About us

With over 17 years of experience within the web industry, Jon is an expert in online marketing and online growth strategies. Over the last ten years, he has worked with over 500 Australian and international businesses, presented seminars and delivered hundreds of online projects. Jon’s design background coupled with his strong project management skills have made him successful in merging account management and leading a creative team. Jon has a Bachelor of Multimedia from Monash University and won Gold Coast's Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2021. Jon is a keen surfer, enjoys distance running and working out in the gym.

While small, Carla packs a BIG punch. It is rumoured she once designed, coded and launched a new website in under two hours, all while sipping on a cappuccino casually scrolling through Instagram. True story. Starting her Five by Five journey in 2017 as our Project Manager, Carla’s role in the business quickly blossomed. She now spends her time ensuring our business continues to innovate and scale to bring only the best results for our clients. When Carla isn’t thinking about our clients (very rarely), wrangling WordPress & solving problems, you can find her snuggling her Frenchie's, Tobi & Mila.

Gaby has always had a huge interest in the digital space. Growing up in the times of social media and digital marketing means her understanding of these tools are second to none. Completing a Bachelor of Communications (majoring in Advertising) at Bond University only expanded her passion for the digital world. During her time at Five by Five, she has worked with a range of clients and her love of creating a 5-star experience through personal communication has helped create long-lasting friendships with the clients she has worked with. Now undertaking the role of Head of Marketing & Client Experience, Gaby's mission is to make sure every one of our clients has a killer experience when working with Five by Five! When she isn’t hanging out in HQ, Gaby spends her time playing tennis with her soon to be hubby or you can also find her at home watering her 23 house plants.

Amy Franks is a London girl who started her career in the music industry managing long haired rockers and popstars, before moving into the world of TV Production.  Then, seeking adventure, Amy relocated to Australia in 2019. She fell in love with Australia, and now calls Australia home.

With 18 years of experience in Film & Television, working on a variety of International Productions, her organisational skills and her ability to manage scenarios quicker than pulling a rabbit out of a hat, are some that a military leader would be impressed by!

Before working with Five by Five, you could find Amy working alongside snakes and cockroaches in the jungle on 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!', whilst managing her teams from a production shed, next to crocodile-infested waters!

Now, Amy works with Five by Five to ensure each Client has a killer experience and keeps the team and clients pumped with her high energy and zest for life.

She absolutely loves a good spreadsheet or two, and when she’s not managing her life in Excel, you can find her with her family, surfing or teaching yoga.

Ten years with Five by Five and over 400+ custom designed websites has taught Sam a few things about user experience, interface design, website frameworks and design review processes. Sam heads up design at Five by Five, he is a passionate guy who cares deeply about the work he does. The perfect mix of creativity, communication and leadership equips Sam with the tools to deliver one of a kind products.   When Sam’s not whipping up designs in Sketch App or syncing them to Invision you can find him grappling at the gym or travelling in Japan.

Lael originally started as our Support Client Manager but is now one of our Digital Strategists here at Five by Five, he is your go to guy when first starting your journey with us! But really Lael’s main role is to make sure everyone is happy and trust us, he is so good at it. We experience it firsthand in the office around the lunch table. This is Lael’s first ‘grown up’ job in the digital industry so he continues to learn something new everyday which keeps him on his toes! But he brings a wealth of experience from his previous sales and client generation roles as these roles have helped him be super comfortable with meeting and being himself around new people!   Lael was also a (wannabe) full-time photographer so he has a keen eye for detail and design.  He likes to spend his time outside of work at the gym, light gaming, taking photos, and hanging out with people he loves. We call him our resident pop culture expert as he teaches us all the latest lingo, dance moves, and creates custom emojis for us to use!

Tammy enjoys working with clients to solve problems and to achieve an outcome that adds value to their business. It is completely normal to find Tammy sitting on the floor of her office, surrounded by paper as she maps out and tackles a very complicated website form or WooCommerce query. Tammy has a varied background including Television Production, where she spent 6 years honing her skills and working as a Production Manager. She also spent 13 years working in a Primary School as a Jack of All Trades, concentrating mainly on School Marketing and PR, Photography, and Multimedia. Did we mention she is also the tea enthusiast of the office? If you are sitting at the kitchen table as Tammy finishes her lunch, you are guaranteed to have a hot tea of your choice made for you! Tammy spends her weekends as a Hockey Mom - but loves to take any opportunity to spend in the ocean, or behind a blow torch as a lampwork glass artist. She’s not like a regular Mum, she’s a cool Mum.

Born in Switzerland, Anja moved to Australia at the age of 4 (many many moons ago) Anja has an interesting and diverse background from retail sales with David Jones, PA to a prominent Property Developer in Sydney, Sales & Marketing Coordinator for a 5 star hotel and a resort in Cairns, to Finance Manager for a Tourism Marketing Company. Anja is now our resident “Ca$h Money”.  She prides herself on 5 star customer service and loves building a rapport with our clients.  Anja is friendly, approachable and has a great sense of humour.  She is definitely not your usual accounts officer. On the weekends you will find her anywhere near water, she absolutely loves the ocean (it’s her happy place) and with her family and friends as she loves to entertain.   Based in Brisbane she travels to the Gold Coast every Monday for our team huddles, meetings and catching up with the gang whom she adores.  “SHOW ME THE MONEY” - Anja

Edwin has been interested in Graphic Design, Web Design and Web Development since his high school days. He completed a Diploma in Multimedia at GCIT while in high school which sparked his interest and ambition. After graduating high school he attended Griffith University and began his Bachelor of Digital Media, majoring in Graphic Design. Since working at Five by Five, Edwin continues to advance his User Interface/Experience design skills and is also known as the icon master around the office. When he's not creating unique designs he enjoys producing music, going to the gym, as well as playing basketball.

During school Jess, took a special interest in both art and design which motivated her to study a Bachelor in interior design. This course improved her design skills and helped her understand key design principles. However, she also wanted to incorporate a more creative aspect to her future career and that inspired her to study a Bachelor in Visual Merchandising as it included apprenticeships in both Paris and London. The experience in a retail environment in Paris and particularly London had a real positive impact on her career and motivated her to move to the UK upon completion of her studies. Sher worked for The Conran Shop and Habitat before taking a position as Digital Content Coordinator at Lombok Furniture in 2015. The position at Lombok gave her experience in digital content, e-commerce and marketing which she really enjoyed. Jess joined Belmond in 2017 as a Marketing Designer which was a role that spanned across many aspects of digital including web design, social media and CRM content creation and inspired her to move directly into UI/UX as her future career and it combines passion for both creativity and design.