We’re Emma Lavelle 🏴 (left) and Audrey Masson 🇫🇷 (right), co-founders of Joy Studio.
Joy Studio is a global online community based in Toulouse for internationally minded women — newcomers, change-makers, entrepreneurs, freelancers, corporate professionals, and women with ideas in progress — who want to build meaningful projects, sustainable income, and a life that feels good.
A space to connect, take action, and create with intention.
How we met (and why it matters)
We met in Toulouse in 2023, in the simplest way possible: through casual coffee & walks.
No big plan at first. Just honest conversations, shared reflections, and a growing sense of connection.
Those conversations soon evolved into something more:
Planning a weekend-long experience for women, designed to slow down, reconnect, and go deeper.
And somewhere along the way, it became clear:
We could do more. And we wanted to.
Welcome to joy studio 💛
Creating the community we wished existed
We’ve both lived abroad: in Australia, Spain, and beyond.
We know what it’s like to arrive in a new city or country and have to rebuild your village from scratch.
To look for people who get you. Women who are conscious, curious, and ambitious in a different way. People who want to succeed without burning out, and create without losing themselves.
Funny enough, our paths had crossed many times before Toulouse. In Australia, in Madrid, and even in Normandy (where Audrey grew up).
Joy Studio was born from a shared desire: to create the space we would have loved to find earlier.
Who we are
Emma
Emma has coached people in 20+ countries, supporting them in communication, confidence, and clarity.
She helps people find the right words, take up space with ease, and express themselves authentically with impact.
Audrey
Audrey has eight years of experience in international marketing.
She’s passionate about meaningful connection, conscious business, and slower rhythms. The kind that allows you to build something sustainable, aligned, and human.
Want to GET TO know us better?
We share more of our personal stories, reflections, and journeys on the Joy Studio podcast.
🎧 If this resonates, that’s a beautiful place to start.