Mary Kay Liston
Mary Kay began her career finale at Dwyer Group/Neighborly in 2012. After 3 ½ years as the Vice President of Operations for Mr. Appliance, Mary Kay was selected to preside over the newly acquired Five Star Painting in January 2015. In 2018, she was tapped to lead Molly Maid, the largest of Neighborly’s domestic brands with over 450 locations. In October of 2020 she retired as President of that brand. Mary Kay has been active in the International Franchise Association. She served on IFA’s Franchise Relations Committee. In 2019 Mary Kay was named to IFA’s Convention Committee to help prepare for the 4,000+ attendees in Orlando. At the convention Mary Kay chaired Franchise Forums. She was the Chair of the Women in Franchising Committee in Waco, TX. Prior to joining Neighborly, Mary Kay was with Valpak Direct Marketing Systems for six years, first leading the company’s largest operation and turned it from having a negative cash flow to a highly profitable entity. In just her second year as General Manager in Los Angeles she and her team of 100 associates received the coveted Chairman’s Cup, Valpak’s highest award for sales and operations excellence. She cultivated relationships with franchisees to foster best practices across the network. Based on her success there she was promoted to Vice President Retail Sales Strategies at Valpak’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida.
