David Hicks is CEO of Dallas-based HomeVestors®, the largest professional house buying franchise in the U.S., with more than 145,000 houses bought since 1996. Since joining HomeVestors® in 2005 as Director of Franchise Systems, David quickly developed a process for coaching franchisees. He managed all franchisee support as Vice President of Operations before becoming Co-President in 2009 and President and CEO in 2017. Under his leadership, the company growth has been record-setting, expanding from 165 franchises in 2009, to over 1,150 today. Before joining HomeVestors®, David was president of NEFX, Inc. in Richardson, Texas. David has been a franchisee himself and was President of Success Motivation Institute (SMI) in Waco, Texas.