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Jess Garda is the owner of The Cheerful Balloon. Jess is a W&J graduate. She is a recent 2nd place finisher in I2E at Ignite. She owned a wedding and event planning business until the pandemic forced her to make some adjustments. She began The Cheerful Balloon in her home (and sometime Chicco where we would run into each other), but quickly ran out of space. She joined Ignite and soon was able to move out onto Main St here in Washington. The Cheerful Balloon creates eye-catching balloon decor, gifts, and designer partyware.

Jess Garda

Website: https://www.thecheerfulballoon.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecheerfulballoonco/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecheerfulballoon

Things I Use:

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Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz: https://amzn.to/3mo1Ui8

ATEM Mini Pro: https://amzn.to/3GBVi6C

Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/3KQGgwt

Electro-Voice RE20: https://amzn.to/4131a1c

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