Leading Executives in Party Rental and Supply Stores
Mike Bjornstad
Founder & CEO, Bright Event Rentals
Founder and CEO who led Bright’s 2024 partnership with Trivest and acquisition of PEAK Event Services, expanding the platform to 15 fulfillment centers and 23 showrooms across CA, AZ, TX, MA, NH, RI and NY.
Jennifer Gullins
Chief Executive Officer, PEAK Event Services (a Bright company)
Longtime New England rental leader who scaled PEAK and, as CEO, oversaw its sale to Bright Event Rentals in 2024 to form a coast-to-coast premium rentals platform.
Joel Weinshanker
Chief Executive Officer, Ad Populum / New Amscan (Party City brand owner)
Acquirer of the Party City brand and related Amscan assets via affiliate New Amscan in February 2025, repositioning one of the category’s biggest supply brands after bankruptcy.
Website | Press (Party City sale)
Steve Mendlik
President & CEO, Oriental Trading Company (Berkshire Hathaway)
Direct-to-consumer party-supply powerhouse CEO, leading one of the largest U.S. sellers of value-priced party goods and novelties.
Nick Zurcher
Vice President, Zurchers Party + Costumes + Balloons
Second-generation operator credited with helping expand family-owned Zurchers into vacated Party City markets in 2025 while maintaining a value-led party retail model.
Website | News (market expansion)
Dan Flynn
Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer Balloon Company (Qualatex)
CEO who has publicly championed sustainability initiatives for the Qualatex brand and guided the company through restructuring to continue supplying ‘The Very Best Balloons.’
Website | Sustainability Message
Kyle Duea
Chief Executive Officer, Anagram Holdings (Anagram International)
Appointed CEO in January 2025 to lead the world’s largest foil balloon manufacturer following its 2024 emergence as an independent company.
Richard LoGuercio
President & Owner, Town & Country Event Rentals (incl. Signature Party Rentals)
Founder-owner who built one of the premier luxury event rental networks in the Western U.S., with expansive showrooms and a large delivery fleet serving SoCal, Las Vegas and beyond.
Jack Luft
President, Hall’s Rental Service (Chicago)
Second‑generation president of one of Chicago’s oldest and most storied party rental companies, recognized by BizBash Hall of Fame for industry impact.
John Bibbo Jr.
President & CEO, Event Source | Panache Events | So Cool Events (JBK Group)
Family‑company head who expanded Event Source beyond the Midwest with acquisitions in Florida, and served as ARA president, reinforcing best practices across party rental.
Website | About the Family of Companies
Greg Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer, BBJ La Tavola (BBJ Rentals, Inc.)
CEO who led national growth in specialty linen rentals, including the acquisition of La Tavola to create a coast‑to‑coast tabletop leader.
Dan Hooks
President & CEO, Party Reflections (Carolinas)
Second‑generation leader known for ARA board leadership and advocacy, growing a marquee Southeastern party/tent rental brand.
Bob Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, Curated Events (formerly CE Rental)
Veteran rental executive and CEO who led CE Rental’s multi‑brand consolidation and 2022 rebrand to Curated Events, unifying locations across the Eastern U.S.
Terry Turner, CERP
President, All Occasions Party Rentals (Knoxville, TN)
Regional stalwart who has spent three decades building one of East Tennessee’s leading tent and party rental operations.
Todd M. Johnson
President, Aztec Events & Tents (Houston)
President of one of Texas’ largest tent and event rental firms, serving marquee events from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo to major sporting events.
Michael Berman
President, Stuart Event Rentals (Bay Area)
Bay Area president who kept Stuart at the forefront of West Coast events and partnered with Arena Group to broaden large‑scale solutions.
Michael Davis
Chief Executive Officer & President, CORT Business Services (CORT Events)
Named CEO & President of CORT in January 2024 after decades with the company; oversaw further CORT Events expansion with new warehouses in TX and FL.
Brad Siniscalchi
Chief Executive Officer, Marquee Event Rentals
Platform CEO leading multi‑market event rental operations in Chicago, Dallas and beyond, with a focus on creative design and large‑scale production.
Gary Halperin
President & CEO, Party Rental Ltd.
Second‑generation leader of the iconic “pink hippo” fleet; expanded service into New England with new design studios and continues to run one of the nation’s largest event rental inventories.
Website | PR (New England launch)
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