Lucas Patchett – Orange Sky

In late 2014, two mates from Brisbane, Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi installed a couple of washing machines and dryers into the back of an old van and started visiting the parks around Brisbane to wash and dry clothes for free.

Fast forward to today, Orange Sky now has 33 vans across the country, and include shower services and remote vehicles in their fleet, giving people across Australia access to free laundry and shower services. But of course, like most entrepreneurial ideas, the path to success was rarely smooth or straight forward, and so naturally, involved a few lessons about leadership and building a successful business.

In this episode, Lucas shares some of those lessons he and Nic learned as they built a business that today, is making a significant social impact. I hope you enjoy this conversation with one of the Founders of Orange Sky, Lucas Patchett.