Dan Schaeffer

Dan Schaeffer is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience building and scaling home services businesses. He previously founded Gutter Tex, a top-rated gutter and home services contractor that served central Texas. Under his leadership, Gutter Tex generated over $22 million in sales and earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list as the #1,354 fastest-growing private company in the USA in 2022. He successfully sold the business in 2026. Prior to starting Gutter Tex, Dan spent over a decade as owner of Five Star Painting® in Austin and San Antonio. He grew the franchise into one of the top-performing locations in the system and one of the highest-rated painting companies in central Texas, earning multiple industry and Franchise of the Year awards before successfully selling the business in 2021. Dan graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Hospitality Administration and has an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from New Jersey, Dan and his wife, Amanda, have lived in Austin since 2004. They have two children who keep them busy; and in his free time, Dan enjoys watching baseball and college football, traveling, and collecting record albums.

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