Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Scott Edelsberg. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Scott, appreciate you joining us today. Let’s start with a story that highlights an important way in which your brand diverges from the industry standard.

The customer experience and their safety are extremely important to me. We make sure that we follow all safety protocols. The machines and equipment are thoroughly cleaned before and after each event. We train our employees to understand how everything works. In the event a customer has any questions my staff is able to properly communicate how every game and photobooth operate. As far industry standards are concerned, I would say what I do different from others is my vast selection. I’m always searching for the next best game and photobooth. I like to be on top of trends. For example, when airbrushing was beginning to pick up momentum, I made sure I had an artist. My airbrush artist has been a personal friend for almost 40 years. He was a famous graffiti artist and now he creates unbelievable party favors that both kids and adults love.
If you are looking for photobooths we have over 20 different booths which are all different in their own way.
A few of our most popular ones are our 360 spinner which creates a slow-motion video to music, The magic mirror photobooth is a 65-inch mirror that talks to you and has funny animations. Our roaming photobooth walks around the room capturing special moments; taking boomerang, short videos, and pictures you can send right to your phone.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am someone who loves what they do. I’m big kid at heart. When I was a child my uncle owned a couple of catering halls in the tri-state area in the late 80’s. My first job was a waiter in one of his halls. I basically grew up in the catering/event business. In 2000, I moved to Florida and opened up a novelty photography business.

My early jobs consisted of photography and party favors. I brought key chains and snow globes to parties. In 2005, the demand expanded into game rentals and Photo Booth’s, I moved along with it. I loved the transitions. I am proud to say, we now offer over 30 different Photo Booth machines and hundreds of different game rentals for all types of events. For example, we offer the latest multi player sports games; 16 player foosball, 4 player basketball, 6 player air hockey, 4 player ping pong and much more. We also have a wide variety of specialty entertainers such as, led robots, henna tattoo artists, stilt walkers, and magicians.

I am most proud of my inventory. I believe it sets us apart from other event photo booth and game rental companies. We are constantly expanding, and we own our equipment. We have a giant Lite- Brite, giant snow globes, 16 players LED foosball games, and vintage arcade games.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

My struggles came in the transition periods. For example, when we started the business, we basically where a party favor company. We brought key chain, magnets, and fun frames to events. Then, photobooths became popular and my business halted. At this point I needed to make a decision do I continue or do exit? This is when I decided the best way to tackle transitions is to do my best to stay ahead of the curve. I began purchasing picture booths and became one of the first companies in South Florida to offer photobooth machine rentals for parties.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I used to believe quantity was more important than quality, but the pandemic taught me otherwise. When we all went into lockdown my business, along with most business, was at a standstill. The biggest challenge for me was there was nothing I could do about it. At this time, I began assessing what I had and what I really needed. I realized I needed to invest in quality pieces instead of every photobooth in the market. Although my selections have brought me many new clients, I believe quality will keep them coming back.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.funtasticphotoevents.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funtasticphotoevents/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funtasticphotofavor
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin/in/scott-edelsberg-2a43b535/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/funtastic1212/videos