From a leading member of a young company with only 5 members, now a Chief Executive Officer of a famous food company. A subsidiary of an ASX-listed company with over $10 million annual run rate and 40 FTEs. (Episode 194 - Jay Albany)
In this episode, I interview Jay Albany, Chief Executive Officer of Dirty Clean Food, a subsidiary of an ASX-listed company based in Southeast of Perth in Australia. Jay set up his business to help farmers grow their business and provide healthy and nature-friendly foods delivered in famous restaurants and grocery stores.
From a leading member of a one-hour grocery delivery company, Jay decided to pursue new opportunities by growing a farm-based business. Dirty Clean Foods was established in 2015 and has been running for over 7 years. Became an ASX-listed company with a $10 million annual run rate and 40 FTEs.
Jay has said that growing a small business requires creating and maintaining good team members and high-quality products. So he says, “Success can be measured through a good response from your business partners and customers.”
This Cast Covers:
- Expert in advancing regenerative farming.
- Creating a channel for consumers to access produce with regenerative farming techniques.
- Transformation of acreage from Industrial farming to regenerative farming.
- Making money through online marketing delivery.
- Providing products to some independent groceries and top restaurants in town.
- A subsidiary of an ASX-listed company called Wide Open Agriculture.
- Learning how to combine high-quality produce and taste with instant gratification.
- Learning how to grow a food business by working with a varied network of small family farms.
- Helping farmers and entrepreneurs grow their small businesses by proper financing and regular data checking.
- Sharing ideas on how to stand out a business despite the huge competence.
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“Building density is always a key for a distribution business.” —Jay Albany
“Having a stronger financial background will help you achieve your dream as an entrepreneur.” —Jay Albany
“Success can be measured through a good response from your business partners and customers.” —Jay Albany
“Do a lot of development work to overcome the difficulties in your business.” —Jay Albany
“Control yourself from interfering and start trusting people who have the best chance of building a good team.” —Jay Albany
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