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John Lazarou
John Lazarou (born 25 June 1962) is an Australian businessman and one of the owners of The Coffee Club chain of coffee shops. Lazarou is also known for his philanthropic work with non-profit organisations. In 1958, Lazarou's parents and three of his siblings migrated from Rhodes, Greece to Australia in 1958. Lazarou and two more siblings were born in Australia. Lazarou left school to start an apprenticeship at the age of 15. Lazarou opened his own hair salon at the age of 17, while still an apprentice. He found himself the boss of a senior hairdresser to whom he was apprenticed. In his teenage years he also worked in the Brisbane business Gambaros. In 1989, Lazarou came on board as duty manager of The Coffee Club, then a brand new business. Lazarou bought into The Coffee Club two years later and over time helped build one of Australia's largest franchise operations—, The Coffee Club operates over 400 stores worldwide. References Australian businesspeople Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
