Contributors

Suzanne Jarzabkowska

Suzanne Jarzabkowska, CEO heads up the multi-disciplinary consulting and legal team at DC Strategy. She specialises in organisational behaviour, change management and business transformation and writes and presents widely in all aspects of franchising.

DC Strategy (www.dcstrategy.com) is the region’s leading and longest established franchise firm comprising consulting, legal, recruitment and brand and marketing divisions. Their highly experienced specialist teams have developed many of the major national and international networks and brands creating well over a billion dollars of enterprise value for their franchise clients in the last decade alone.

Taner Uzelakcil

Taner Uzelakcil, Director of Business Development A/NZ at Envestnet | Yodlee, is an experienced sales executive who has worked to improve outcomes within the financial services, data, loyalty and B2B tech landscape across the A/NZ, APAC, and MENA regions over the past 21 years. He is passionate about the potential for open data to deliver solutions that help consumers live better financial lives, and support businesses from enterprises to the smallest SMBs to innovate and thrive.

Taylor Fielding

Taylor Fielding is a retail expert with over a decade specialising in Franchising and Local Area Marketing. Fielding is also the founder and CEO of TFM Digital a full-service agency specialising in franchise marketing. You can reach him: [email protected].
 

Tenille Bentley

Tenille Bentley is the founder of The Global Good Foundation and Socialite Media, a leading social media company and recently awarded Australia's Top 50 "coolest" organisation. 

Therese Frangie

Therese is the CEO of Mad Mex where she is known for her exceptional leadership skills in building and leading a culture of excellence and la Familia. With over two decades of experience in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry, Therese has worked for renowned brands such as KFC, Starbucks, and Oporto. She is a proud mother of three beautiful girls, advocates for mothers in the workforce and focuses on promoting work-life balance, efficiency and managing decision fatigue.

Tim McDonald

Tim McDonald is a Partner of Moray & Agnew Lawyers. Tim leads the Workplace practice. With 20 years’ experience he provides his clients with the full range of workplace relations, human resources and employment advisory services.

Tony Ibbotson

Tony has been eating food for his entire life but it was only 15 years ago that he combined his love of eating with design in the creation of The Creative Method. Off the back of the creation and success of Guzman y Gomez, The Creative Method have become specialists in bringing stories to life and creating customer engagement through brand experience in the food and drink space. 

Tony’s role at the Creative Method is Managing Director and Creative Director. His philosophy is simple: Big ideas, a twist of humour, well-crafted executions and a stiff drink to wash it all down when all is said and done.

Vicky Lalwani

Vick Lalwani is the General Manager at Adrenalin, a leading digital product agency. He leads cross-functional teams across design, technology, growth and delivery to help ambitious brands launch and optimise digital platforms that drive measurable business impact. Vick has over 20 years of experience partnering with some of Australia’s largest brands to deliver complex digital implementations and transformation programs that enable growth, enhance customer experience and support long-term business goals at scale.

Victoria Davidson

Victoria Davis an NMAS accredited mediator and has a corporate and commercial legal background. She has extensive experience running a small business where she has gained a deep understanding of the pressures and concerns business owners and operators face.