Sarah Best turned her back on the world of corporate management in pursuit of her dream of setting up and running her own coffee shop.  After 15 years with Sainsburys where she received excellent training and experience in aspects of employment law, retail law, health and safety & managing a team of people.   Sarah and her mum in May 2011 purchased an ailing coffee shop in Melbourne called Pumpkins and 4 years on transformed it into a thriving modern coffee shop that sits at the heart of a local community and now rebranded Jacks of Melbourne.

Along the way she has evolved her menu and food offer and built up a team of well trained staff which has enabled her to be in a position where as well as actively managing her business she can also take time away from it.  Her training style is friendly and relaxed but Sarah has a vast body of experience and a calm and systematic approach which will be invaluable for anybody considering setting up their own business.