Episode Synopsis "From Small Things, Big Things Grow | Jimmy Kalafatis, Fruit Farmer"

Jimmy Kalafatis, a second-generation fruit farmer, comes from a family of hard workers. His late father Angelo emigrated from Greece to Australia at the age of 19 looking for new opportunities and managed to build Kalafatis Farms from the ground up. Today, the family business has more than half a million fruit trees. In this episode, Jimmy talks about the importance of family, the work ethic he inherited from his father, and why you should always think twice before saying yes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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