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Uncover what makes a photo booth business successful in the photobooth world! Every episode will feature a different photobooth owner and Industry professionals sharing tips and tricks that propelled them to success.

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June 3, 2026

Live From PBX: From Zero To Seven Figures

Live From PBX: From Niches To Riches Photobooth Supply Co She started her photo booth business to survive maternity leave. Her goal was $30,000. She hit it in three months.Catalina Bloch of MDRN Photo Booth Company (Ottawa, Canada) has since built the most successful photo booth business in the PBSCO community — $6.6 million in cumulative revenue — and she did it by obsessing over two things: knowing exactly who she was selling to, and automating everything else.In this interview, Catalina breaks down every plateau she hit on the way to seven figures, how she scaled from one CRM to a fully systematized operation, why she eventually split her brand in two, and the one piece of advice she gives every owner who wants to break past six figures.What you'll learn in this episode:• Why her first big corporate booking ($10K, signed in two days) changed everything• The CRM moment that freed up her time and made automation an obsession• How she went from 500K to 1.5M in revenue in just 8 months• The case for hiring a 50/50 employee before you think you're ready• Why she split her brand into MDRN Photo Booth and MDRN Activations — and when you should consider doing the same• How niching down into a specific client avatar drove six figures in her very first year• The self-limiting belief that held her back longer than anything else• Why wedding leads at MDRN are 100% automated — and what that actually looks like in BoothbookFollow Catalina & MDRN Photo Booth:📸 @mdrnphotoboothco + @mdrnactivations

May 20, 202620 min

Live From PBX: Quality Over Quantity

Live From PBX: Quality Over Quantity With Your Photo Booth Business Photobooth Supply Co $187,000 in revenue. 9 booths. 8 attendants. A $25,000 December. And it all started with a Salsa booth dropped at weddings.Heather Houghton of Foto Fun Photo Booth built a high-end photo booth brand by doing something simple — refusing to cut corners. No cardboard stick props. No scratched glasses. No showing up looking anything less than camera ready. And the market noticed.In this interview, Heather breaks down exactly how she scaled from solo wedding photographer to running one of the most polished photo booth operations in Florida, and why she believes quality doesn't limit your volume — it creates it.What you'll learn in this episode:• Why quality and volume aren't opposites — and how one actually drives the other• How Heather identified the gap in her market and built her brand around it from day one• The Photo Fun Standard: her team handbook covering dress code, client interactions, and on-site behavior• How she manages 8 attendants and maintains quality control when she's not at the event• When she knew it was time to add another booth (the answer is simpler than you think)• How she went from wedding photographer to retiring from photography entirely in 2024• Why word of mouth and vendor relationships are still her #1 lead generators• The lighting tip she wishes she'd known when she started with an iPad boothTimestamps:00:00 — Introduction & Heather's $187K milestone02:00 — What "quality" actually means in a photo booth business05:30 — Elevated props: what they are and why clients love them09:00 — How quality creates volume, not the other way around12:00 — Building a team of 8 and the Photo Fun Standard handbook17:00 — Maintaining quality when you're not at the event21:00 — When to add another booth to your fleet25:00 — Core systems: from inquiry to review in one place29:00 — Word of mouth, vendor relationships & website bookings34:00 — From wedding photographer to full-time photo booth owner38:00 — Advice for new owners who want to scaleFollow Heather & Photo Fun Photo Booth: 📸 @fotofunphotobooth

