Joe Andon
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Joe Andon is an Australian businessperson and the founder and CEO of Vuly Play.
Early life and education
Andon is Palestinian born and moved from Jerusalem to Brisbane Australia when he was three years old.{{cite news|last1=Burke|first1=Justin|title=Joe Andon's Leap of Faith|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/home-design/andons-leap-of-faith/story-fngmet9f-1226663385685|accessdate=5 July 2016|work=The Australian|date=15 June 2013}} He ran his own marketing firm at the age of 15 while also selling books at the markets in Manly.{{cite news|last1=Vogler|first1=Sarah|title=Vuly Trampolines: how naysayers put spring in Andon's step|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/vuly-trampolines-how-naysayers-put-spring-in-andons-step/news-story/d510558997a4fa6ff694258041b69383|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=The Australian Business Review|date=5 July 2016}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=Bridie|title=How Vuly Trampolines Founder Went From Truant to CEO of a Multimillion-Dollar Business|url=https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com.au/blog/how-vuly-trampolines-founder-went-from-truant-to-ceo-of-a-multim|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=Go For Growth|date=9 February 2015}} Andon expanded Vuly Trampolines internationally with products being sold in Australia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.{{cite news|last1=Burke|first1=Jade|title=Spin Master snaps up rights to Vuly Trampolines|url=http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/read/spin-master-snaps-up-rights-to-vuly-trampolines/045820|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=ToyNews|date=11 January 2016}}
Andon was nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in Australia in 2014{{cite news|last1=Pash|first1=Chris|title=One of These People Will Become Australia's Entrepreneur of the Year|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/one-of-these-people-will-become-australias-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2014-5|accessdate=5 July 2016|publisher=Business Insider Australia|date=20 May 2014}} and was named to The Courier-Mail's Top 20 under 40 list in 2016.{{cite news|last1=Tutty|first1=Jacinda|title=Queensland Business Monthly: Top 20 Under 40 List|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/queensland-business-monthly-top-20-under-40-list/news-story/1af9667f3ecbe02cdeca40cf60ee52b4|accessdate=5 July 2016|work=The Courier-Mail|date=23 June 2016}} In 2016 he was named Brisbane Person of the Year by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.{{cite news|last1=Atfield|first1=Cameron|title=Trampoline manufacturer takes out top Brisbane business gong|url=https://www.theage.com.au/business/trampoline-manufacturer-takes-out-top-brisbane-business-gong-20161028-gsdftc.html|accessdate=28 November 2016|work=The Age|date=28 October 2016}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vulyplay.com Joe Andon Company]
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Category:Australian businesspeople
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