Luke established White Box Enterprises in 2019 to systematically address the constraints that he routinely faced when launching social enterprises: access to affordable space, access to capital, and access to partnerships that would help bring social enterprise into the mainstream fabric of employment in Australia. In five years, White Box has helped to create more than 900 jobs for vulnerable people, incubated four social enterprises, attracted over $51M in capital for job creation projects, supported 34 social enterprises, and has the backing of 23 corporate and philanthropic organisations.
With more than 15 years’ experience in the social enterprise and not-for-profit sectors, prior to launching White Box Luke founded Vanguard Laundry and had been integral in the start-up of several large-scale employment-focused social enterprise projects that have created meaningful work pathways for people facing barriers to employment here and in the UK.