May 13, 202633 min

Live From PBX: How To Hire, Train, & Step Back

Kimberly Ballesteros.MP3 Photobooth Supply Co $2.2 million. 20 employees. 10 photo booths. Nearly 500 events a year. And it all started with one attendant hired in 2021.In this interview, Kimberly of Flux Photo Booth Co. (New York City) pulls back the curtain on exactly how she built one of the most structured, scalable photo booth businesses in the country — from her very first hire to running a team with a 70-page handbook, a 5-day training program, and a 12-step event check-in system.If you're a photo booth business owner trying to figure out how to stop doing everything yourself, this episode is your roadmap.What you'll learn in this episode:• When to know it's time to make your first hire (and how Kimberly tricked herself into doing it)• Why she documented every process from day one — even before she had a team• Her 5-day attendant training process, including how she builds up from guided to fully independent• The 12-step event check-in system her team uses on every single job• How she uses Connect Teams as her all-in-one employee management hub• Why every team member starts as a floor attendant — no exceptions• The biggest mistakes owners make when building a team (and how to avoid them)• What's next for Flux in 2026: bigger activations, creative pop-ups, and building a brand beyond the boothTimestamps:00:00 — Introduction & Kimberly's $2.2M milestone02:30 — When to make your first hire06:00 — Building SOPs and documenting everything from day one10:00 — Team breakdown: 20 people, 10 booths, ~500 events/year14:00 — The 5-day attendant training process20:00 — The 12-step event check-in system25:00 — Connect Teams: the employee management software she swears by30:00 — Common hiring & training mistakes to avoid36:00 — Promoting from within & building a career path for your team40:00 — 2026 goals: activations, pop-ups & what's next for FluxFollow Kimberly & Flux Photo Booth Co.:Business: @fluxphotoboothcoPersonal/Behind the Scenes: @daysofkimberlyIf you’d like to start your own photo booth business, check out our free Quickstart Program: https://pages.photoboothsupplyco.com/quick-start-programIf you’d like to speak with someone from our team about starting a photo booth business, book a free strategy call here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/pages/book-a-callFor all other interest, check out our website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/

May 6, 202625 min

Live From PBX: Networking And Client Retention

Live From PBX: Networking And Client Retention Photobooth Supply Co Greg Cushman of Smile Lounge Interactive (Auburn, NY) has built a photo booth company that covers everything from upstate New York to New York City, Boston, and Montreal — doing 200+ events a year with a team that's nearly flipped the script from 60% weddings to 60% corporate. In this episode, Greg pulls back the curtain on the two growth levers he credits most: strategic networking and client retention.Greg shares how he quietly acquired a competing photo booth business already doing $250K/year, kept the original brand intact, and scaled it from there. He also breaks down exactly how his team turns a single event booking into a long-term client relationship — and why 30–40% of Smile Lounge's annual revenue is now predictable, recurring income.In this episode:• How Greg acquired a photo booth business (equipment, brand, and client list) and scaled it without alienating existing customers• The difference between networking and client retention — and why you need both• Which networking circles matter most: chambers of commerce, tourism bureaus, vendor networks, and venue relationships• Why the guest experience at the event is your best retention tool• His exact CRM follow-up cadence (post-event, 2 months out, 6 months out)• How to rebook holiday party clients before they even think about shopping competitors• Building vendor partnerships with DJs and photographers who now refer clients to Smile Lounge directly• Why weddings aren't "one and done" — and how to turn wedding guests into corporate clients• Greg's goal for 2026: expanding from 5 installs on a Saturday night to 7If you’d like to start your own photo booth business, check out our free Quickstart Program: https://pages.photoboothsupplyco.com/quick-start-programIf you’d like to speak with someone from our team about starting a photo booth business, book a free strategy call here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/pages/book-a-callFor all other interest, check out our website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/

April 23, 202622 min

Live From PBX: Scaling a DJ Business By Adding Photo Booths

Chris Yates started Ultimate Occasions in 2015 as a DJ company serving weddings, corporate events, and mitzvahs in the DMV area (DC, Maryland & Virginia). In 2021, he made a pivotal decision — add a photo booth. What started as a simple add-on has since generated over $125,000 in photo-booth-specific revenue, helped him cross $200K in total business revenue, and taken his team all the way to Times Square for a Fortune 500 client.

April 15, 202619 min

Live From PBX: Standing Out In A Saturated Market

EJ Dizon, owner of A Snap Bay Area, did exactly that. Based in the Bay Area (San Francisco/Silicon Valley), EJ started his photo booth business in 2023 and has already crossed six figures — all as a side hustle. In this episode, EJ breaks down the exact pivot that changed everything: ditching the race-to-the-bottom pricing, niching down to luxury weddings and corporate events, and building a review system that took him from 48 Google reviews to 442 five-star reviews in under a year.

