Julia, Emma & Anthea (she/her)/(she/her)/(she/her)
Co-FoundersMelbourne, AU/ Naarm
"I am one of three Directors and Founders of Vacation Vibes. I am a twin mum as are my Co-Directors! We all have different management roles within Vacation Vibes. My role is finance & forecasting.”
— Emma
“I love working with mainstream retailers to make pleasure more accessible for all women! My role in Vacation Vibes is to manage marketing & legal."
— Julia
“I am very passionate about women’s health and wellbeing. My goal is to make women feel comfortable in their own skin & empower them to take control of their own happiness. My role in Vacation Vibes is to manage sales & distribution."
— Anthea
Who are other members of the Vacation Vibes team and how are they uniquely suited to help bring the Vacation Vibes mission to life?
Marketing Manager Serena Galvin is a vibrant and energetic member of our team, she is passionate and enthusiastic about all things pleasure and determined to destigmatise this category. Our new recruit, Tilly Adair is our new digital marketing and admin assistant, and she is an awesome addition to our growing team. She also shares our passion for this category and its growth into the beauty mainstream realm.
What would you say are Vacation Vibes’ core values — What makes you, you?
Our female-driven brand ethos continues to be one built on the desire to travel and the positioning of fusing beauty, wellness and pleasure. We are innovative, we think outside the box and are always striving to improve and progress women’s sexual health and wellness in a beautiful thoughtful and digestible way.
How do you aim to empower the community through sexual wellness products?
Our mission is to elevate the retail experience for customers in this product category by working with premium, luxury and mainstream retailers. All women should feel comfortable in this space.
Can you discuss any challenges or obstacles that Vacation Vibes has faced and how you've addressed them?
Challenges facing this category are but not limited to advertising restrictions and regulations as well as varying laws throughout Australia regarding the display and sale of vibrators.
What makes Vacation Vibes a Top Shelf brand? What sets Vacation Vibes apart from existing companies and products in the sexual wellness industry?
We strongly believe women’s pleasure devices should be sold in mainstream beauty departments. As part of the total wellness picture! We like to prove that Pleasure products CAN BE beautiful, powerful, effective and affordable!
What does pleasure look like for you?
Pleasure to us is a balance of work and play, family and friends and of course our individual favourite Vacation Vibes products!
Some parting words: We love our team at Vacation Vibes and strive to enjoy every day in the office all whilst hitting our goals, growing the business and elevating the category into a beautiful, accessible and comfortable space
