3. Diane Hendricks – $12.2 billion
Everybody knows Diane Hendricks, the cofounder of ABC Supply, one of America’s major wholesale distributors of roofing, siding, and windows. She started this business with her husband, Ken, in 1982.
She oversaw ABC’s two largest acquisitions in company history: the acquisition of rival Bradco in 2010 and the distributor of building supplies, L&W Supply, in 2016. In 2021, the company had 800 branch locations and an estimated $15 billion.
4. Marian Ilitch -$4.3 billion
In 1959, Marian Ilitch founded the amazing chain, Little Caesars Pizza, together with her husband, Mike Ilitch. After he died in 2017, she remained in charge and she is the happy “owner” of $4.5 billion. One funny thing that is worth mentioning is that early on, Ilitch had to stop her husband from handing away free pizzas to Rosa Parks, who they were paying rent to. Who knows, if she hadn’t done that, maybe Little Caesars Pizza wouldn’t exist anymore.
Besides Little Caesars Pizza, she also owns the Detroit Red Wings and MotorCity Casino Hotel. What other things do you know about Marian? Tell us in the comments.
