Wes Lambert CPA, FGIA, CAE, MAICD is the Former CEO of the 2020 Association of the Year Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA), the national industry association representing the interests of more than 55,000 restaurants, cafés and catering businesses across Australia and a winner of the AuSAE 2020 Influencer Award.
Karl Schwantes is a Customer Experience Expert and an international award-winning author, a Telstra business award finalist and winner of the My Business Awards 2020 for the Best Customer Experience.
Multi-unit franchising, where individual franchisees own multiple units continues to be a significant trend in the franchise sector worldwide
Peter Knight is an entrepreneurial accountant and has set up and run a number of businesses over the last 7 years.He is founder of the Franchise Accountants Network, a group of accountants Australia-wide who specialize in franchising. This works well with his other business – Smart Franchise which works with franchise groups on the business and financial side of things.
A.J. Titus, President of United Franchise Group and Signarama, a respected leader in the franchising industry, cultivated his deep connection and passion for entrepreneurship from a foundation built by legends within the industry. A.J.’s father, Ray Titus, CEO and founder of United Franchise Group, the global leader for entrepreneurs, and his grandfather, Roy Titus, Founder of Minute Man Press.
Professionals and middle management, frustrated with employers they believed were dealing badly with the situation resigned or they were forced out of employment by difficult conditions. Many took redundancies or decided to use savings or investment earnings to take control and move into business believing it would give them more control over life. Certainly, we, the three partners at The Franchise Alliance at that time, saw a significant rise in the number of new people looking to buy their own business.
Matt Jones is a former plumber. He always felt he had more to offer the industry than just clearing blocked sewers.
In the past year or so, there’s been another significant jump in the number of potential franchises which have upped their game, not only in the way they are structured as digital businesses but also in the kind of business involved – slick, simpler niched businesses seem to be the way to go.
David McDermott is the Principal of McDermott Coaching, a business coaching firm dedicated to empowering business leaders to run successful businesses, perform at an outstanding level as leaders, think strategically, lead high-performing teams, and engage meaningfully with both business and life.
Mike Coombes is one of the most trusted and reliable brokers in the finance industry. He has 41 years in the finance industry and in 2020 was inducted as the third only inductee into the FAST Hall of Fame for services to the industry. He is to be congratulated in nearing completion of his MBA.
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