Eden Exchanges

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Israel Redfern, the Managing Director of Rugbytots, a global franchise providing play based sports programs for kids. Listen as Israel shares his journey from franchisee to franchisor, how the Rugbytots franchise network has grown in Australia, how the family orientation of the network provided him with the ultimate work/life balance, the limitless opportunitie...

On today's episode, our Founder and CEO, Raghu Rajakumar spoke with Steve Grace, the Founder and CEO of the Nudge Group – a business specialising in recruitment for startup and scale-up businesses. Listen as Steve shares his background and how it has shaped him to become the successful entrepreneur he is today, Steve provides us with some insights into the aspects that caused rapid and substantial...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Victoria Paltridge, the Director of Red LBP. Listen as Victoria discusses how the Christchurch earthquakes led to the fruition of Red LBP, how Red LBP has grown to become the biggest franchised building company in New Zealand, how they support their franchisees with a fun and inclusive community culture, as well as providing an opportunity for builders to utili...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Ben Cleary-Corradini, Co-founder and Director of Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers. Listen as Ben discusses taking the world by storm with their innovative gnocchi-focused franchise, how the brand started from humble beginnings serving gnocchi weekly from a local food market, the mindset needed for success, how Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers’ business model sets you up for su...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Alan Dean who is the General Manager at Sportzing. Listen as Alan discusses the benefits of owning a Sportzing franchise, the added lifestyle benefits of being outdoors, how the brand began and how it has evolved, the in-depth training and development provided to set franchisees up for success from day one, how to get started yourself and so much more! Listen...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Linda Dunduru who is the Franchise Director and Chief Executive Officer of Neat Freaks. Listen as Linda discusses the need for a work/life balance and how it led to the creation of the Neat Freaks brand, how a Neat Freaks franchise can help anyone create their own work/life balance, how it’s an opportunity for everyone, their plans for expansion & growth into n...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Jonathan Payne who is the Director and Co-Owner of Xpresso Mobile Café – An award-winning mobile café taking over Australia! Listen as Jonathan paints a picture on what being an Xpresso Mobile Café franchisee looks like, as he discusses the benefits of owning your own Xpresso Mobile Café, the features of the van itself and the award-winning support given to l...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Grant Nye who is the Chief Executive Officer of Kitset Assembly Services – a business that specialises in various furniture and product assembly-related services. Listen as Grant discusses the benefits of joining Kitset Assembly Services as a franchisee, the wide range of support available from head office, the need and increasing demand for furniture and produ...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Nobal Masri who is a multi-unit franchise owner of Gloria Jeans. Listen as Nobal discusses the benefits of joining Gloria Jeans as a franchisee, the wide range of support available from head office, what a typical day looks like for franchise owners, what attracted him to Gloria Jeans in the first place, why a Gloria Jeans Jeans drive-thru was the right fit for...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Jonathan Payne who is the Director and Co-Owner of Xpresso Mobile Café – An award winning mobile café taking over Australia! Listen as Jonathan paints a picture on what being an Xpresso Mobile Café franchisee looks like, as he discusses the benefits of owning your own Xpresso Mobile Café, the features of the van itself and the award-winning support given to l...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Grant Nye who is the Chief Executive Officer of Kitset Assembly Services – a business that specialises in various furniture and product assembly-related services. Listen as Grant discusses the benefits of joining Kitset Assembly Services as a franchisee, the wide range of support available from head office, the need and increasing demand for furniture and produ...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Nobal Masri who is a multi-unit franchise owner of Gloria Jeans. Listen as Nobal discusses the benefits of joining Gloria Jeans as a franchisee, the wide range of support available from head office, what a typical day looks like for franchise owners, what attracted him to Gloria Jeans in the first place, why a Gloria Jeans Jeans drive-thru was the right fit for...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Del Shaw who is the founder and director of Giggle Entertainment – a business that is revolutionising the local advertising industry! Listen as Del shares his story on the evolution of Giggle Entertainment, and how the business is taking radio and newspaper advertising into the digital era. As well as who would best suit owning a Giggle Business and how becom...

