My Girlfriend's Photobooth

Delisher Bankole has been a first responder for almost 3 decades. Missing family and community celebrations had become a way of life. With retirement on the horizon, this Chicago party girl was destined not to miss another corporate, family or community celebration. My Girlfriend’s Photobooth provides budget-friendly alternatives for lively entertainment for event managers, concert promoters and fundraising organizers. Bankole’s big idea began during the winter of 2015 while planning a monthly cocktail party fundraising agenda. She decided that it would be nice to have a photobooth just in case someone needed to rent one. After weeks of research, her 1st booth arrived late March 2015. By April 2016 she had acquired a 2nd kiosk. January 2017, she partnered with her manufacturer to work gigs for them in exchange for booth rental fees. Her strategic business partners (balloon decorators and up-lighting service providers) offered bundle packages to their customers renting her equipment and, sometimes, her staff. In her words: “Without any formal training, this has truly been a learn-as-yougrow journey. Each day I learn something new about myself or the industry, which pushes me closer to my goal.”