OceanZen

Starting A Sustainable Swimwear Label As A Solo Founder

July 10th, 2018
$25K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
OceanZen
from Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
started January 2014
$25,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
market size
$1.56B
avg revenue (monthly)
$19.2K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
40%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
subscription
best tools
Shopify, Instagram, Facebook
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
11 Tips
Discover what tools recommends to grow your business!
platform
email
reviews
accounting
productivity
payments
analytics
blog
design
Discover what books recommends to grow your business!

Hello! Who are you and what are you working on?

My name is Steph and I am the founder for OceanZen which is a sustainable swimwear brand that uses a fabric made from recycled plastic bottles and fishing nets from the ocean.

I come from a background in Environmental Science and marine conservation and launched OceanZen by combining both of my passions together.

We ship worldwide from Australia and we have created a global community of like minded women who are passionate about the ocean. The OceanZen girl is a sea creature at heart.

I launched OceanZen in my final year of uni with $5,000, so I started small with only a couple of hundred pieces. Now we manufacture and produce thousands on sustainable bikinis and ship them globally!

image 2 (10)

What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

In 2009 I packed up and...

Sorry, you need to login and/or become a member to view the rest of this content.

Want to start a swimwear line? Learn more ➜