Today on Eden Exchanges we spoke with Daniel Grynberg (Founder and Director) and Michael Armitage (Head of Operations) from Active Health Online, the experts in workplace health, safety and wellbeing. Listen as Daniel and Michael share how the pandemic helped identify a gap in the market and the need for workplace health & safety and wellbeing assessments, the benefits that come with having an ass...

Today on Eden Exchanges we spoke with Luigi Prestinenzi, Head of Sales & Manuel Campos who is the CEO of Celebrity Ink, the biggest tattoo and body art brand in the world. Listen as Luigi and Manuel chat about the idea behind Celebrity Ink, how they developed their revolutionary business model, how they are replicating their success seen in other countries and making their mark in Australia, futur...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Phil Stormer, the Founder and Director of Stormer Music in Australia - a passion and experience based music tutoring franchise across Australia. Listen as Phil chats about the idea behind Stormer Music, the types of customers Stormer Music is designed for, the roles and responsibilities of franchisees, who and what Phil is looking for in a franchisee and more...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Michael Dowling, the National Director and Master Franchisor of Computer Troubleshooters Australia – a provider of IT services for small to medium businesses. Michael unpacks the franchise model and the role of a franchisee, the unique characteristics of a computer troubleshooting business, where the demand for tech support services is coming from and what is b...

On this episode of Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Ian Peebles, the General Manager of Silver Pet Prints Franchises. Ian discusses the unique custom jewellery design and retail franchise for pets and how the business has scaled to a highly profitable venture.

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Greg Sweeney, who is the Franchise Development Director at Tutor Doctor Australia, a provider of quality and tailored tutoring and mentoring programs worldwide. Listen as Greg chats about what’s new in the education sector, insights into common tutoring practices, why the Tutor Doctor business model is unique and offers advice to those seeking to start their...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke with Gary Vandoros, who is the General Manager at Ecomist, a business providing retail and service offerings in the hygiene aerosol and pest management sector. Listen as Gary chats about Ecomist and the premium products and services the business offers, what a franchisee has to look forward to when they join Ecomist and Gary’s advice for those seeking to start the...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Tim Wallace, the founder and managing director of Handyman of Australia. Tim discusses the: idea behind Handyman of Australia and the types of services the business offers. To push towards utilizing technologies to streamline business operations and booking systems. The potential of Handyman of Australia has and the strategy to expand the franchise nationwide.

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Roy Ridge who is the Founder of Cone Appetit. Listen as Roy discusses: His experience as an entrepreneur and how the Cone Appetit franchise is a great segway into entrepreneurship, what Cone Appetit offers and how it is unique to other food vans on the market and who would best suit a Cone Appetit franchise

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to guest Mark Gilbert who is the owner and Managing Director at SelectCleaning Franchises, a provider of premium cleaning services in Australia and NZ. Listen as Mark chats about the SME sector in New Zealand and Australia, The SelectCleaning Business model, who the franchise is designed for, the challenges for the SME sector post-pandemic and why you should enqui...

Today on Eden Exchanges, we spoke to Tracey Loughran, who is the Director of Taste Success, a provider of healthy meal plans and wellbeing solutions across Australia and New Zealand.  Listen as Tracey chats about nutrition and wellbeing, the SME sector in New Zealand and Australia, the sophistication of the licensed model, who the business is designed for, her advice on becoming a business owner a...

Today on Eden Exchanges we spoke with Mark Buckland, the Managing Director of Dymock’s Tutoring, a provider of quality performance based tutoring and study programs across Australia. Listen as Mark chats about the tutoring and mentoring education sector, what drew him to the Dymock’s Group, the algorithms performance reviews that make Dymock’s Tutoring unique, who the business is designed for and...