The Bright Balloon

Apr 15 2025 259 ep. 33 mins 21
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Welcome to The Bright Balloon, a podcast where Sara Meyer shares bright ideas for your balloon business! I want you to make more money, eliminate stress and learn along with me as we grow our creative businesses together! Welcome to The Bright Balloon

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318. So many ways to grow | Mauricio of Today's Balloons / Balloons 2 Go

Apr 15 2025 55 mins  
Mauricio knows our industry from multiple angles, so I was really happy when Kalisan chose him as one of the guests in their curated month. In this episode, he shares with us where he found help in growing his business, how he made his pivots and more. We’ll hear about his rapid growth as a twister, which included doing some jobs for celebrities in Miami. He also shares a fun sto

316. Beating burnout | Katy of Bloom Inflatables

Apr 08 2025 46 mins  
In another curated episode by Kalisan, we get to meet Katy of Bloom Inflatables. She takes us through some of the things that previously led her to burnout and what she’s doing now to stay ahead of it. But before we get into all of that, you’ll hear how an impulse purchase of a bounce house quickly turned into strategy and profitability for her company. She also walks us throug

314. Kalisan Intro | Kirstin of Create and Cherish Events / Kalisan

Apr 01 2025 30 mins  
Kicking off this curated month by Kalisan is an interview with Kirstin of Create and Cherish Events / Kalisan! I met Kirstin quite a while ago at a Big Balloon Build, so it was so nice to have this opportunity to reconnect with her and hear about how she’s still running her own decor business while supporting the folks at Kalisan as well. We’ll hear how her business scaled and

312. B Wise About Your Future | Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting

Mar 25 2025 44 mins  
In this final curated episode by Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting, I’m so honored to host her as she announces the launch of her new small business product! I know I’ll be using it for my business and I hope you’ll consider doing the same. We get straight to it and hear about why she’s developed her new product, plus more about her background that has been ing

310. Inquire & Uplift | Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting

Mar 18 2025 44 mins  
In this curated episode by Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting, she is answering tons of questions that listeners wrote in with! We’re talking about mistakes, retail, growth, organization and a whole lot more! We end with some rapid-fire questions and rapid-fire answers. Here are some of the highlights: What she’d do differently Pricing transparency & calculations I

308. Elevating the Industry, Together | Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting & Jenny of Three Sparrows Balloons

Mar 11 2025 53 mins  
In another curated episode by Bri of Elevated Impressions / Be Wise Consulting, we are talking about teamwork and friendship! Let’s face it, sometimes we can get lonely, frustrated and feel isolated in this industry, so these two guests came on to share how they’ve created a support system in one another and how their different personalities prove that opposites really do attra

306. The Preferred Path | Bri of Elevated Impressions / BWise Consulting & Jamie of Cape Cod Celebrations

Mar 04 2025 67 mins  
In this first curated episode by Bri of Elevated Impressions / Be Wise Consulting, we hear from her and her friend Jamie about creating mutually beneficial relationships with other vendors in the event industry. It’s an episode full of tips like: How to initiate a connection What kind of traits stand out to event planners Industry research & immersing yourself in your community

304. What’s up at Anagram! | Molly, Kristen and Jill of Anagram

Feb 25 2025 29 mins  
I love any time a manufacturer comes on the show to share some insight into what they have planned to help our industry! This episode was recorded live at Fulcrum 2025, and we hear about the new products, new people and new things happening with Anagram! My ears definitely perked up when they mentioned the number of new foil designs and new formats they have coming for us this year

302. Business credit | Sheila of The Balloon Squad

Feb 18 2025 37 mins  
I knew nothing about business credit before this interview, so if you’re in the same boat - listen in on how you can essentially grow your business using other people’s money! Sheila and I also talk about retail, multiple locations, growth, advertising classic decor and so much more. I’ve met Sheila at Balloon Boss Summit but haven’t been able to attend any of her sessions

300. Freelance balloons | Jules of Party Perks

Feb 11 2025 36 mins  
If you’ve ever wanted to hire a freelance balloon artist, or be hired as a freelance balloon artist, this episode is for you! I get all the details about how Jules travels and country and helps other balloon businesses while managing her own balloon business, too. We cover everything you need to know about this new perspective of balloon decorating, including details about the ki