Joe Andon
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| Known for | Vuly Play (Founder & CEO) |
| Website | Joe Andon on LinkedIn |
Joe Andon is an Australian businessperson and the founder and CEO of Vuly Play.
Early life and education
[edit]Andon is Palestinian born and moved from Jerusalem to Brisbane Australia when he was three years old.[1] He ran his own marketing firm at the age of 15 while also selling books at the markets in Manly.[2]
Career
[edit]Andon founded Vuly Trampolines at the age of 18.[2] Using money he made from his marketing venture along with a loan from his father, he began the company out of his bedroom.[2] He got the initial idea after running his finger down a list of products before it settled on trampolines.[2] He purchased a container load of the product and set up a website to sell them.[2] Andon began redesigning trampolines with fewer parts and more safety features, eventually manufacturing the ones he sold.[1][3] Andon expanded Vuly Trampolines internationally with products being sold in Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.[4]
Andon was nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in Australia in 2014[5] and was named to The Courier-Mail's Top 20 under 40 list in 2016.[6] In 2016 he was named Brisbane Person of the Year by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Burke, Justin (15 June 2013). "Joe Andon's Leap of Faith". The Australian. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Vogler, Sarah (5 July 2016). "Vuly Trampolines: how naysayers put spring in Andon's step". The Australian Business Review. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Bridie (9 February 2015). "How Vuly Trampolines Founder Went From Truant to CEO of a Multimillion-Dollar Business". Go For Growth. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Burke, Jade (11 January 2016). "Spin Master snaps up rights to Vuly Trampolines". ToyNews. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Pash, Chris (20 May 2014). "One of These People Will Become Australia's Entrepreneur of the Year". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Tutty, Jacinda (23 June 2016). "Queensland Business Monthly: Top 20 Under 40 List". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Atfield, Cameron (28 October 2016). "Trampoline manufacturer takes out top Brisbane business gong". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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