Up in the Air Balloons
Advisory Board
At Up in the Air Balloons, we believe that soliciting feedback and surrounding ourselves with really smart people has had a huge impact on our success. We are privileged to have an all star Advisory Board to help us navigate the road ahead!
SMB Franchise Advisors
Since 2009, SMB Franchise Advisors has helped hundreds of brands become successful franchises. We take a people-first approach to our solutions and develop personalized strategies to scale your system.
SMB has proudly helped grow large and small franchises, including Lawn Doctor, K9 Resorts, The Goddard School, GYMGUYZ, Ivybrook Academy, Renovation Sells, Monster Tree Service, SoBol, and more.
Josh Harry
Josh Harry is the Vice President of Growth and Operations for Sky Zone, the Karobar Franchise Group.
Josh oversees franchised Sky Zone locations in New Jersey, New York City, California, Connecticut, and Arizona. Starting in Family Entertainment in 2016, Josh has held different roles such as Retail Supervisor, Retail Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager of companies such as Sky Zone, Six Flags and iPlay America.
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Outside of Sky Zone, Josh is the Events Chair & Board Member for the Young Professionals Group at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, on the Executive Team for the Spread the Joy Foundation, Development Board Member for the Ballers and Bookworms Foundation, and an active member of Shop Hamilton and the Princeton-Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. Josh is active in the community with other non-profits in the Hamilton-Princeton area.
Joe Wolk
Joseph J. Wolk (Joe) is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Johnson & Johnson.
Joe serves as a member of the company’s Executive Committee, playing a strategic role in the overall management of the organization and leading the development and execution of the business’ global long-term financial strategy.
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Additionally, as the financial steward of Johnson & Johnson, Joe’s scope of responsibilities includes driving competitive and profitable growth, generating sustainable cash flow, allocating capital to maximize value creation and managing risk across the entire enterprise.
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Joe leads the worldwide Finance and Global Services organizations, which includes approximately 9,000 colleagues around the globe. He has been with Johnson & Johnson for 26 years, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2018.
Steve Bilt
Steve Bilt is the Chief Executive Officer at Smile Brands Inc. (SBI) and OneSmile, LLC.
He co-founded Smile Brands and OneSmile and in 2016 combined the two businesses (collectively “Smile Brands”). Steve was integral in SBI’s three initial platform acquisitions and led the acquisitions of Monarch Dental Corporation [NASDAQ: MDDS] and Castle Dental Centers Inc. [NASDAQ: CASL].
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In addition to these transactions, Steve has overseen the development and operationalization of over 200 de novo practices at Smile Brands and each of the OneSmile platform acquisitions. Smile Brands and OneSmile have 8,200 employees and affiliated providers in over 700 locations across the United States.