April 8, 202625 min

Live From PBX: Marketing Your Photo Booth Business Solo

Arman Mkrtchyan started Diamond Photo Booth at 22 years old — the same night he attended a wedding and saw a photo booth for the first time. Fast forward six years, and he just crossed $1.1 million in cumulative revenue, all while running a one-person operation, managing a marketing company, and attending law school part-time.

April 2, 202633 min

Live From PBX: Stop Being The Bottle Neck And Reclaim Your Time

Live From PBX: Stop Being The Bottle Neck And Reclaim Your Time Photobooth Supply Co What's keeping your photo booth business from scaling? Chances are, it's you. In this episode, Charles of H&L Studios and Photo Booth CEO — a $1.3M photo booth business owner based in Honolulu, Hawaii — breaks down exactly how he removed himself as the bottleneck, built a team of 14 attendants, and created systems that let his business run without him. From hiring your first photo booth attendant to finding a virtual assistant, building SOPs in Notion, and landing on preferred venue vendor lists — this is one of the most actionable episodes we've ever recorded. In this episode: • The #1 sign you've become the bottleneck in your own business • Why hiring a photo booth attendant is the single most important first step • How to find and hire a virtual assistant for $500–900/month • The Notion system Charles uses to train and manage his team • His exact strategy for getting on preferred venue vendor lists using SEO • The mindset shift required to go from operator to CEO Follow Charles: YouTube/Podcast: @photoboothceo   Instagram:  @photoboothceo  If you’d like to start your own photo booth business, check out our free Quickstart Program: https://pages.photoboothsupplyco.com/quick-start-programIf you’d like to speak with someone from our team about starting a photo booth business, book a free strategy call here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/pages/book-a-callFor all other interest, check out our website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/

March 26, 202629 min

Live From PBX: Content Trends For Photo Booth Owners with Stephanie Sonju

Live From PBX: Content Trends For Photo Booth Owners with Stephanie Sonju Photobooth Supply Co What does a $600K photo booth business actually look like and what's she doing on social media that you're not? In this interview, Stephanie Sonju of Juju Booth breaks down the content strategy behind one of the most followed photo booth businesses on Instagram. From the rise of photo booth keychains and keepsake trends to exactly what to film at events, what to post, and what to stop doing — this is a masterclass for photo booth owners who want their social media to actually book more events. In this episode: • Why photo booth keychains are the hottest keepsake trend right now • What to film at every event (even if you only have 10 minutes) • The #1 content mistake photo booth owners make on Instagram • How Stephanie uses LinkedIn to land corporate clients • What content actually converts — and what's just "selfish content" Free Resources: Stephanie's Keychain ResourceFollow Juju Booth: Instagram:   / juju_booth If you’d like to start your own photo booth business, check out our free Quickstart Program: https://pages.photoboothsupplyco.com/quick-start-programIf you’d like to speak with someone from our team about starting a photo booth business, book a free strategy call here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/pages/book-a-callFor all other interest, check out our website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/

March 20, 202641 min

Live From PBX: Hiring Excellence With Lynnae Pompeo

Live From PBX: Hiring Excellence with Lynnae Pompeo Photobooth Supply Co At Photo Booth Expo 2026, we sat down with members of our Millionaires Club to talk about the decisions and hard lessons that got them there. First up is Lynnae Pompeo, owner of Luxe Booth NW in Seattle, Washington.Lynnae recently crossed $1.3 million in revenue, and when we asked what made the difference, her answer was clear: her team. For Lynnae, building a culture of excellence wasn't just a nice-to-have. It was the foundation everything else was built on.In this episode, she gets candid about what the hiring process actually looks like when you're growing a premium photo booth business. What to look for, what to avoid, and how to build a team that lets your business run without you at every single event.If that sounds like the goal, this one's for you.If you’d like to start your own photo booth business, check out our free Quickstart Program: https://pages.photoboothsupplyco.com/quick-start-programIf you’d like to speak with someone from our team about starting a photo booth business, book a free strategy call here: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/pages/book-a-callFor all other interest, check out our website: https://photoboothsupplyco.com/