About Us

About BeWell Brands

Our mission

We help founders grow faster through values‑driven franchising, combining proven systems, global expertise, and collaboration to build enduring brands.

Our Values

Profits with Principles

We build businesses that are commercially strong and ethically sound. Lasting success comes from doing the right thing, every time.

Golden Rule, Always

We treat our partners, members and Team the way we would want to be treated: with honesty, respect and fairness.

Performance through culture

Great results come from great people. We invest in culture first, knowing that performance follows.

Fun, Fearless, and Focused

We enjoy the work, back bold ideas and keep our attention on what matters most.

Experienced Beginners

We bring deep franchising experience with a beginner's curiosity, always learning and open to a better way.

Empowered Partnerships

Our partners are owners, not just operators. We give them the tools, support and trust to lead.

Leadership

Our leadership Team

Elaine Jobson

Elaine Jobson

CEO and Managing Director

Elaine Jobson is an experienced CEO, board director, and culture strategist with a proven track record of leading and scaling fitness and wellness brands across Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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As CEO of Jetts Fitness, Elaine successfully led the Management Buy Out (MBO) of the company, returning the brand to private ownership and founder-style leadership. Since then, she has overseen Jetts' continued growth both domestically and internationally, expanding into new markets and repositioning the business for sustainable, high-performance growth.

Elaine is passionate about creating high-performance, values-led cultures that deliver exceptional business outcomes. She is equally driven by her work with founders and their proven concepts, helping them scale through structured, purpose-led franchising models that protect brand integrity while driving growth.

Her belief that happy people create high-performing organisations inspired her book, High Performance Through Happy People, which shares leadership lessons for building engaged, thriving teams that outperform.

Alongside her executive career, Elaine is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, regularly presenting at industry conferences, leadership summits, and corporate events on topics including leadership, culture strategy, franchising, and building happy, high-performing teams.

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Elaine brings deep operational and commercial expertise, with a strong focus on strategic growth, franchising, leadership development, and culture transformation.

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Cheryl Ling

Cheryl Ling

Chief Financial Officer

Cheryl Ling is Group CFO of BeWell Brands, bringing deep executive finance, governance and commercial experience to the group's growth across health, fitness and wellness.

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Since joining the Jetts leadership team in December 2019, Cheryl has helped guide the business through significant change, including COVID disruption, the 2022 management buyout from Fitness & Lifestyle Group, and the evolution of Jetts from a single-brand fitness franchisor into the broader BeWell Brands platform.

Cheryl operates at the intersection of strategy, finance, governance and enterprise value. Her role brings together financial discipline, risk management, legal oversight, commercial analysis, scalable systems and board reporting to support sustainable growth across BeWell Brands, Jetts Fitness and emerging wellness partnerships.

A KPMG-trained finance professional, Cheryl's career has included senior executive and advisory roles across public practice, telecommunications, local government, health, financial services, tourism and franchising, often in complex, regulated and multi-stakeholder environments.

Cheryl is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, GAICD, a former Australian CFO Awards finalist, and a Director of Coast2Bay Housing Group, a Tier 1 community housing provider.

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Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea

Head of Global Partnerships

With over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, Tim O'Shea has built a career spanning sales, business development, senior management, and operations. Since joining Jetts in 2011, he has played a key role in expanding the franchise network to over 130 clubs across Australia. In his most recent role as National Franchise Manager, Tim has been instrumental in supporting business owners and driving growth targets for the brand.

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Now at BeWell Brands, the parent company of Jetts Australia, Tim leads the international expansion of Jetts and spearheads the acquisition of new fitness brands into the BeWell portfolio. His expertise in scaling businesses, strategic growth, and franchise development continues to shape the global success of Jetts and strengthen BeWell Brands' position as a leader in the fitness industry.

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Eddie Swinnen

Eddie Swinnen

Chief Customer and Technology Officer

Eddie Swinnen is a globally experienced product and technology executive, specialising in driving digital transformation across health, wellness, and lifestyle industries. With a career spanning leadership roles in Australia, the UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Eddie has successfully scaled digital products and reshaped customer experiences across more than 500 locations.

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Currently serving as Chief Customer Officer at BeWell Brands Australia, he leads customer, technology, and cybersecurity strategy while advising on innovation at the intersection of access, experience, and platform design. Previously, Eddie held senior product and digital leadership roles with Fitness & Lifestyle Group, GO Health Clubs, and Virgin Active, where he delivered enterprise-scale solutions and customer-centric platforms.

