After 30 years working in the franchise sector at senior levels both as a Franchisor, Franchisee and Master Franchisor, Doug Downer started the Award-winning franchise consulting brand called Franchise Ready. Doug has been recognised in the top 30 Franchise Executives in Australia in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and was recognised in the SEO Samba Top 100 Global influencers in Franchising in 2022. Doug currently owns 6 franchises as a franchisee and is invested in 3 Franchisor brands, so he walks the talk.