Jason is co-founder and CEO of Calia. Calia is a restaurant-to-retail brand created in Melbourne specialising in quality products and ingredients. His hospitality and retail group employs hundreds of people across his stores in Melbourne and Asia and for his online store operations. Born and raised in Melbourne, Jason knows all too well the devastating impact that COVID-19 is having on Melbourne’s beloved hospitality, retail, international student and tourism industries.
Jason is portfolio lead for Small Business and deputy portfolio lead for Business and Global Opportunities. For more details see
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