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Balloon Biography
Jodie, a qualified lecturer in both Balloon Artistry and Floristry, and
has worked in many ways to help educate people for our industry. She
spent a number of years teaching City & Guild courses in Balloon
Artistry for the leading London College Capel Manor. Jodie has also run
a successful home based business offering event décor with both
balloons and flowers.
Recently Jodie set about taking her knowledge worldwide, doing a
variety of tours one to the Far East, sharing her skills and knowledge
with delegates from Singapore, Japan and Korea, and she was honored
when asked to return as a speaker at the worlds top industry convention
‘IBAC’ where she spent a week, networking with people and doing what
she loves best, ‘dedicating her time to promoting education within the
balloon industry’.
Known for her award winning non-round balloon sculptures Jodie is one
of a few instructors worldwide that can offer the combination of
working with round and non-round balloons, sharing many exciting new
idea’s and techniques.
Jodie is now working along side Dee white running bezonline.com, where
she will continue to dedicate her time growing and supporting people
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Industry Awards
- 2003 NVQ Level Two ‘Best Student of NVQ 2 Class™ Award
- Small Business Award from Business Enterprise
- National Certificate in Professional Floristry
- Best Student of NCPF Class 97/98’
- Friends of Capel Cup™ for ˜Best full time Student™
- Company/Staff of Balloons & Balloons Won Large Sculpture and Centrepiece Competition
and we received ˜Decorator of the Year™ Award at IPS Birmingham 1998.
- European prize-winner, 2nd Place Non-Round sculpture at the EBS - October 1998
- International prise-winner, 1st Place Non-Round Balloon Sculpture at IPS at the NEC
Birmingham, April 1999.
- International prize-winner, 1st Place Non-Round Balloon Sculpture at IPS at the NEC
Birmingham, April 2000.
- International prize-winner, with ˜First Place Non-Round Balloon Sculpture Competition at IBAC 2001
(International Balloon Arts Convention) The 17th Annual at The Hyatt Chicago USA on 7th - 11th March 01
- Capel Manor Floristry Section was awarded grade 1 at inspection whilst she was part of the teaching team 2001
- International prize-winner, 1st Place for the Large Balloon Sculpture at the IPS at the NEC Birmingham, April 2002
- International prize-winner, 1st Place Non-Round Sculpture at the IPS at the NEC Birmingham, April 2002
- International prize-winner receiving 'Decoratorof the Year' Award at the IPS at the NEC Birmingham, April 2002
- Gold Medal Winner at The Qualatex Event 2002 for Large Sculpture Competition
- Prize-winner with 1st Place at the Spring Florist Event 2003, Flower & Balloon Table Design
- Best Training Provider 2004 at the International Party & Halloween Show Telford
- Ballooniversity 2006
- Designer of the year 2006
- 1st Place Large Sculpture
- 1st Place Non-Round
- Millennium Jam 1st Place large Non-Round
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Relevant Qualifications
- QBN Member - Qualatex Balloon Network
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CBA - Certified Balloon Artist
- QAI - Qualatex Approved Instructor
- QAA - Qualatex Approved Ambassador
- QEBC - Qualatex European Balloon Council Committee Member
- Conwin Design Team Member
- NABAS Approved Instructor
- (FE) Certificate in Education & PGCE. - University of Greenwich
- City & Guilds 7306 Further Education
- Teachers Certificate TDLB, D32, D33 & D36
- Advanced Certificate in Floristry & Flower Arranging (Distinction)
- National Certificate in Professional Floristry (Distinction)
- City & Guilds 7900-088 Balloon Display (Distinction)
- City & Guilds 7802-36 Balloon Display (Distinction)
- NVQ Level One & Two Floristry (Distinction)
- NABAS Basic certificate
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Shows & Events taught at in the past 5 years:
- Lecturer of Balloon Artistry & Floristry,
- 1998 - 2003 at Capel Manor College, Enfield
- International Tours on behalf of Conwin and Qualatex
- Japan
- Singapore
- Korea
- Taiwan
- America
- European
- The Qualatex Events 2002 - 2006
- Millennium Jam 2003
- JABAN - 2003
- IBAC - 2003
- IBAC - 2004
- The Big Winter Show
- Education Director for IPHS 2004
- IPHS 2004
- Education Director for NHCPS 2004
- NHCPS 2004
- Korea & Taiwan Road Show 2005
- Education Director for IPHS 2005
- IPHS 2005
- Autumn Fair Demonstrator 2004 & 2005
- NABAS Annual Autumn Shows 1999 - 2005
- Spring Fair 2006
- IPS 2006
- Ballooniversity 2006
- Summer Balloon Camp 2006 (USA)
- Autumn Fair 2006
- The Qualatex Event 2007
- Balonalia 2007 (Poland)
- The Qualatex Event 2007 (France)
- BBMC (British Balloon Modelling Convention) 2007 (UK)
- BACI 2007 (Italy)
- The Qualatex Event 2007 (Romania)
- Millennium Jam 2007 (Belgium)
- Ballooniversity 2007 (USA)
- Summer Balloon Camp 2007 (USA)
- Plus many wholesalers and venues around the UK
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up-to-date industry events and courses as well as the Bezonline Gallery
for photo event coverage
Bezonline Calendar - click here
Bezonline Gallery - click here
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