I’m fascinated with entrepreneurs who’ve found ways to thrive in these difficult economic times.
Meet Treb Heining, who started making his living blowing up balloons 40 years ago. You’d think he’d be out of gas by now after setting Guinness records for balloon releases and inventing things from balloons that we take for granted today, like the giant balloon arch. But Heining is hardly winded. He’ now selling balloons shaped like animals that barely hover above the floor, making them appear to walk.
They’re hot sellers, even in the aftermath of a bursting housing bubble, he says. Check them out at myownpetballoon.com. And click here to read my column on MarketWatch.
Henry Unger
September 30, 2011
Al,
Great story, well written and agree so nice to see an independent entrepreneur, as Treb certainly is, make it big time in the balloon business.
He started as a vendor at Disneyland 40 years ago and has kept with balloons his entire life
Had had to overcome so many negatives in business today and to read about the level of his success today, is great to read and to live thru.
thanks for a great true story here,
Henry Unger