How Going From Owner to Employee Made This Entrepreneur a Better Leader
Rik Nonelle founded Window Genie, grew it for 22 years and then sold it -- but stayed on as president.
Rik Nonelle is used to being the . In 1994, he founded in Cincinnati, and spent more than two decades it, with 120 franchisees across 30 states. But in 2016, Nonelle changed paths: He sold the company to the Dwyer Group, a Waco, Tex.-based corporation that owns 17 franchise brands, including and , and oversees 2,800 franchise owners across -- and helped every franchisee he has brought in.
