Just Go with Nick Glassett

Nick Glassett of The Jump Off and Alvin Bearden of Wow Inflatables share their 2027 business predictions for bounce house and party rental owners.

Will AI replace bounce house rental companies? No. Live events and real parties are one of the last things people want done in person, so rental companies that add personal touches will keep winning.

Is SEO dead in 2027? Not dead, but Nick and Alvin expect Google search traffic to drop fast while AEO, where ChatGPT and other AI assistants answer the question, takes over.

Will inflatables get cheaper? Prices are already falling across the board, and they expect costs and rental prices to keep dropping, so plan your pricing NOW.

What should rental owners do? Shift toward bigger events, add upsells like water slides, mini pools and cocktail kegs, and show your own party photos and stories, because people want what other people have!

Also in this episode: AI remakes of old cartoons (Alvin put himself and Bigfoot into Thundarr the Barbarian with one prompt), endless Seinfeld seasons, and whether pro sports is scripted.

Catch up on AI for your business at The Jump Off Store.

00:00 Welcome and the hurricane that turned into a nothing burger

04:22 AI movies, endless Seinfeld and the Thundarr remake

14:29 Cat videos, real content and why live events still win

24:16 Is pro sports already scripted?

28:22 How AI changes your business, prices and parties

41:20 2027 prediction: SEO fades and AEO takes over

46:04 Personal touches, water slides and margarita kegs

53:40 AI is not evil: a game plan for your business

Chapters 

0:00 AI employees not chat

2:12 Taking the human out of the loop

12:24 AI that texts from a real number

17:52 Guardrails so it stays on the sale

21:40 Voice AI answers the phone

38:20 Which model for which job

41:24 Live: AI writes a WordPress plugin

44:24 Coupons and image cleanup

57:16 The UPS store mess

1:00:20 Dedicated AI managers

1:05:32 Drafting shop policy

1:55:00 Retraining your agents

2:06:00 Alvin’s haunted house story

2:14:30 Coffin-in-a-truck marketing

2:23:00 Bounce Into Biz / wrap

AI employees are running The Jump Off. Not as a pitch deck. In this episode of the Just Go Podcast, Nick Glassett and Alvin Bearden walk through what that looks like inside a real bounce house and inflatable rental company in Covington, Louisiana.

Nick told an AI agent to sell an old inflatable that was taking up warehouse space. The agent listed it on Facebook Marketplace, answered the buyer, set the meetup, and the customer showed up with cash. Nick was in a meeting and never opened Facebook.

If you run inflatables, this episode answers the questions operators are actually asking:

What is an AI employee in a rental company? Software that finishes the job. Nick breaks it into three phases: chatbots that answer, agents that complete one task, and swarms that spin up other agents to hit a bigger goal. At The Jump Off that looks like routing, SOPs, customer texts, and posts getting done overnight.

Which AI should you use? Nick uses ChatGPT for ideas, Claude for careful writing and code, and Grok for actions and checks. He runs them in the same workflow so they catch each other. ChatGPT will invent an answer to please you. Claude is slower and more careful. Grok is weaker at code and stronger at doing things.

What is AEO for a bounce house company? Answer engine optimization means publishing pages that solve a real problem so AI search can cite you. Examples from this episode: a soft unit, a tripped GFCI, weather delays. Those pages also give a customer-service bot something true to send. Keyword-stuffed pages are getting dropped.

What is the risk? AI will invent facts. One draft page claimed The Jump Off follows ASTM specifications on every setup. That was false and a liability. You cannot hand the keys over. A human still reviews.

Nick's line: you do not have to be the expert. The model is. Your job is to be the boss who checks the work.

Presented by Leisure Activities.

The Jump Off: https://itsthejumpoff.com 

The Jump Off Store: https://thejumpoffstore.com 

Bounce Into Biz: https://bounceintobiz.com 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3KO5WiCq5g IG and TikTok: @nick_o_glass

AI isn’t just another business tool it’s becoming the new way business gets done.

In this live Q&A, Alvin Bearden and I break down how we’re using AI agents to build websites, automate everyday tasks, improve marketing, create reservation systems, and keep multiple projects moving at once.

We also discuss the shift from traditional SEO to AI search, how to establish your company as a trusted authority, when to hire someone for advertising, and why chasing viral content can actually hurt a local business.

Whether you’re already experimenting with AI or have no idea where to begin, this conversation will help you understand what’s changing, what matters, and how to start adapting.

Learn more about Bounce Into Biz at bounceintobiz.com.

Resources for growing your party rental business: jumpoffstore.com.

AI is already changing the bounce house business, and the operators who learn to use it now will have a serious head start.

Nick Glassett, founder of Louisiana event-rental company The Jump Off and The Jump Off Store, joins Alvin Danzy to recap the first Bounce Into Biz workshop. They break down how inflatable rental operators used AI to build landing pages, custom apps, personalized customer videos, and tools they could put to work immediately.

They also explain agentic AI in plain English, why you do not need to be a “computer person,” and how AI can multiply the output of a small rental company without multiplying its payroll.

