Collaborate with our team of instructors/mentors and like-minded Balloon Boss attendees via Zoom in this one-of-a-kind experience from the comfort of your home (or coffee shop) to create new systems for growth and your customized personal roadmap to success.
Replays are included with your registration.
The best way to become the best is to learn from the best!
Benefits of Balloon Boss Virtual Summit include:
Access to a professional support network, access to technology to increase efficiency, increased confidence, tools to reduce stress, systems to improve efficiency, leave energized to Take Action and thrive with your personal roadmap to success!
Learn a complete set of tools and tailored services to help your clients find you, help you stand out from the crowd, and help you build an effective digital marketing strategy.
Due to the nature of the event, NO REFUNDS on your ticket to the Virtual Balloon Boss Summit.
If you’re unable to attend any of the Zoom classes live, the replays will be available to you on the website.
Balloon Boss Virtual Summit 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, November 2nd through Tuesday, November 4th, 2025.
The times are from 10 am Eastern to 6 pm Eastern.
The class replays will be posted as soon as they’re available to the team.
The first session is Sunday, November 2nd at 10 am Eastern, and the final session ends at 6 pm Eastern, Tuesday, November 4th.
Yes, if you need to. We will also take breaks and a break for lunch.
Balloon Boss Virtual Summit 2025 is held via Zoom, so you can join from your favorite place. We recommend a comfortable area. You can choose a location like a hotel room to take a break away from the distraction of your home or office. Good internet access is very important, so consider that in your location choice.
You can access the schedule here. It’s a Google Sheet that opens in a new tab. Make a copy and save.
Balloon Coach
Lakeland, FL
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2003
Certificates & Awards in Industry:
CBA – 2008
FLOAT 1st Place Miniature
FLOAT 1st Place Freestyle
Betallic Inspire Award 2019
About:
Joette jumped into the balloon industry as her career in 2003 after being burnt out as a social worker. Over the years she has created a wealth of knowledge and professional network by investing in attending yearly balloon conferences.
Giardina became Balloon Coach in 2015 in response to the number of balloon designers requesting training and coaching on marketing and sales. Today BalloonCoach.com serves hunderds of balloon professionals with ongoing online learning in Balloon Boss Mastermind Program.
Balloon Boss Summit is a unique learning experience mixing instructors in both Business and Balloon Building to help 100 delegates have a life changing experience when they take action on what they learn.
Balloon Coach Joette loves to serve as your partner in Success! “
Manahawkin, NJ
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 1989
Certificates & Awards in Industry: Certified Balloon Artist
About: We are known for offering Classic and Organic decor to private party hosts and corporate clients. We primarily use Classic decor to create centerpieces, arches, columns, murals, backdrops, sculptures and shapes – and often introduce some elements of Classic decor into our Organic clients’ designs. We are a retail balloon boutique catering to the private party host, featuring organic garlands, backdrops and specialty helium and air-filled designs. Our client base is a 50/50 mix of business/corporate and private events.
Baton Rouge, LA
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2016
Certificates & Awards in Industry:
Float 2024
🏆 1st place – Sculpture design. 💜💛💚
🏆 1st place – Entrance design
🏆 2nd place – Sculpture design
🏆 Delegates choice – Organic design
🏆 Delegates choice – Sculpture design
🧡 FLOAT’ee – Foil Design
About:
Baton Rouge’s Award-Winning Balloon Artist!
At Animated Art Balloons, we transform celebrations into unforgettable experiences with vibrant balloon creations.
I began in 2009 as a face painter, seeking further training by attending FABAIC (The Face and Body Art Convention, hosted by SillyFarm). In 2014, I started balloon twisting and attended The Florida Super Jam in Florida. In 2016, my passion for balloon art ignited after witnessing the incredible artistry at the World Balloon Convention in New Orleans. I was voted number 1 entertainer in Baton Rouge, Parents Magazine, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
In 2019, I won the Betallic scholarship to the Balloon Boss Summit, and GOOD THING! I was so overwhelmed with so much business, and didn’t know where to start. At Balloon Boss Summit, I learned about CRM’s, Website, Accounting, and so much more! Everything I was struggling with, Joette had an expert there to help guide me through that period of major growth. I went back home and applied as much as I could to my business.
I returned again in 2020 to learn MORE! My business doubled in revenue that year, and I now had a new set of challenges. I needed to learn how to manage a team. I went to lunch with Dianna Gladdon and Holland Muscio that year. They encouraged me to look into moving my home based business to a location with more room. My husband and I had looked at a home on 10 acres, with a giant shop I can use for my business. We listed our home in December 2020, and closed on our new home on 10 acres with a shop in 2021! Now I had room to grow!
