Alexander (Sandy) Moore is considered one of the foremost experts and speakers on Franchising and Real Estate in the Asian Region. After a number of years in leisure and QSR management for two multi-national companies in Australia, Sandy made a sea change to the world of Real Estate in 1989 and joined Australasia's largest Franchise Real Estate firm LJ Hooker. As resident in Bangalore India ...
Amos began his own independant automotive retailer in 1970. Years later he decided that in order to challenge the larger retail chains, he would need to join forces with other independant retailers. In August 1985 the Autobarn cooperative was formed with nine members and eleven stores, with a combined turnover of just around $11,500,000. By 1990, the co-operative grew to 28 member stores. At that ...
It's refreshing to find a successful face in business involved in day to day business and brand expansion. Winning the first season of The Apprentice Australia has set Andrew "Morello" well on this path. It was clear to see that Morello put the summation of his life, learning and impeccable work ethic into the series. Willing to "walk the talk" and standing behind his values he won the hearts and ...
A multi award-winning retailer, Barry Bull founded Toombul Music, was one of Australia's largest independent music retailers. Legendary for using celebrity appearances of people like Cliff Richards to pack his stores and the Malls. It's not every day that people get to rub shoulders with the rich and famous. But for Barry Bull, working with celebrities is like a walk in the park. Barry is a respected and highly awarded businessman in his own right who is passionate about sharing his knowledge about branding, marketing & sales. Barry Bull has fast become one of the country's top business speakers where his energetic and motivational presentations share the experience of his remarkable journey.
Brad Sugars is a world-renowned Australian entrepreneur, author and business coach who has helped more than a million clients around the world find business and personal success. His main company, Action International, started from humble beginnings in the back bedroom of a suburban home in 1993 when Brad started teaching business owners how to grow their sales and marketing results. Now Actio ...
Bronwyn Reid specialises in navigating the The GAP Effect commonly caused by of miscommunication between large companies and small businesses who want to do better business with each other. Her expertise is transformative when it comes to fully understanding the sometimes complex and disparate languages each uses. A multi award-winning best-selling author and business woman from Regional Queensland, she is a regular featured writer, guest presenter and thought leader. She is the founder of the Small Company, Big Business program, focused on Supply Chain and ESG complexities.
Diana Williams opened the first Fernwood Fitness in Bendigo in 1989 with the intention of creating a sanctuary for women to train with weights. Her vision struck a chord with Australian women and now, nearly three decades later, Fernwood has expanded its reach to every state in the country. The brand boasts 69 clubs nationwide with more than 70,000 members.
Diana was inducted into the Australian Businesswomen's Hall of Fame in 1999, and won the Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year award in 2005. She received the coveted BRW Most Successful Private Business award in 2008, and was included in the Fitness Industry Roll of Honour in 2013. In 2015, SmartCompany named Diana as one of Australia's top 30 female entrepreneurs.
With an innovative mindset and innate understanding of what women want in the health and fitness space, Diana continues to evolve the Fernwood brand and identify other opportunities in the market. Most recently, she has joined forces with co-founder Adala Bolto to launch ZADI, a new chain of small group training studios for women.
Don Meij has been in the pizza business for over 17 years. Starting as a delivery driver for Silvio's Pizza while studying to be a High School Teacher, he fell in love with the pizza industry and took up a Store Managers Position. Since then Don has moved his way through becoming an owner in the Master Franchise to CEO/COO. Following his appointment Domino's Pizza Australia & New Zealand has lifte ...
Eve Ash is one of Australia's most successful producers of training films, television and multimedia packages. Eve was a national winner of the Telstra Businesswomen's awards for Business Owner, as well as winning over 130 international awards for creativity and excellence. Eve trained and worked as a psychologist, and is now a published author and popular public speaker. Her book Rewrite Your Lif ...
Iven has a background in psychology and is a graduate in marketing. In sales he has been a qualifying member of the "Million Dollar Round Table" and as the youngest regional manager at Australia's fastest growing Life Insurance Company looked after over 50 branches and a team with production in excess of $15 million annually.
