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Phoenix, AZ, US

The decision is simple, if you’re looking for opportunity in the booming U.S. pet care industry, join the largest and leading brand. Dogtopia has a scalable and proven model and continues to lead the daycare sector. We are well positioned for robust franchise growth and expansion, with over 275 Dog daycare centers in North America and 330 franchise.

• Retail CEO Strategist and Consultant Feb 2013-2015Supporting business owners and boards to improve revenue, market share, profitability and corporate compliance through concept redevelopment, fund raisings and business.
• Developed the business strategy and marketing plan to reposition the brand and grow sales
• Resized the corporate structure and resources to better suit current business conditions
• Improved revenues through retail and on line channels and developed positive cash within 3 months.
• Worked the business through administration and achieved a trade sale within 3 months

Irvine, California, US

CEO/Director of Praise International, a subsidiary of Gloria Jeans Coffees with two franchised retail coffee brands operating 150 stores in the competitive landscape of USA and Mexico. Responsible for the turnaround strategy that repositioned and re-energized the two brands, the franchisees and the corporation.Provided strategic and commercial leadership.

Castle Hill, New South Wales, AU

Total responsibility for the Australian Gloria Jean's Coffees Business with over 480 stores, revenue exceeding $300 Million, 400 franchisees and 5000 staff. Responsible for the business turnaround by improving EBITDA by 113%.Responsibilities included brand repositioning to re-engage the evolving coffee consumer and sector, product development, innovation.

Castle Hill, New South Wales, AU

Responsible for developing, refining, executing and monitoring a comprehensive global logistics and distribution business that delivered an extensive range of products throughout 40 counties, three manufacturing plants, internal warehouses and 3PL providers.Created and implemented a recovery strategy that delivered greatly improved efficiencies, increased.

Castle Hill, New South Wales, AU

Responsible for strategic planning, execution and global management of Operational SOPs, and operations platforms to deliver sales growth and brand consistency and master franchisee alignment across 810 stores throughout 40 countries.Designed business recovery programs for Master Franchisees to develop internal talent to assist with declining incomes.

Castle Hill, New South Wales, AU

In colaboration with the Head of Development, launched a new business model that delivered aggressive new franchise store growth of 90 stores per annum for four years growing the brand in Australia to over 480 stores.Responsible for the creation and implementation of all operational systems, tools and processes supported by the launch of a fully integated.

Owned, designed and developed a start-up full service restaurant with highly developed control systems, delivering strong and consistant profit.

Responsible for the implementation of the Hospitality Division. Designed, developed and launched a multi-function restaurant/retail/coffee house concept for Robert Timms Coffees and showcased the brand with 100 coffee outlets during the Sydney Olympic Games.Worked successfully with the FMCG team utilising the hospitality/retail concept and 100 coffee.

Responsible for the design, launch and ongoing management of an innovative large scale full service restaurant/QSR/retail concept.The concept was showcased as part of the Tourism Australia global TV advertisments. Assisted with the repositioning of 41 Pizza Hut full service restaurants that delivered reduced corporate G+A and improved franchise EBITDA.

Dallas, Texas, US

Extensive management training with Brinker International in the USA led to full responsibilty for the set up,launch, rollout and management of large scale high volume outlets of Chillis Texas Grill (a US casual dining concept) in Sydney and Melbourne.