AMANDA LEIGH WALKER
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
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FREE 60-SECOND SIFT CHECK
A quick first look at whether franchising or scaling is worth exploring for your business.
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FREE SIFT
DISCOVERY CALL
Not sure where to start? Book a complimentary 15-minute conversation with Amanda or Adam to explore your business and next best step.
WHY WE CREATED SIFT....
We created Should I Franchise This? to strengthen business wellbeing throughout the franchise journey—from deciding whether and how to grow, to building, scaling and sustaining a healthy network.
Too many businesses begin franchising without establishing whether the business is ready, whether the founder genuinely wants the role of franchisor, or what will be required to support the people, systems and relationships that come next.
SIFT brings the human and commercial sides of franchising together. Through assessments, strategic advisory, training and workshops, we support founders, franchisors, franchisees and their teams to make clearer decisions, build stronger foundations and create networks in which both the business and its people can thrive.
Our S4² framework considers the Soul, Self, Systems and Scale of both the founder and the business - because sustainable growth requires both to be well.
THE
FOUNDERS
BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE
Should I Franchise This? was created by Amanda Leigh Walker and Adam Beardsley—two experienced business leaders and operators who understand that growth affects far more than revenue.
Amanda co-founded Lord of the Fries and helped grow it from one food van into a franchise network across Australia and New Zealand. She brings more than twenty years of experience across franchising, operations, systems, training, culture, leadership and founder evolution.
Adam has led within family business, managed people and operations, and experienced the growth, sale and transition of a company from the inside. He brings a grounded understanding of leadership, performance, operational reality and what happens when a business enters a new stage.
Wellbeing sits at the heart of their approach. Amanda brings coaching, meditation, Human Design and emotional mastery; Adam brings a lifelong foundation in martial arts, Tai Chi, Qigong, movement and high-performance discipline.
Together, they combine commercial experience, human insight and operational intelligence to help founders, franchisees and franchise teams build healthier businesses, stronger relationships and more sustainable networks.