Jessi Porter founded Balloon Therapy last year (2018) after an extravagant balloon creation on Pinterest inspired her to construct her first installation for her mom’s birthday. The celebratory design was a blend of blue balloons and palm leaves dramatically draped around a room. She put her work on Instagram and a short while later someone from Bumble spotted her handiwork and hired her to create several installations for an event, the company took off. Porter eventually left her day job as a high school counselor to focus full time on the business. Now Porter and her fiancé, Chris Brown, work diligently in their Oak Lawn office, watching Netflix, tying balloons, and using the company van for delivery of their creations, which start at $150 for 10 feet.