EP 10: Kenton Campbell

We sat down with one of Australia’s most resilient and visionary entrepreneurs, Kenton Campbell, founder of Zarraffa’s Coffee and a trailblazer in Australian hospitality and franchising.

In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Kenton shares the defining chapters of his life, from growing up in Oregon and serving in the US Navy, to discovering coffee culture in Seattle and bringing that vision to life on the Gold Coast. What began as a single coffee cart would eventually become one of Australia’s most iconic brands.

Kenton reflects on the sliding door moments that changed everything: arriving in Australia with nothing, losing it all, and rebuilding from scratch. He shares powerful insights into entrepreneurship, discipline, sacrifice, and the mindset required to persevere through personal and professional adversity. We explore his time in MMA, how he met his wife Rachel, and the philosophy that underpinned every step of Zarraffa’s growth. Kenton also opens up about facing cancer, his views on patriotism, and why purpose must always sit at the heart of business.

From family to faith, legacy to leadership, this conversation is a moving portrait of a man who built something extraordinary and never stopped evolving along the way.

Please welcome to World Class Voices, Kenton Campbell.

Kenton Campbell and Sam Hope