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Robert De Los Santos is the founder of Sky High Party Rentals, a bounce house event rental company. Most recently, Sky High has made the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing US companies. The company employs over 50 people and services over 8,000 residents and businesses a year with plans to franchise throughout the US. Robert currently serves on the board of EO Houston in charge of the EO Accelerator program, an initiative to help founders making $250,000 or more get to a million in gross revenue within 2 to 3 years. Sky High has been awarded the Empact100 award, presented at the White House and United Nations. Robert has also committed himself to find innovative ways to help the Houston local economy by serving as a U.S. delegate at the G-20 Young Entrepreneur Summit. The G-20, attended by U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of the 20 largest global economies, serves as an international forum for national & international economic issues. As a delegate, Robert collaborated with international young entrepreneurs to develop innovative ways of boosting local economies, which in turn helps the larger national economy.
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No matter what business you run, when you’re designing your website, you’re not really designing it for your business—you’re designing it for your customers. Users of your website need to be able to easily find your website and navigate it to find the solution to their problem. This process is all part of their user experience (UX), and providing them with a positive experience should be your main motivation behind every design choice you make. As business leaders themselves, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council understand what it takes to produce a thoughtful website that keeps the user experience in mind, and here, they each share the one rule or lesson they think about when trying to create a better user experience for their website visitors and how this thinking helps shape their final design.
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Cyber Monday and Black Friday are great opportunities to attract customers to your small business, but there is often a lot of competition from major retailers during the holiday season. While your small business may not be able to compete on the same level as a major retailer, there are a lot of strategies you can use to sell more products or services through the end of the year. To help you plan ahead for the big holiday sale days and beyond, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) answered the following question:
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From ramping up online offerings to implementing new health and safety protocols, the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the way people do business—especially for physical retail stores navigating the future of post-pandemic shopping. While it can be challenging for companies to pivot their operations based on customers’ changing needs and expectations, it can also serve as a unique opportunity for growth. To help you thoughtfully transform your in-store experience, 12 members of Young Entrepreneur Council answered the following question:
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When you think about outstanding personal branding, at least one person comes to mind. This person displays all the elements of what a personal brand should be, but they also have a little something more—an “X” factor. But what are these factors and how can other entrepreneurs tap into those same skills or traits for their own benefit? Below, eight professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council discuss their favorite examples of amazing personal branding and the particular elements that make them so outstanding.
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Sky High Party Rentals
Company bio
Sky High Party Rentals offers inflatable entertainment for rent -- everything from moonwalks and mechanical sharks to giant inflatable coliseums. The company strives to acquire unique rental inventory that no other company can provide, in hopes of inspiring kids.