Joe Andon is an Australian businessperson and the founder and CEO of
Vuly Play.
Early life and education
Andon is
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
born and moved from
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
to
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
Australia when he was three years old.
He ran his own marketing firm at the age of 15 while also selling books at the markets in
Manly.
Career
Andon founded Vuly Trampolines at the age of 18.
Using money he made from his marketing venture along with a loan from his father, he began the company out of his bedroom.
He got the initial idea after running his finger down a list of products before it settled on trampolines.
He purchased a container load of the product and set up a website to sell them.
Andon began redesigning trampolines with fewer parts and more safety features, eventually manufacturing the ones he sold.
Andon expanded Vuly Trampolines internationally with products being sold in Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
Andon was nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in Australia in 2014 and was named to
The Courier-Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, ...
's Top 20 under 40 list in 2016. In 2016 he was named Brisbane Person of the Year by the
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
The Lord Mayor of Brisbane is the chief executive of the City of Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, and the head of the Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party was sworn in on ...
.
References
External links
Joe Andon Company
Living people
Australian businesspeople
Year of birth missing (living people)
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