Experience

Stockbridge Business Brokers

• Australia
• Real Estate Agents and Brokers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Broker

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Don is a qualified & accredited Business Broker, Licensed Real Estate Agent, and a member of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers. He opened his first business brokerage agency in Brisbane in 2015 and quickly grew the business to be one of Brisbane's most successful business brokerages. His training in both the United States and Australia has been extensive and his agency is one of the few Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB) 5 Star Accredited Brokerages in Australia. As he has been owned several businesses in a diverse range of industries, Don finds he can easily relate to and emphasise with business owners Don has helped hundreds of business owners to successfully sell their businesses and he receives great satisfaction from seeing the sellers moving on to their next stage in life and the buyers commencing their journey into entrepreneurship. He has also developed a close relationship and works jointly with a leading international brokerage that has a close working relationship with migration agencies. Accordingly, they utilise their established network in and out of Australia to facilitate the expansion of businesses into Chinese-speaking communities.



Australian Institute of Business Brokers

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Business Brokerage is regarded as the most demanding of all disciplines in the transfer of Assets from one party to another. It arguably requires the greatest skill set and in this regard the AIBB is the premier provider of Training and Educational programs to its Members to keep them abreast of Industry Trends, Legislation and Best Practice procedures to ensure positive outcomes. Business Brokerage is regarded as the most demanding of all disciplines in the transfer of Assets from one party to another. It arguably requires the greatest skill set and in this regard the AIBB is the premier provider of Training and Educational programs to its Members to keep them abreast of Industry Trends, Legislation and Best Practice procedures to ensure positive outcomes.



The REIQ

• Australia
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Brokers Chapter Committee

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  REIQ accredited agencies provide peace of mind to consumers as they also: - Are committed to the REIQ Standards of Business Practice - Carry professional indemnity insurance - Have access to REIQ standard contracts approved by the Queensland Law Society - Can access the latest property research data - Adhere to the professions best practice REIQ accredited agencies provide peace of mind to consumers as they also: - Are committed to the REIQ Standards of Business Practice - Carry professional indemnity insurance - Have access to REIQ standard contracts approved by the Queensland Law Society - Can access the latest property research data - Adhere to the professions best practice



Protector Aluminium

• Advisory Board Member

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Protector Aluminium products include aluminium fencing and gates in standard and custom built designs as well as the popular high-end glass pool fencing. Their pool fencing products are solely designed to stop children drowning, a vision which has seen them become the only pool fencing company endorsed by Royal Lifesaving Australia. From the onset they have held a staunch commitment to preventing pool drowning deaths throughout Australasia and are raising the safety standards within the pool fencing industry.



Transworld Business Advisors

• United States
• Real Estate
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Broker Brisbane

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2022

  Provides a professional and effective solution to Selling Businesses, Selling Franchises, Sourcing Franchisees, Franchise Consulting including setting a business up to be franchised and mergers and acquisitions of businesses. www.tworld.com.au/brisbanecbd Call 0408230203 Provides a professional and effective solution to Selling Businesses, Selling Franchises, Sourcing Franchisees, Franchise Consulting including setting a business up to be franchised and mergers and acquisitions of businesses. www.tworld.com.au/brisbanecbd Call 0408230203



Hospoworld Resourcing Australia

• Director- Queensland

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2017

  Hospoworld is a specialist recruitment company working across the hospitality industry providing a similar service to Retailworld in sourcing high calibre managers to the hospitality sector as well as specific talent including chefs, food and beverage managers etc. Hospoworld is a specialist recruitment company working across the hospitality industry providing a similar service to Retailworld in sourcing high calibre managers to the hospitality sector as well as specific talent including chefs, food and beverage managers etc.



Retailworld Resourcing - Australia

• Director- Queensland

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2017

  Retailworld is a specialist recruitment company working across the retail industry. We source high quality people to fill roles in all areas of the retail sector, from shop front positions up to senior level executives. The types of roles recruited include all head office roles such as General Management, Buying & Merchandising and Human Resources as well as Retail Operations roles like Store, Area and National Management. Retailworld has a global approach and is passionate about making the right connections. I am quite well connected at a senior level across the retail market.



Wallace Bishop Jeweller

• Australia
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager Retail

  • Sep 1998 - Jan 2010

  Management of a sales team of over 400 Leadership to 10 retail support staff including area managers and marketing coordinator Marketing Bottom Line profit management Reporting to Board Budget Setting Expansion Strategy and Management Management of a sales team of over 400 Leadership to 10 retail support staff including area managers and marketing coordinator Marketing Bottom Line profit management Reporting to Board Budget Setting Expansion Strategy and Management



Kleenmaid Appliances

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• State Manager QLD

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 1998

  This position relied heavily on my ability and experience in training and coaching store managers and sales consultants utilizing the Friedman systems. Core Achievements My development and motivation of a team of store managers and sales consultants resulted in a 20% increase in sales which QLD the most successful state in both sales and profitability. This position relied heavily on my ability and experience in training and coaching store managers and sales consultants utilizing the Friedman systems. Core Achievements My development and motivation of a team of store managers and sales consultants resulted in a 20% increase in sales which QLD the most successful state in both sales and profitability.



Angus & Robertson Bookworld

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Operations Manager

  • Oct 1994 - Jan 1997

  • Maximising the profitability of approx 90 stores throughout Australia. • Develop, define & implement professional standards for stores in relation to customer service, store presentation and security. • Improve the skills of store managers and train and develop a team of potential managers awaiting to fill future manager positions. • Maximising the profitability of approx 90 stores throughout Australia. • Develop, define & implement professional standards for stores in relation to customer service, store presentation and security. • Improve the skills of store managers and train and develop a team of potential managers awaiting to fill future manager positions.



Brumbys Bakeries

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• State Manager QLD

  • Feb 1994 - Oct 1994

  Assisting franchisees to maximize the profitability of their business. Working with franchisees experiencing poor profit performance and develop strategies with them to turn their business around. Make final decisions on approving new sites. Interviewing and selection of new franhisees. Assisting franchisees to maximize the profitability of their business. Working with franchisees experiencing poor profit performance and develop strategies with them to turn their business around. Make final decisions on approving new sites. Interviewing and selection of new franhisees.



Chandlers Appliance Stores

• General Manager Retail

  • 1992 - 1993

• Merchandising and Marketing Manager

  • May 1990 - Mar 1992

  Various Store Positions This was my first job and I was able to work my way from selling records and compact discs in a small country town to being overall General Manager of QLD, NSW & Victoria with over 120 stores under my leadership.During my 13 years at Chandlers I undertook many retail studies and achieved many awards.This is where my passion for retail commenced and my people management skills began to develop.Whilst in the position of Merchandising and Marketing Manager NSW -; I was responsible for managing the purchasing of all products and the marketing for the company throughout NSW.