About

Balloon Exchange is a turnkey balloon source, consulting firm and global exchange founded in 2024 by a carefully assembled group of industry veterans. Our seasoned team saw a need for a full-service, U.S.-based supplier to restore stability and confidence in the balloon supply chain.

After hearing from all sectors of the industry, we developed a strategic plan to take on the issues shared by distributors, decorators, wholesalers, retailers, marketers, entertainment industry buyers and consumers in recent years. Our team set out to build a new kind of turnkey, global balloon supply solution — a balloon “exchange” — for any potential problem or challenge a customer might face.

Party City’s December announcement that it will close its 700 remaining stores at the end of February 2025 provided further evidence of a need that Balloon Exchange was built to fill. Party City was at one time the largest supplier of balloons to U.S. consumers.

Serving as our President is industry veteran Cathy Sampson, who was with Anagram,  (formerly the largest balloon supplier in the U.S. and a subsidiary of Party City) for 28 years until she left in 2020. She last served as Custom Sales Manager.

“We’ve got a deep bench of industry veterans behind this. Our team’s depth and knowledge are unparalleled,” said Sampson. “We cannot wait for customers to experience the difference.”

At the heart of it all is our state-of-the-art, modern balloon printing and manufacturing facility in which the team can meet most any stock or custom production need with the highest quality and service. However, we’re not limited to one source. As an exchange, we can source from our vetted list of suppliers, and we’re identifying and qualifying new suppliers every day.

While our website features all the standard colors and shapes, it introduces a broad variety of innovated 3D, 4D, stacking, standing and walking balloons along with exclusive designs by our own designers for every occasion. We  also have an aggressive schedule of new design rollouts.

“Our brand reflects our mission,” said Sampson. “We’re not just selling balloons; we’re providing solutions. We’re more than a traditional manufacturer, broker, distributor, factory rep, consultant or holding company.”

She added, “Whether it’s engineering custom designs, ensuring supply chain reliability for standard sizes and colors or working with customers to develop cutting-edge sustainable materials, we’re here to make the impossible possible.”

“Balloon Exchange is a dream team in a position to deliver anything and everything balloon-related,“ she said. “We’re only limited by our customers’ imaginations.”

Balloon Exchange also offers professional consulting services, including sourcing, specification development, engineering, quality control, design, printing, testing and more – all while being a woman-owned business. Our team has an entire supply chain network built on years of  relationships.

Out of the gate, we know we’re the best in the balloon business. Our sales team has helped hundreds of decorators, event planners, theme parks, entertainment centers, retailers and even manufacturers of unrelated products who want custom inflated products to make their presence known at trade shows or large venues.

If you don’t see a solution in our current inventory, just let us know! We’re Balloon Exchange. Let’s exchange ideas! We’re proud to finally bring Balloon Exchange to life and help our customers, as our tag line says, ‘Inflate Happiness™.’”

If you’re ready to order, simply click here to set up an account and you’ll be able to order straight from the website.
Or call or email us! Tell us your need or your challenge and we’ll jump right on it! Don’t wait another day to find out why you’ve found the only source you’ll ever need.