We are delighted to be joined by Anna Holness, VP of Business Development, International Merchant Solutions at Worldpay.

Anna has had a long career in technology and business, having worked at Ionica, a telecom provider, before joining 02 as an Account Director. During her time at 02, Anna climbed the career ladder, becoming Head of Franchise before leaving in 2019 to join Worldpay. At Worldpay, Anna leads a world class sales team to help advance the way the world pays, banks and invests.

On episode 15 of People in Franchising, Suzie chats with Lee Foster, Owner and Founder of Revitalise...Connecting People. 

Lee has over 30 years experience in business development in the hospitality, motor and travel industries and now runs his own networking business with Revitalise Connecting People Limited. Revitalise Connecting People is all about supporting SME, solopreneurs, business leaders and business entrepreneurs, from across Scotland, UK and Globally.

Suzie and David are delighted to have Lisa Raynes as a guest on episode 14 of People in Franchising.

Lisa Raynes is the Founder of Pride Road, Architectural Franchise. Having clocked up over a decade of professional experience in a larger practice environment, Lisa Raynes decided back in 2009 that it was time to strike out on her own. 

In episode 14, Lisa Raynes discusses her career background and how she eventually ventured into the world of franchising, how the pandemic has impacted the franchise and hopes for the future. 

Suzie and David are delighted to welcome Sarah Pavlou, Operations Director at RTC North, on to this week's episode. 

RTC North is 'a hidden gem in the northeast of England' as described by Sarah, Programme Manager, Scaleup North East from RTC North. The company successfully delivers a mix of innovation and business growth programmes, designed to help businesses to innovate, compete and grow.

Sarah has worked for RTC North for 2 years, having followed a career of franchising. On this week's episode, Sarah chats about her role within the business. 

Our hosts Suzie and David are delighted to welcome Rebecca Bonnington, CEO & Co-Founder of the management consultancy, Tricres. 

A successful business owner for over twenty years, Rebecca is an award-winning director with a wealth of experience in sales, executive coaching, business consulting and coaching, and corporate training. She’s been personally endorsed by Dr Richard Bandler, the co-creator of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), and is the author of the acclaimed guide to getting ahead in your career, ‘How to Outshine the Rest’. 

In this week's podcast, Rebecca chats about the background of Tricres, the business she formed with her brother, what she looks for in a business leader and offers advice to budding franchisees. 

Suzie and David are thrilled to welcome Sarah Cressall, author, speaker, founder of UK’s leading Creative Activity Business, The Creation Station, and a much loved personality in the franchising scene. 

Whilst working on Operations Raleigh in Zimbabwe helping local women run their own creative businesses, Sarah Cressall realised just how passionate she was about this. Upon her return home in 2002, Sarah established what would be a multi award-winning arts and crafts franchise with over 100 franchise owners. Not only is Sarah a multi award-winning entrepreneur, she’s also an author who’s book, Creative Sparks, shot to number one in its Amazon category, and an experienced keynote speaker at a variety of conferences, creative events and franchise events such as Franchise Fest.

Our hosts, Suzie and David are thrilled to welcome Pip Wilkins, bfa CEO, on to the tenth episode of People in Franchising. 

Pip has over 20 years' experience in franchising, starting her journey at just 19 years old as an administrator for the bfa. Pip worked her way up the ladder, working in different areas such as events, business services and operations before becoming the bfa’s first female CEO in 2016. 

Listen to Pip on this week's podcast chat about her journey into franchising, future plans plus much more. 

On episode 9 of People in Franchising, our hosts Suzie and David welcome John Overdijking, Regional Business Development Manager for Scotland and Northern England at Driving Miss Daisy UK.

Driving Miss Daisy provides assisted transportation and companionship to any age group or anyone who wants to get out and about and needs more than what other transport providers can offer. 

John joins our hosts to chat about how Driving Miss Daisy UK came around and how he got involved, the challenges the franchise has experienced during the coronavirus pandemic and what inspires him. 

This week on People in Franchising, Suzie is joined by CEO of Right at Home UK, Ken Deary.

Right at Home UK is one of the world’s most trusted care companies and an award-winning franchise. Through its global network of over 600 locally owned and operated offices, it helps thousands of people every day to continue living happily and independently in their own homes.

Suzie has been Non Executive Director of Right at Home UK since 2017, working closely with Ken and the Executive Board.

Ken joins Suzie to chat about his journey into the world of franchising and what it's been like for the franchise being on the frontline during the pandemic.

Dr Katie Morris, Clinical Psychologist and Franchisor for The Purple House clinic joins Suzie and David this week.

The Purple House Clinic is a group of private psychology clinics located in England and Scotland. Its first founding practice was established in 2013 in Loughborough, Leicestershire. From here, the business grew a large client base and gained a reputation across the East Midlands as a high quality provider of psychological services. Since 2013, three more extremely successful franchised practices have been established, located in Leicester, Lincoln and Glasgow.

Dr Katie Morris joins our hosts to chat about her background in psychology, what attracted her to franchising and how she has been managing her own mental wellbeing throughout lockdown.