Our management team

Sean Teahan

Sean Teahan fondly remembers the day; sitting around a living room in Paddington, Brisbane, in April 2005 when he and Greg first conceived of the possibility that they could help out Australians in a way that they wished had been available to them in the past. The idea was simple - providing credit of just a few hundred dollars to help people out when they need it...and doing so as fast and as easy as possible.

His philosophy has not changed much since then - a driven passion to provide the fastest, most convenient payday loans in Australia.

Sean, originally from Ireland, has always had an interest in business which is one of the reasons he decided to become accountant, qualifying in Ireland in 2000. He held various accounting and financial positions in several organizations, one of which resulted in a fortuitous meeting with Greg Ellis. Their shared interest in entrepreneurship soon resulted in the setting up of an online recruiting company in Ireland, which they ran successfully for over 3 years and ultimately sold in 2004.

He then took a break of almost a year before deciding it was time to move on and landed in Australia in 2005, firing up his business partnership with Greg once more. When he and Greg committed to Cash Doctors, they both invested every penny (including pennies they didn't have) in the business. Risking everything and verging on bankruptcy at one point, they didn't really have enough to live on and picked up work mowing lawns on the side to get by.

In hindsight this difficult time has proven to be one his most valuable assets as it allows him to identify intimately with Cash Doctors clients. He also understands that just like he and Greg did through financially challenging times - it is vital to have a long-term financial plan if you truly want to have financial freedom. This is why Cash Doctors is so active in encouraging clients to take steps to plan realistically for their financial future and use payday loans only as a short-term solution.

Sean now spends his time focusing on strategic and research and development aspects of Cash Doctors, including of course ways to make Cash Doctors loans even faster and easier for clients.

Greg Ellis

Greg was one of the founders of Cash Doctors, building and growing the company profitably alongside Sean Teahan since November 2005. He now shares some responsibility for day to day running of Cash Doctors operations with Sean Teahan, but is most active in the areas of marketing, research and software development.

Now 34, his interest in small loans emerged from life experience when he was fresh out of university, where he earned degrees in International Business and Economics. "I blew every penny I earned and more....king for a day and fool for a fortnight!"

Later when creating Cash Doctors, he and Sean put all their resources into starting Cash Doctors. They had no spare money at all. For over a year, they had to mow lawns one day a week to support themselves until Cash Doctors developed. Their first hand experience helped them to see things from their clients' point of view and shape every aspect Cash Doctors for them.

Prior to creating Cash Doctors, Greg worked as a financial planner and also did accounts related contract overseas, where he met Sean Teahan in Ireland. Between 2001 and 2004, Greg and Sean started, ran and sold an online health recruiting company in Ireland.

Now living in Main Beach, Queensland, Greg surfs, rides his bike, plays ping pong and golf when he's not busy at Cash Doctors.

Annabelle Ng

Annabelle joined the Cash Doctors team early in 2007 as the Chief Financial Controller. Hailing from Mauritius, Annabelle moved to Australia five years ago to study Accounting at Queensland's Griffith University

Upon graduation Annabelle jumped straight into the thick of things as an accountant for a holiday park management company, and is now studying the CPA programme, honing the bevy of skills and knowledge that she has brought to Cash Doctors.