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“Sharing a wealth of knowledge”
In the final installment of our month of interviews curated by BalloonCoach.com, we’re hearing from Dori of Total Party. There’s a good chance that if you’ve been a part of any online training in our industry, you know Dori because she’s so generous with her knowledge and experience and she loves to learn!
She tells us about the party business she had as a teenager and how her experience with project management in the corporate scene melded together to transition her into corporate events, which then led to Total Party. Hear about the niche she started with and how it’s since changed.
Dori also shares some of the difficulties she had transitioning from being the event coordinator, to providing all of the decor herself, to then focusing solely on balloons. With my own personal experience in discontinuing services, I know how hard that can be so I was thankful she was willing to share her experience, too.
We then chat about the benefits of being able to reach certain milestones in your business, what types of things can attract new customers, doing our best to practice work-life balance and the importance of being willing to ask for help or seek out solutions that are already available to us.
It’s no surprise that this conversation with Dori was a total delight - she’s got so much to share!
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Balloon Artist, Business Owner, Mom, Instructor
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) prior to starting my own business
Year Started in Balloon Industry: 2002
CBA 2009
Best Event Planner of the year 2015 (ISES/ILEA)
Small Business of the Year 2023 (East Brunswick Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Balloon Boss Summit Staff 2022, 2023, 2024
FLOAT instructor 2024
Big Balloon Build Support Lead 2024
I’m Dori from Total Party in East Brunswick, New Jersey. I started my business in 2002 doing full-service Party Planning and Balloons focusing on Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. Only since the pandemic, have I shifted to strictly balloons. Love to do classic décor and sculptures but will do organic designs if requested.
I am on the Board of Directors for my Regional Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Balloon Network.
I believe in life-long learning and 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, pins and stickers!
