Balloon Artist Podcast | BAP Season 8 Chapter 2

15 Nov 2019

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BAP Season 8 Chapter 2

Rachel Porter a veteran in so many ways, a decorator to casinos and in the corporate setting. Rachel helps and coaches people around topics like decor pricing and business. Here’s a quick recap of this chapter:

Rachel has been a balloon artist for 25 years now and still going
She started as an Inventory Control Clerk and a Material Manager at a Fortune 500 Company
She used to sell balloon bouquets in the company to help fund their annual company picnic and that was her introduction to balloon art
When she lost her job she contacted her balloon supplier because she didn’t know what to do
She was given a Qualitex brochure and that’s where the thought off selling balloons as a business started
At 28 years old, she used all the money she could get and bought all the tools and materials needed to start
Her very first job was not that good. Sounds familiar?
She learned about the systems around building balloon decor and even these days find more fun in those type of projects in comparison to the artistic ones
She’s developed a technique that repels the wrong customer and attracts the customers that you do want
She exclusively does corporate decor events because she wants to limit her job and still earn good money
Working as a corporate decorator was a life-changing decision that put her in a situation that she really loves
She got her biggest casino and corporate customers by reaching out them
She created an environment of scarcity in her county for all the companies and casinos
She started with Balloon Decor menus by just getting the images from the manufacturer and then learned how to use tools like Microsoft Paint and Publisher
She’s got a collection of YouTube video tutorials to learn how to use the tools she uses for her balloon clipart and menus
She also teaches about pricing so that you can properly charge clients
“Let go of the challenge of trying to book 100% of calls coming in” – Rachel