A winner of the Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards, Luke Ahearn is the recipient of theYoung Entrepreneur of the Year Award. His company, Thread and Ink, winning the Retail Excellence category.Luke is a successful entrepreneur across a wide range of businesses including business coaching and consulting, retail showroom, property investment and development, e-commerce, farming and viticulture and Hunter Valley wedding venue and accommodation.With an entrepreneurial mindset from a young age, Luke has never shied away from starting anew venture, hard work or putting his next big plan into motion. He currently owns and operates a widerange of businesses and continues to add more to his portfolio while working with business owners helping them to reach business success.Luke now having a number of business working without his involvement has recently been coaching a number of businesses around Australia and New Zealand work as a consultant with Dale Beaumont at Business Blueprint. He has always been passionate about helping businesses grow and reach a level of success that each business strives for. Luke has always believed that with the right tools, education and a lot of hard work in the early stages your business can be the business you have always dreamed about. Now Luke being the father of 3 kids and still managing to keep his business booming and up to date with the current trends.