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title: "Maaco Recognizes Top Performing Franchisees During Virtual Summit, Themed the Power of Better"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fac9f585-cd6a-4238-bd59-3a0f83d5940f
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211118_maaco_recognizes_top_performing_franchisees_during_virtual_summit_themed_th.html
category: "Collision"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Collision"
published: 2021-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:09.807Z
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# Maaco Recognizes Top Performing Franchisees During Virtual Summit, Themed the Power of Better

**TL;DR:** Maaco held its 2021 virtual summit, themed the Power of Better, to recognize its top-performing franchisees and celebrate the brand's achievements in 2021. The summit honored various franchisees for their outstanding performance, leadership, and operational excellence.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211118_maaco_recognizes_top_performing_franchisees_during_virtual_summit_themed_th.html).*

## Story

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Maaco held its 2021 virtual summit, themed, the Power of Better, on November 17.

Over the last year, the entire Maaco family has committed to elevating its brand, providing better customer service, creating a better team, simply put; being better in every facet of its business. That’s why this year’s virtual summit was themed, the Power of Better. Maaco celebrated the remarkable achievements of its franchise family in 2021, thanks to its franchisees’ dedication to betterment.

“We hit the ground running in 2021, with a fierce commitment to enhancing our Maaco brand, ultimately solidifying our spot as North America's number one body shop,” said Chris Dawson, president of Maaco. “Our exceptional achievements are only made possible through the power of our franchise family, and we are deeply proud of their performance.”

The following franchisees were recognized nationally, for their outstanding performance, leadership and operational excellence:

- **Maaco Cup Winner:** Kevin Taylor, Houston, TX

- **Rookie(s) of the Year:** Freedom Brands - Jake Brown, Jake Morrow, Gene Boiseau, Phoenix, AZ Tony Knight and Kenneth Greer, Tupelo, MS

- **MSO of the Year:** Stonewall Group - Patrick Robey, Edson Ramirez, Midwest U.S.

- **Terry Taylor Award:** Robert and Keita Reid, Mansfield, TX

- **David M Lapps Award:** Brian Greenley, Littleton, CO

Maaco also recognized franchisees regionally, who achieved outstanding performance in car count, sales and operational excellence with Regional Cup Awards.

**Southern Region:**

- Sean and Linda Baskin, Nashville, TN

- Ron Hashemi, Southern, CA

- Greg Hill, Sandy, UT

- Helmuth Mayer and Vikrant Bhatia, Wylie, TX

- Philippe Vaamonde, Hialeah Gardens, FL

- Stan and Becky Piernick, New Braunfels, TX

**Northern Region:**

- Frank and Lisa Felle, Chester, VA

- Wade MacKay, Dartmouth, NS

- Farhana Naz, Lawnside, NJ

- Jeff Nichols, Lynchburg, VA

- Sam Patel, Schererville, IN

- Alex Ugrinovsky, Mt. Vernon, NY

- Jon and Vicki Veenendaal, Shoreline, WA

“Congratulations to all our award winners who delivered amazing results and exceeded expectations,” continued Dawson. “We look forward to continuing this momentum into 2022 when we will be celebrating our brand’s 50th anniversary of business.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- franchise awards (topic)
- Maaco (company)
- Jake Brown (person)
- Chris Dawson (person)
- Sam Patel (person)
- virtual summit (topic)
- brand achievements (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211118_maaco_recognizes_top_performing_franchisees_during_virtual_summit_themed_th.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fac9f585-cd6a-4238-bd59-3a0f83d5940f).