List of Interviewees
I conducted over one hundred formal interviews in 2018 to write Jim's biography, and had countless informal conversations with people who had worked for Jim, been a franchisee, or had other business dealings with him.
Some interviewees asked not to be mentioned. Here is a list of everyone I formally interviewed who were happy to be named.
Leonard Abiero
Brett Ardley
Melissa Avery
Joe Badr
Prathamesh Bhoir
Brett Blair
Shannon Bridger
Charlie Bush
Jamie Byard
Leah Cadwallader
Glenn Camilleri
Andrew Clerihew
Paul Commerford
Sharon Connell
Damon Currie
Craig Daniel
Felicity Daniel
Mike Davenport
Katherine Doe
George Donopolous
David Douglass
Shane Foran
Tony Gale
Antonina Govic
Tino Grossi
Peter Hansen
Shirley Harry
Noel Healy
Brendan Hill
Archie Hood
Haydar Hussein
Jason Jaap
Paul Jabke
Matthew James
Brian Johnson
Steve Kent
Matt Lannigan
Meg Leaney
Stuart Lewien
Garry Lewis
Valerie Lobo
Richard Long
Natalie Manning
Phil Maunder
Harley McKean
Trish Mewett
Andrew Michelmore
Gill Moxham
Stewart Nieman
Ali Olmez
Peter Panagiotopoulos
Tony Paolini
Andrew Parke
Craig Parke
Vanessa Parke
Andrew Penman
Esther Penman
Jim Penman
Li Penman
Sarah Penman
Sylvia Penman
Jyosh Polea-Vizcarra
David Pollard
Craig Pritchard
Greg Puzzolo
Eugene Renehan
Tim Respondek
Chris Reyes
Ron Sadowski
Paul Sandles
Jadran Sango
Cameron Scott
Nick Shearme
Jolyon Shelton
Ben Siddons
Anthony Silverman
Eric Skattebo
Jill Stallworthy
Cynthia Tjong
Gary Turton
Silvia Valeri
Barry Walker
Benn ...