Inside the regional employer scholarship boom

Lewis Romano · Founder & Managing Director · 6 June 2026

About the author

Lewis Romano

Founder & Managing Director · Co-founder, SpotJobs · Founder, Credit Clear (ASX:CCR) · B.Bus (Entrepreneurship), Bond University

Lewis Romano is a seasoned entrepreneur who has founded, funded and scaled three notable Australian businesses: SpotJobs, Credit Clear (ASX:CCR) and ViewJobs, the dedicated regional jobs platform he launched in 2023 as a joint venture with Australian Community Media.

He first built an online jobs platform in 2009, co-founding SpotJobs with Jake Williams and growing it into Australia's third most-visited job board before exiting in 2016. He then founded Credit Clear, the AI-driven receivables platform, and led it through seven years of growth and an ASX listing.

Named in Smart Company's Hot 30 Under 30 in 2016, Lewis holds a Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship) from Bond University.

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