A Sydney mum’s massive gamble to quit her job has paid off big time. This is how her “light bulb moment” launched set her up for life.
The mum-of-one had been a “religious” self tanner since she was in her 20s, but when she got into her 30s her skin started to become very sensitive.
She decided to take a risk by quitting her job at a bank in 2018, investing $25,000 and co-founding her brand Australian Glow.Recognising that the Australian market was saturated with fake tan, she decided to take on the global market and the Italian trade show was going to be her first big push. But the 35-year-old said they were the busiest booth at the show and scored their first major deal with big department stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.The Sydney mum said those consumers in particular were obsessed with climate change and the environment and loved that refill packs could be purchased once the bottle was finished, while packaging is made with ocean waste.
Since 2019, Australian Glow have removed the equivalent of more than 50,000 plastic bags from the world’s oceans and have a goal to become carbon neutral by 2023. The brand is also cruelty-free and vegan.Liz Agresta, co founder of Australian Glow. Picture: Supplied