• Open for business: A tale of two main streets

  • Sep 12 2019
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast

Open for business: A tale of two main streets

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • As our lives increasingly move online, it’s important to maintain real public spaces—both for the local economy and to keep our communities vibrant and engaged.

    Returning to his hometown of Newcastle, Marcus Westbury planned to start a trendy shopfront bar, but after counting 150 empty spaces on the main streets he started to think about how he could help people open their own businesses.

    Food has the power to connect across cultures. Growing up in a multicultural suburb in North Melbourne, Loretta Bolotin learnt this at a young age. Combining her work in the refugee sector with her experience of connection through food and community, Loretta co-founded an enterprise to help newly-arrived refugees start their own businesses.

    The Few Who Do with CGU Insurance. Two hosts, one problem, two possibilities.


    Featured guests:

    Marcus Westbury, Founder of Renew Newcastle

    Loretta Bolotin, Co-Founder and CEO of Free to Feed

    Hamed Allahyari , co-owner Cafe Sunshine
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Open for business: A tale of two main streets

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.