Passionate about meaningful product-led change, Eddie excels at aligning business vision with human-centred digital strategies that simplify, personalise, and elevate the customer journey.

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Bianca Fehlberg

Bianca Fehlberg

Chief Brand and Marketing Officer

Bianca leads brand and marketing strategy for BeWell Brands, driving the growth of a portfolio that includes Jetts Fitness and a new generation of wellness and performance concepts.

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With more than 16 years of experience in the fitness and franchising industry, Bianca has helped build and evolve Jetts from a grassroots Australian start-up into a globally recognised brand. Her leadership brings together creativity, strategy, and commercial focus, connecting vision, systems, and storytelling to create brands that thrive locally and scale internationally.

A passionate leader who believes that strong brands are built on trust, creativity, and collaboration, Bianca focuses on developing teams and partnerships that turn purpose into performance. Her work continues to shape BeWell Brands' expansion and influence across Australia and beyond.

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The BeWell Brands and Jetts Team smiling on stage in matching black Jetts tops, in front of red screens

The Team behind our brands

Franchise recruitment and partner support

Behind every BeWell brand is a dedicated Team that supports partners from the first conversation to opening day and beyond, so founders and franchise owners can plug into a ready-made platform instead of reinventing the wheel.

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  • Franchise recruitment and onboarding
  • Operations, training and playbooks
  • Brand, marketing and campaigns
  • Technology, reporting and member apps
  • Finance, legal and franchise compliance
  • Culture, people and leadership development
Since 2007

Milestones and awards

From the first Jetts club on the Gold Coast to a global family of brands.

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  1. 2007
    • FebJetts established
    • AugJetts Australia first company club opened in Helensvale, QLD
    • OctJetts Australia first franchise club opened in Palm Beach, QLD
  2. 2010
    • JunJetts New Zealand opened first club
  3. 2011
    • OctBRW's #2 Fastest Growing Business in Australia
  4. 2012
    • Feb#1 Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customer Award in Australia
    • FebBRW's #1 Fastest Growing Franchise in Australia
    • Apr#1 Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customer Award in New Zealand
    • SepSmart 50 – Smart Company Awards #1 Australian Franchisor
    • OctBRW's #5 Fastest Growing Business in Australia
    • NovSunshine Coast Business Awards #1 Export Award
    • NovErnst & Young's Emerging Australian Entrepreneur of the Year
  5. 2013
    • Feb#1 Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customer Award in Australia
    • FebBRW's #2 Fastest Growing Franchise in Australia
    • NovJetts Netherlands opened first club
  6. 2015
    • Sep31st Place, Best Place to Work in the over 100 employee category
  7. 2016
    • JanJetts Thailand opened first club
    • Jun#1 Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customer Award in Australia
  8. 2017
    • SepJetts United Kingdom opened first club
  9. 2022
    • SepElaine Jobson and Management Buy Out announced
  10. 2023
    • AugWRK+ Best Places to Work in Australia Award Finalist
    • Beyond Activ Executive of the Year Award Winner
    • Sep10 THOUSAND FEET Small Footprint Member Love Award Winner
  11. 2024
    • SepAUSactive Franchise Group of the Year Award Winner
    • Sep10 THOUSAND FEET Small Footprint Member Love Award Winner
    • Women's Agenda Leadership Awards Employee Initiative of the Year Winner
    • WeMoney Best Value Gym Winner
  12. 2025
    • AprJetts India expansion plans announced
    • Aug#9 Best Workplaces in Australia – Medium Size Business
    • Sep10 THOUSAND FEET Small Footprint Member Love Award Winner
    • Sep2025 AUSactive Franchise Group of the Year Award Finalist
    • SepThe Global Fitness 100 – Elaine Jobson
    • SepO-Studio partnership announced
    • Oct#7 TopFranchise 2025
    • OctFitesque partnership announced
    • DecAthletech News Startups to Watch 25/26 Winners

Recognised in 2025

10 THOUSAND FEET Member Love Award 2025, Small Footprint Low Staff 24/7, National Winner AUSactive National Awards 2025, Franchise Group or Brand of the Year, Finalist Great Place To Work, Best Workplaces Australia 2025 Topfranchise 2025 Overall Top 10 Global Fitness 100, 2025 Edition Athletech News Startups to Watch 25/26