Matt Kunz

Matt Kunz was named president of Mr. Rooter Plumbing by Neighborly in 2023. Matt previously served as president of Five Star Painting LLC, a professional painting services franchise that offers franchises under the Five Star Painting^® and ProTect Painters^® service marks, for five years. Under Matt’s leadership, the franchise brand grew into a premier residential and light commercial painting company in North America.

Previously, Matt served as Vice President of Operations at Five Star Painting LLC., where the network grew under his leadership. Together with a group of talented franchise consultants, he helped franchisees reach significant same-store sales growth each year.

Valuable Franchising Experience

Matt’s career in franchising began in 2001 when he and his wife purchased a Sylvan Learning Center. Together, they grew the center by more than 50 percent and purchased a second location. Over the years, the couple owned and operated multiple Sylvan locations in the Midwest.

In 2008, Matt joined the Sylvan corporate team as a leader in their operations department. There, he led a team of franchise consultants responsible for the quality, growth, and new program implementation. Additionally, Matt oversaw general operations at several corporately owned Sylvan centers in various markets.

Matt had an unlikely start to franchising, working first as an engineer in Chicago Rawhide’s aerospace department. He worked on several design teams to design, manufacture, and test elastomeric bearings for helicopter rotors – most notably, the V22 Osprey. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree and later earned an Executive MBA from Washington State University.