We recently connected with Ebony/Francis Ellis and have shared our conversation below.
Ebony/Francis, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Coming up with the idea is so exciting, but then comes the hard part – executing. Too often the media ignores the execution part and goes from idea to success, skipping over the nitty, gritty details of executing in the early days. We think that’s a disservice both to the entrepreneurs who built something amazing as well as the public who isn’t getting a realistic picture of what it takes to succeed. So, we’d really appreciate if you could open up about your execution story – how did you go from idea to execution?
Flipped Atl is our mobile bartending company that started in 2021 with the help of both my husband and little sister. we started off doing small gatherings like baby showers and birthday parties and once word of mouth got around we were doing more unique events like private parties grand openings and the list goes on. we knew we really had something when we realized we were literally booked every weekend for pretty much 2 years straight after a great run and a lot of happy clients we began to think of what could next for our brand (flipped atl) after careful consideration and high demand we figured why not open an event studio? we had been to and have been booked at several really great event studios in the Atlanta area and instantly knew that that could be an amazing next step! so we jumped right in to intense research all while juggling our mobile bartending business. after about 3 months of searching for what we would consider our next business move we found a location! it honestly took us a couple of No’s and a few no call backs before we got our yes and then it happened ! We got our YES! after we signed our paper work and started our renovations we all agreed that we would call our space Flipped Atl Event Studio! with litlle to no knowledge at all on the event space topic we knew we couldnt turn back now! we started to spread the word and posting our renovation journey which later brought us to where we are today! We had the pleasure of celebrating our Grand Opening Event on 9/10/23 and are proud to annouce that we are officially opened for business!
Ebony/Francis, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Flipped Atl is a Mobile bartending Company where bring the mobile bar and all things needed to every event ! We are located in the metro atlanta Area and service events up to 200 guests. we have recently opened an Event studio called Flipped Atl Event Studio and offer a space for : micro weddings , baby showers , birthday parties , graduation parties , mixers photoshoots and the list goes on! when you book our event studio it comes with our very own licensed in house bartenders its like a one stop shop!
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
great customer service and consistency!
What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?
referrals and word of Mouth
Contact Info:
- Website: Flippedatl.com
- Instagram: @flippedatlmobilebartending @flippedatleventstudio
- Yelp: Flipped Atl Event Studio
Image Credits
@Mrhooke.jpg