Retail Partner Spotlight: Oli + Jac

Can you tell us a little bit about your store and how it started?

Oli + Jac caters for all of your lifestyle and wellness needs with a particular focus on baby products. My vision for Oli + Jac is to reflect this notion of self-care and be a welcoming space for new parents and their support crew to come have a chat and grab a little something nice.

While on maternity leave, I was offered a redundancy due to the effect of Covid-19 on the employment sector. Soon after I saw a ‘For Lease’ sign in a little store across the road from my Pilates studio – this is when I started to explore the idea for Oli + Jac.

Having always been a creative person with a well-known love of retail therapy and the added experience of working in marketing, I felt that starting Oli + Jac just made sense.

Your store is so lovingly curated, what products appeal to you as a buyer?

I choose to stock brands that I personally love and trust, whilst also seeking out sustainable local and Australian brands with timeless products that can be enjoyed again and again.

What Mindful & Co Kids product is a favourite amongst your beautiful customers?

Our bestseller by far would be the ‘ABCs of Mindfulness’. I think our customers are drawn to the versatility of it - It can be used as a story time book, colouring book (or both). Plus! It’s educational with beautiful mindful poems. It’s a win win! 

Paired with the ‘Affirmation Colouring Pencils’ it makes for the perfect gift.

What is your favourite Mindful & Co Kids product?

The ‘Yoga Flash Cards’ are a fan favourite in our household! My daughter, Olive was gifted these for her 1^st birthday and although she wasn’t quiet at the stage of mimicking the poses, she LOVED the pictures and I LOVED the durability of the cards. 

Now that Olive is a bit older and can replicate the poses, we enjoy getting the yoga mat out to have a mindful moment - filled with equal parts stillness and giggles.

What are you most grateful for this year?

I’m grateful for family, friends and our beautiful customers, whom without I would not have been able to survive during such a challenging year (with Covid, extreme weather and the rising cost of living). 

It is my hope that Oli + Jac will allow me to have a family-focused job, pursue something I love and take my community of customers along for the ride with me. I loved the idea that my child will grow up in this community and I’ll be able to meet fellow mums too.