Eden Exchanges

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Specialist, Ben Madden, spoke to Dr Callum Floyd, who is the Managing Director of Franchize Consultants. Listen as Callum discusses his origins in franchising, his work with Franchize Consultants, the trajectory of New Zealand’s franchising sector, and so much more. Want to learn more? You can visit Franchize Consultants' website: https://www.franchiz...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Client Operations Manager and Team Lead, Kirstie Dinning, spoke to Yoann Le Corre, who is the Senior Managing Director at Monsterball. Listen as Yoann discusses his background in franchising, how he got started with Monsterball, the benefits of becoming a Monsterball franchisee, the growth potential of Monsterball, and so much more! Want to learn more? You can visit Mo...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Client Operations Manager and Team Lead, Kirstie Dinning, spoke to Ranae Hammoud from LeWrap. Listen as Ranae discusses the strength of LeWrap as a brand, how she got started with Le Wrap, the benefits of owning three franchise sites, the day-to-day life of a LeWrap franchisee, and so much more! Want to learn more? You can visit LeWrap's website to explore the opportun...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Specialist, Ben Madden, spoke to Brad Jacobs from The Coffee Club New Zealand Listen as Brad discusses his origins in franchising, why he joined The Coffee Club New Zealand, watching people rise through the ranks within The Coffee Club New Zealand, what they look for in franchisees, and how they support them, and so much more. Want to learn more? You...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder/CEO, Raghu Rajakumar, spoke to Brad Jacobs from the Franchise Association of New Zealand. Listen as Brad discusses his origins in franchising, why he joined the Franchise Association of New Zealand’s board, the state of franchising in New Zealand, how the Franchise Association of New Zealand advocates for New Zealand franchisors and franchisees, and so much mor...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder/CEO, Raghu Rajakumar, spoke to Simon Lord from Franchise New Zealand Media. Listen as Simon discusses his origins in franchising, what led him to start Franchise New Zealand Media, the differences between franchising in New Zealand versus Australia, Eden Exchange’s acquisition of Franchise New Zealand Media, and so much more. Want to learn more? You can visit t...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Account Manager, Kirstie Dinning, spoke with Kim O’Donnell, the Founder of Gecko Sports. Listen as Kim shares some insights into her background and what led her to become a franchisee with Gecko Sports, a crazy six-month period where Kim went from a dual franchisee owner to buying the national company outright, what’s spurred the success of Gecko Spor...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Account Manager, Kirstie Dinning, spoke with Warren Ballantyne the Founder, Owner and Managing Director of Gutter-Vac. Listen as Warren discusses how he started as a plumber and used his knowledge to develop the first effective gutter vacuuming machine, how demand inspired the creation of Gutter-Vac, why Warren believed franchising was the way to go a...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Account Manager, Dru Naidoo, spoke with Janie Rose and Martin Rose from Dash DogWash. Listen as Janie and Martin discuss how they left their careers as successful ice cream shop owners after seeing a gap in the market for professional washing and grooming, what led to the creation of Dash DogWash, how they made the most of visual marketing and why tru...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Account Manager, Kirstie Dinning, spoke with Matt Fiddes and Ryan Canavan from Matt Fiddes Martial Arts. Listen as they discuss how Matt Fiddes became one of the most notable names in martial arts globally, spending time as Michael Jackson’s bodyguard and the lessons learnt from the pop icon, how they have taken their franchising model from the UK to...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Specialist, Ben Madden, spoke with Nat Darbyshire, who is the Director at Motobility. Listen as Nat discusses how he decided that Motobility was the right business for him, why now is the right time for Motobility to enter the world of franchising, how Motobility works with the NDIS, what Motobility looks for in potential franchisees, how the industry...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Digital Marketing Account Manager, Kirstie Dinning, spoke with George Saragas, who is the Director at Over 40's Transformation Centre. Listen as George discusses how he and his wife discovered a gap in the fitness market, how he and his wife used their knowledge of health, fitness and nutrition to create Over 40’s Transformation Centre, the differences between training...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Managing Director, Dhanush Ganglani, spoke with Paul Resch, the Founder and CEO of Valutico, the world's leading provider of web-based company valuation tools. Listen as Paul shares why he started Valutico, how Valutico helps business buyers and sellers save time and money, the importance of getting a reliable and accurate business valuation - particularly if you are l...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder and CEO Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Leanne Berry, who is the Community Relations Manager - Partners at MYOB. Listen as Leanne shares how she became the Community Relations Manager - Partners at MYOB, discusses the types of businesses that can benefit from using MYOB, a firsthand look at how MYOB can assist new business owners and new features and tools that keep...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder and CEO Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Ziggy Maravic who is the National Franchise Recruitment & Development Manager at CouriersPlease. Listen as Ziggy shares his journey from working as a chef to building and growing CouriersPlease as their National Franchise Recruitment & Development Manager, what a day in the life of a CouriersPlease franchisee looks lik...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder and CEO Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Steve Shirley who is the Director at Finstead Capital. Listen as Steve & Raghu share their thoughts on the integral partnership between Eden Exchange & Finstead Capital, two market leaders in the business buying and selling space, how changing interest rates are shifting a potential buyer’s mindset and approach to buyi...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Paul Godden who is the Franchise Manager of Simply Helping - a leading in-home care service provider. Listen as Paul discusses Simply Helping’s market advantage with their NDIS-approved services, their phenomenal growth in the aged care industry, and how they're well positioned for changes in the market. We'll also discuss the driving forces behind their succes...

