Meet the Entrepreneur Series: Jay Albany from Dirty Clean Food
Event description
Join us for our next instalment of our Meet the Entrepreneur Series, featuring Jay Albany, CEO of Dirty Clean Food.
Sustainability Focused Entrepreneurship
Jay is CEO of Dirty Clean Food, a market leading platform for delicious and ethical food based in Perth. Dirty Clean Food provides a commercial outlet that advances regenerative agriculture in Western Australia, influencing over 25,000 hectares and 30+ family farmers and ethical small food businesses. Dirty Clean Food is a Commonland 4 Returns business, focused on generating social, natural, financial and inspirational returns through landscape restoration.
Jay founded Dirty Clean Food within Wide Open Agriculture in 2019, growing this business from zero to $10 million+ in annualised in turnover in three years, and is currently raising funds for expansion. He also served as CEO of Wide Open Agriculture (ASX: WOA) from December 2022 through March 2023, where he led commercialisation of the Company's innovative lupin protein business.
He has spent his career building better commercial networks to access quality food from local producers in America and Australia. Prior to starting Dirty Clean food in 2019, Jay held leadership roles in digital businesses in the food and finance industries in New York, most recently running corporate strategy at MaxDelivery and founding MyFreshGrocer, a New York-based online grocery specialising in eco-friendly delivery of local, gourmet and grocery products.
The evening will also feature an announcement of an upcoming opportunity for sustainability focused entrepreneurs, startups and businesses to be part of the free CONNECT Sustainable Industries 2024 program!
Time
5pm - 6.30pm
Including drinks and nibbles
Cost
Free for The SET members
$20 for non-members
The Meet the Entrepreneur Series is supported by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation through the New Industries Fund – X-Tend WA Program.