In 2021, I returned to the Balloon Boss Summit on staff! I was sponsored by AllProWebTools, and shared how having a CRM for my business really improved my organization, sales, and customer service.
In 2022 – Tuftex sponsored me to be on staff at the Balloon Boss Summit, and we launched Tool time with Tab! I am passionate about tools and building sturdy structures. It was great for the attendees to see a female use tools. There was lots of class participation. This opportunity helped attendees become familiar with tools to 2023 – Havin a Party sponsored me to be on staff again. I was able to do small groups with attendees and how to use tools. We also built a 12 foot Dolphin sculpture! We did a time study, and tracked the material costs to calculate how much to charge a client to cover the costs of material, labor and also be profitable.
2024 – Excited to be sponsored by Betallic (Sempertex) for this upcoming Balloon Boss Summit!
Animated Art Balloons brings joy and a touch of magic to every event, crafting custom balloon decor that reflects your unique theme. But the magic doesn’t stop there! I’m thrilled to announce that Animated Art Balloons recently took home a trove of awards at from “Float – The Balloon Convention: 2024, including:
1st Place – Sculpture Design
1st Place – Entrance Design
2nd Place – Organic Decor Design
Delegates’ Choice – Organic Design
Delegates’ Choice – Sculpture Design
FLOAT’ee – Foil Design
Let’s add some POP to your next celebration!
Cape Cod, MA
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2019
About: Elevated Impressions is a quickly growing balloon décor and event rental business founded in 2019 from the basement of Briana’s home. It currently employs 4 full-time staff, 3 part-time staff, and peak-season staff. It has elevated thousands of events and currently serves five states in New England. Briana Silvio has a personal passion for creating efficient systems and operations and a fervor for community involvement. She is more than just a small business owner, however. She is a strong community leader and a dedicated philanthropist. She is known for doing all things with honesty, integrity, and humility.
East Brunswick, NJ
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2002
Certificates & Awards in Industry:
About: I’m Dori from Total Party in East Brunswick, New Jersey. I started my business in 2002 doing Event Planning and Balloons. Only recently, I have shifted to strictly balloons. I focus on classic decor but I’ve done organic decor and sculpture work. I enjoy helping people in our industry in any way I can. I am detail oriented, organized and love to color-code things. I love lists, spreadsheets, planners, pens and stickers!
Buffalo, NY
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 1990
Certificates & Awards in Industry:
CPA
2nd place murals at IBAC
3 awards from Betallic for designs I entered in their competitions
About:
Love to make fun, bold balloon decor because everyone loves having exciting unique decor at their events. I’m know for focusing on the ability to make a large enough profit with balloon decor to make this our families only source of income.
We have always kept in mind that when you own your own business you can’t price to just get by but need to make enough to save and & be very comfortable in the future. I have figured out how to turn an initial side hustle into a fine tuned money making machine :).
We offer all the new fads in balloon decor but keep our focus not on the cute bread & butter of small decor & deliveries but on the meat & potatoes. Air inflated, classic corporate decor & being as efficient as possible and being lean and mean so you still make profits during slow times!
Lake Geneva, WI
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2016
Certificates & Awards in Industry: CBA, Designer of the Year
About: Sara runs a home based business that caters to corporate and private decor. Specializing in simple, streamlined offerings and business practices, her company Wisconsin Balloon Decor provides classic and organic arches, columns, garlands and Marquee Letter Rentals. In addition to running her decor business, Sara hosts The Bright Balloon Podcast that helps balloon business owners find balance, success, and joy in their business.
Oshawa, ON, Canada
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2017
Certificates & Awards in Industry:
About: Jenny Porter is a Certified Balloon Artist and International Balloon Award Winner who loves traveling the globe. She has attended conferences and Big Balloon Builds across the world and is now a lead designer and instructor in the balloon industry. There is no obstacle too big or too small for her! Her dreams are big and she cannot wait to share her next big adventure with you!
Location
Lakeland, FL
Certificates & Awards: Award Winning Writer & Producer – Telly Awards
About: After 16 years in marketing, John Roquemore founded Reel Influence to support balloon business owners with comprehensive, done-for-you social media. His focus is helping balloon bosses grow & retain their clients AND get more time back in their schedule.
Thank you to the sponsors of Balloon Boss Summit 2024.
This event will be held VIRTUALLY via Zoom.
Times: 10 am Eastern to 6 pm Eastern Sunday through Tuesday, November 2nd – 4th, 2025
Not sure if this is right for you? Let’s meet and discuss it!
NON-REFUNDABLE TICKET POLICIES:
All tickets are non-refundable.
If unable to attend the event live, you will get access to the replay of Virtual Summit 2025 approximately 30 days after the event
Questions about the summit, please email producer Joette Giardina Joette@ballooncoach.com
