell, president of
the Waco, Tex.-based brand for the past
eight years, also became CEO. “That
was really just a formality because I had
been handling both roles for some time
as Dina [Dwyer-Owens] transitioned into
her growing role as a public speaker and
board co-chairwoman,” he says.
Bidwell’s history with the company
goes back more than 30 years. In 1980,
right out of college, the Arizona native