Today on Eden Exchanges, our Founder and CEO Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Mike Geddes who is the Head of Franchise Developmet at Poolwerx. Listen as Mike, who has been with the Poolwerx franchise for over 19 years, delves into the benefits of becoming a Poolwerx franchise partner including the repeat business and multiple income streams that come with it. On top of that, Mike shares his personal jou...

On today’s episode, we spoke with Len Poulter, Founding Director, and Kelly Beach, Marketing Manager, of Lenard’s – a proudly Australian-owned and operated national chicken franchise. Listen as Len and Kelly share their story on how the Lenard’s franchise was brought to life, how their passion and dedication for creating and serving high quality, delicious chicken built a long-lasting legacy and l...

On today’s episode, Michelle shares her fascinating journey from a business background to becoming a leader in the ActionCOACH community. She will discuss how ActionCOACH fosters personal development and drives business growth for clients, franchisors, and the company itself. Finally, Michelle will share ActionCOACH's exciting plans for future expansion in Australia and New Zealand. Listen on to d...

On today's episode, we spoke with Michelle Adams General Manager for ActionCOACH in North America. Listen as Michelle shares her journey with ActionCOACH and how the organization's vision and community have inspired her to help franchisees and clients reach their business goals. We'll also dive into ActionCOACH's plans for expansion throughout the US and learn about some of the key areas in demand...

Today we spoke to Vic Ciuffetelli who is the CEO of ActionCOACH Global. Listen as Vic shares his life-changing experiences with ActionCOACH, how being introduced to ActionCOACH in the first place launched him from zero to hero, how being the leading business coaching network in the world has taken them, and himself, to unimaginable heights, and how ActionCOACH’s business model allows passionate, c...

On today’s episode, our Founder and CEO, Raghu Rajakumar, spoke with Ben Litalien who is the Founder and CEO of Franchise Well. Listen as Ben provides us with an update of his journey with Franchise Well, a deep insight on the global franchise industry, some of the emerging trends that are driving the sector, what challenges franchisors are facing in today’s market and how to address them, and the...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Damien Boehm, the founder and CEO of Urban Clean, one of Australia’s largest commercial cleaning companies. Damien has recently travelled across the globe conducting business buying masterclasses, which showcase the best practices and insights when it comes to purchasing and growing a successful business. Listen as Damien shares his story on how he grew Urban...

Today, we spoke to Gerardo Amador who is a multi-unit franchise owner with Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers in Brisbane. Listen as Gerardo shares his journey as a franchise owner with Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, how he worked his way up to become a multi-site franchise owner, his favourite aspects of being a franchise owner, the milestones, achievements and scalability on offer, unique opportunities such as...