From The Grounds up

Jack Hanna has left his mark on the Australian – and world – coffee industry, from winning the third World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) in 2007 to opening Australia’s “most Instagrammed” café, The Grounds of Alexandria, in 2012. Now, for the first time since leaving high school, Jack is stepping away from hospitality to focus on his family and follow new passions.

“I wanted to begin a new chapter in my life,” Jack says. “For me, it’s always been about doing what I love and having a purpose for doing things. I never wanted to be in a job where I wasn’t fulfilled. When it stopped being fulfilling was when I made the decision to leave coffee.”

Jack didn’t set out to establish such an illustrious career in hospitality. In fact, when he began