In this episode:

• What agentic AI actually is and how it differs from a chatbot
• A student’s eight-second AI birthday video and why it could become one of the inflatable industry’s cheapest customer-retention tools
• How Nick built a tent-rental website in roughly one prompt after putting the project off for three years
• Why AI-powered search is changing how customers find bounce house and event-rental companies
• When AI-generated content works and when it backfires
• Why the manufacturer relationships built at Bounce Into Biz may be worth more than walking a trade-show floor

Episode chapters:

00:00 Bounce Into Biz Recap
02:15 The Eight-Second Customer-Retention Video
06:13 Building Landing Pages and Custom Apps
08:02 How AI Makes a Small Team Work Like Ten
09:28 You Don’t Need to Be a Computer Person
10:27 How AI Search Is Changing Customer Discovery
11:23 Agentic AI and Nick’s One-Prompt Website
18:56 When AI-Generated Content Works and Backfires
21:28 Why the In-Person Experience Is So Valuable
25:06 Manufacturer Relationships You Can’t Build at a Trade Show
31:34 Why Waiting to Learn AI Puts You Behind

See upcoming Bounce Into Biz training dates and reserve your seat at https://bounceintobiz.com. The upcoming Nashville event also includes a two-for-one opportunity to attend both Bounce Into Biz and Christmas-light training on the same trip.

About Nick Glassett:

Nick owns The Jump Off, a Covington, Louisiana event-rental company serving St. Tammany Parish and the surrounding Northshore with bounce house rentals, water slides, obstacle courses, foam parties, tents, and portable mini golf. Learn more at https://itsthejumpoff.com.

He also founded The Jump Off Store, which provides inflatable rental supplies and equipment tested inside a real rental operation. Shop straps, blowers, anchoring equipment, cleaning products, repair supplies, and other tools for inflatable entrepreneurs at https://thejumpoffstore.com.

Presented by Leisure Activities.

Evan Aranoff is the founder of EyeCandy Inflatables, a manufacturer serving inflatable rental operators nationwide and a founding sponsor of the Inflatable Roadshow.

Evan Aranoff is the founder of EyeCandy Inflatables, a manufacturer serving inflatable rental operators nationwide and a founding sponsor of the Inflatable Roadshow.

This episode answers how the Inflatable Roadshow is built, how manufacturers collaborate with operators, and how suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers work together to support the inflatable rental industry.

The Inflatable Roadshow brings together manufacturers like EyeCandy Inflatables, operators like The Jump Off, and industry service providers including marketing agencies such as The Marketing Ninja, founded by Jana Thompson, which supports rental companies with digital marketing, SEO, and growth strategy.

In this episode, we answer:

-What goes into setting up the Inflatable Roadshow?

The Inflatable Roadshow requires coordination between manufacturers, marketing partners, suppliers, and operators to showcase equipment, provide education, and strengthen relationships across the inflatable rental industry.

-Who are the major players in the inflatable manufacturing and support ecosystem, and how do they work together?

Manufacturers such as EyeCandy Inflatables, operators, and service providers like The Marketing Ninja collaborate through sponsorship, marketing support, and event participation to help rental businesses grow and improve operations.

-What makes EyeCandy Inflatables stand out as a founding sponsor of the show?

EyeCandy Inflatables contributes manufacturing expertise, sponsorship support, and direct engagement with operators, helping support the event and the broader inflatable rental community.

This conversation provides insight into how manufacturers, operators, and industry partners work together to support and grow the inflatable rental industry.

Explore The Jump Off, an inflatable and event rental company founded by host Nick Glassett: https://www.thejumpoff.com

Learn more about EyeCandy Inflatables:https://www.eyecandyinflatables.com

Learn more about The Marketing Ninja, founded by Jana Thompson: https://www.themarketingninja.com

Register for The Inflatable Roadshow: https://www.theinflatableroadshow.com

Roadshow Rundown is hosted by Nick Glassett, founder of The Jump Off. The show documents the manufacturers, operators, and service providers shaping the inflatable rental industry.

Mark Slater has spent 44 years in the rental industry, building a business that has survived every major economic cycle, from Economic crisis to COVID, alongside the same business partner he’s known since third grade.

In this episode of Roadshow Rundown, Mark shares his experience building and sustaining a long-term rental business, offering perspective on industry cycles, business partnerships, and the evolution of event rental supply.

We discuss:

• Building a rental business from age 18
• Maintaining a business partnership for over four decades
• Navigating economic downturns and industry change
• Lessons learned from long-term success in event rentals
• The evolution of tent, table, and event rental supply

Explore ⁠The Jump Off⁠, an inflatable and event rental company founded by host Nick Glassett and serving the St Tammany Parish.

Learn more about Tend and Table, a leading supplier of event rental equipment.

Register for The Inflatable Roadshow, the premier industry event connecting operators, manufacturers, and suppliers.

Roadshow Rundown is hosted by Nick Glassett, founder of The Jump Off. Through conversations with manufacturers, suppliers, and operators, the show documents the evolution of the modern rental industry.

The inflatable industry didn't always feel like this. What used to be guarded and competitive has evolved into something more open, more connected, and more collaborative.

In this conversation with Jump Orange, you can feel that shift in real time. This is not about tactics or secrets. It is about connecting with your tribe, and the energy that happens when you show up to events like The Inflatable Roadshow!

Growth is no longer hiding behind closed doors. It's actively happening in the community.

Get your free tickets to The Inflatable Roadshow HERE

Roadshow Rundown with Jana and Alvin Bearden as we GEEK OUT on how to ACTUALLY use AI in your business today.

Get free tickets to The Inflatable Roadshow HERE

Alvin will be doing a 90 minute keynote on practical usage of AI in your business.

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This episode of The Inflatable Roadshow Rundown Matt and Garrison (AKA Garebear) from Big and Bright Inflatables, one of the most creative and upend coming names in inflatable manufacturing.

We get into how bounce houses are over rated, how to drive more profit, and how much more details than you think goes into designing inflatables!

This is Part 3 of an 8-part series featuring the manufacturers displaying at ⁠The Inflatable Roadshow⁠ in Dallas, TX, March 2–4. Entry is free. If you’re in the inflatable industry and want a clearer view of how the manufacturing side really works, this series is for you.

Free Tickets ⁠HERE