Linda C. Kiss
I have a Masters Degree from Pepperdine University, CA, in Human Resources Management and a Bachelor of Arts teaching degree from Trenton State College, NJ, in Business Education.
I have been in the balloon industry from its infancy 44 years ago. I owned Balloonagram for 10 years in Toms River NJ and recently sold a very lucrative business, Affairs in the Air Balloon Decorating Service , we had for 22 years in Tampa Florida so I could "semi " retire.
I have taught at ALL the industry's balloon conventions and won portfolio competitions and balloon sculpture competitions at the National levels.
My passion is teaching and helping people. For nine years I have received the county’s award for volunteer of the year for the work I do at a local children’s homeless shelter, in Tampa. As you can see, I love to help people!
My objective is to teach you a vocation that you will absolutely love doing. I want you to be able to do everything I can do from my 44 years of experience. I want to send you away with abounding enthusiasm walking out of here knowing the sky is the limit and you can’t wait to get home to start doing balloons. (my grads now coin it being a Mini me). When your class is over I am still your mentor to call anytime. (And they do!) Please see Business REFERENCES page and many grads are available to you if you have any questions. Just ask for thier emails.
Success is loving what you do......... do what you love.
Aug 2019 in Vegas at balloon convention
CBA, Certified Balloon Artist
National Association of Balloon Artists (NABA), Certificate of Achievement- National Association of Balloon Artists Creative College 1988
Flowers, Inc Balloons Open House- (aka Ballooniversity)
"Best Decorating Portfolio"- 1989, 1991 & 1992
International Balloon Arts Convention (IBAC) 1994
First Place- Microfoil Large Balloon Sculpture
Ballooniversity 2003-
"Designer of the Year 2003"
First Place- Large Sculpture Competition
Second Place - Centerpiece Competition
Ballooniversity 2004-
Second Place- Large Sculpture Competition
Ballooniversity 2005
First Place- Delivery Bouquet
Balloon Camp 2005, 2007:
First Place- Portfolio Competition
Betallatex 2006
1st Place winner 2nd Annual Designer Contest
Betallatex 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
1st Place winner Designer Contest; 3rd Place winner Designer Contest
2010 Don Cheeseman Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Prestigious Industry Award
Current: Editorial Staff for Party & Paper Retailer Magazine 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015-current
Convention Producer- AdvancedBalloonDecor.com 2015-2024
Advanced Balloon Decor Convention, Vegas NV
LearnBalloonDecorating.com 2003-2024 Please do your HOMEWORK before signing up for any balloon instruction. Many name thieves out there and many wanna bee's who actually think they know what they are doing.
I get some many after the fact calls about taken to the cleaners- don't let that be you!
Don Cheeseman Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award awarded to Linda C. Kiss
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