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Nic and Lucas have big plans for Orange Sky and believe Cisco will be an integral part of its business growth. “We see a long and beneficial relationship ahead with Cisco.” Lucas said.
“We’ve improved our services a lot, and we’re also looking at training and employing people who currently use our services. We want to pay them to actually run the vans, so we can provide laundry services to commercial organisations like cafes and hospitals,” Lucas said. “This will give us the funding we need to grow, while providing employment to people experiencing homelessness.”
In the meantime, Orange Sky has launched a vehicle in the remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of Lockhart River, which will help to improve hygiene standards and provide an opportunity for locals to have a yarn. “We feel very privileged to be accepted into the Lockhart River community and be part of the journey towards improved health outcomes,” Lucas said.
After that, the boys are looking to expand into the US, and they have the personal assistance of John Chambers, the former Chairman and CEO of Cisco globally. He’s providing advice and guidance on their expansion, and has also connected them with the Cisco Global team responsible for handling community initiatives around world.
“Cisco hasn’t just helped us innovate and scale,” said Lucas, “they’re helping us change the world. We’re extremely happy we happened to meet Michael at that event in Brisbane, and we’re very grateful for all their support. We look forward to a long working relationship that will help many people.” Michael Reid, Cisco’s state manager for Queensland, agrees, “this is more than a one-off engagement for us; I think we’ll be on the journey with them for good.”
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