Speaking
AMANDA LEIGH WALKER
Franchise Adviser · Business Mentor · Speaker
Amanda brings more than 20 years of real-world experience in franchising, operations and founder leadership to every stage. She speaks from the inside — as someone who has built, scaled and franchised a business herself. Her talks are commercially grounded, practically useful and genuinely engaging.
What Amanda Speaks On
SPEAKING TOPICS
Should I Franchise This?
The honest truth about franchise readiness — what it takes, what founders get wrong, and how to know before you spend the money.
The Four Pillars of Franchise Readiness
A deep dive into Strength, Infrastructure, Financial Model and Transferability — the SIFT framework in action.
Founder Dependence: The Hidden Franchise Killer
Why the biggest risk in franchising is often the founder themselves — and how to build a business that works without you.
Building Systems That Scale
What operational infrastructure actually looks like in a franchise-ready business — and the gaps most founders don't see.
The Franchise Financial Model
How to know if your numbers actually work for franchisees — and why a profitable business isn't always a franchisable one.
From Operator to Franchisor
The identity shift required when you move from running a business to leading a network. What changes, what doesn't, and what founders underestimate.
Conscious Business and Sustainable Success
Building businesses that create meaningful lives — the intersection of commercial performance, founder wellbeing and long-term sustainability.
Leadership from the Inside Out
How founder awareness, values and decision-making shape everything that follows — and why strategy alone is never enough.
Women in Franchising
The opportunities, the challenges and the conversations the industry needs to have about gender, leadership and access.
Family Business and Succession
Navigating the complexity of family in business — identity, roles, succession and the conversations most families avoid.
EVENT FORMATS
Keynote
A 30–60 minute keynote address tailored to your audience and theme. Commercially grounded, practically useful, genuinely engaging.
Panel & Moderation
Amanda brings sharp questions and real-world perspective to panel discussions on franchising, business growth and founder leadership.
Workshop & Masterclass
Half-day or full-day workshops for founders, advisers or franchise networks. Hands-on, diagnostic and built around your group's specific challenges.
Conference & Summit
Amanda speaks regularly at industry conferences, franchise expos and business summits across Australia and internationally.
SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
Franchise Council of Australia
National Conference — Keynote
Franchising & Business Opportunities Expo
Melbourne & Sydney — Keynote
SmartCompany Business Festival
Melbourne — Speaker
Women in Franchising Summit
Panel & Keynote
Lord of the Fries Franchise Network
Annual Conference — Keynote
Business Franchise Magazine
Featured Expert
Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO)
Melbourne Chapter — Speaker
Family Business Australia
National Summit — Panellist
Australian Franchise Summit
Keynote
Scale Up Summit
Melbourne — Speaker
Private Corporate Events
Franchise networks, advisory firms and industry associations
Beyond Franchising
LOOKING FOR AMANDA BEYOND FRANCHISING?
Amanda also speaks on leadership, family business, founder wellbeing, conscious leadership, women in business and building businesses that create meaningful lives.
Discover Amanda's broader speaking topics and personal work.
Get in Touch
EVENT ENQUIRY
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