FLOATing into Success: Creative Inspiration and Leadership Tools with Steven Jones
Everything Is Up a podcast that shines a light on the remarkable success stories of people around the world. Host Tammera Hollerich brings on guests to discuss their personal triumphs against the odds. This week, Tammera interviews Steven Jones, a small business owner, balloon decorator and convention producer. Steven shares his unique experience of being a middle-aged, twice-divorced single man that is always looking for the next opportunity. He talks about the importance of facing the realities of life and how his second marriage with the support of her family has been a blessing. Steven also highlights how water stations are transported with large trucks and how Fubu’s conventions and his event float was born. He also shares the effect of social media on the balloon decorating industry and his own trajectory of skyrocketed success when Amazon hired him in 2020. Steven expresses his pride in watching Tammera’s own successes and encourages others to make the most of their opportunities and talents.
Topics Discussed and Key Points:
-The Impact of Not Having a Child on Professor Lee's Life
-Exploring the Challenges of Being a Single Business Owner in Mid-Life
-The Efficiency of Water Station Delivery Systems
-Starting a New Business After Losing Two Conventions
-The Future of Balloon Decorating: Understanding the New Generation
-The Monetization of Social Media Sites
-The Lack of Art in Today's World
-"Understanding the Pros and Cons of Low Investment in the Blue Industry."
-Favorite Art Projects Created by a Guest
-Success During the COVID Pandemic: A Balloon Professional's Story
-The Impact of Hiring Steve Jones: A Balloon Artist on Amazon's Corporate Culture
-Celebrating Success: Steve Jones and the Everything is Up Podcast
Timestamps:
[00:04:28] The Impact of Not Having a Child on Professor Lee's Life
[00:08:11] Exploring the Challenges of Being a Single Business Owner in Mid-Life
[00:12:08] The Efficiency of Water Station Delivery Systems
[00:15:55] Starting a New Business After Losing Two Conventions
[00:19:44] The Future of Balloon Decorating: Understanding the New Generation
[00:23:50] The Monetization of Social Media Sites
[00:27:30] The Lack of Art in Today's World
[00:31:19] "Understanding the Pros and Cons of Low Investment in the Blue Industry."
[00:35:04] Favorite Art Projects Created by a Guest
[00:38:32] Success During the COVID Pandemic: A Balloon Professional's Story
[00:42:10] The Impact of Hiring Steve Jones: A Balloon Artist on Amazon's Corporate Culture
[00:46:47] Celebrating Success: Steve Jones and the Everything is Up Podcast
Notable Quotes:
"I did not expect to be where I am relationship wise or lack thereof at this age. And therefore, if I'm going to be completely honest, I have a tendency to throw myself into work, so I don't have to face the reality that I am alone."
"At the end of the day, you have to kind of focus on the fact that everything worked out the way it was posed to. You'll go crazy. And, yeah, and you just have to, I mean, it's all part of that acceptance. You just have to know, yes, there's plenty."
"Most men at my age are approaching retirement. If they're not already, like, get ready to walk out the door. I'm nowhere near that. I'm nowhere near that because, again, I own a small business and everything else, but at the same time, I'm not enjoying it. Right? So, I'm not about to just go do whatever."
"It wasn't, to be completely honest, you may have just got me on that day. But because they do I mean, they actually that that company supports the convention, which is float convention. The it wasn't, to be honest, it wasn't much, it really wasn't about the manufacturing issue. It was about representation.""
"You don't like it. Come up with something else."
"If I'm going to sell out, it's going to be to Steve Jones. It's not going to be to manufacture a company like that, that at the end of the day, you know, they don't have my best interest in heart."
"It's almost as if I wanted to say, you're going to have to jump onboard. Or you can stay antiquated in what you're doing."
"Had it not been for the organic way if we'd still be considered tacky and cheesy and blah blah blah.""
"It's been devalued to the point where it's like, okay, I'll even pay. And to me, it's the biggest slap in the face."
"It was an awareness. It was an awareness. And so, I am so ridiculously thrilled that I changed the corporate culture of 1 of the biggest companies in the world?""
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