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Neighbors
June 2015
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Gilbert BounceU owned and managed by dynamic couple BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
Families throughout the Valley enjoy the interactive party spot BounceU, but it has special meaning to Gilbert owners Brenna and Garrick Chaddock. The couple met and fell in love at the play place, thanks to former owners Brent and Carron Schmick. Brenna was one of the first staff members when BounceU opened in 2003. “I was part of the original staff and worked here for two years or so,” Brenna explained. “Then I left to be a full-time student at ASU.” Even so, when the Schmicks began franchising, they asked Brenna to fly to new locations and train new employees. After doing that for a year, the Schmicks, who still owned the Gilbert BounceU, offered Brenna a training position at the corporate office in Mesa. In the meantime, Garrick was employed in IT. “I was hired on to do the IT work for all the franchisees that existed at that time and she was working as a trainer,” Garrick said. “We just met in the day-to-day working with each other and maybe it was meant to be.” In 2011, the Schmicks approached the
Chaddocks about buying the Gilbert BounceU and the couple accepted. “It was an easy decision—a done deal,” Garrick said. Brenna also thinks that buying BounceU was a good decision. “We were definitely familiar with the business,” she said. “We have been with the company so long. I’ve worked at the store level as a trainer and a consultant and have been to about 35 of the stores. It’s a whole different world owning it. It’s exciting—the opportunity, the growth, the change, working with kids and making our own hours.” Garrick has a job in IT away from BounceU, but he comes in every Friday with the couple’s young daughter so they can spend time together. He also does work around the business. “The way we have it set up with me having another job is probably the only way it will work,” Garrick explained. “Whereas Brenna is the general manager of operations and she’s here every day throughout the week. She does most of the work here. It’s more about being entrepreneurial—we like running our own business and making decisions.” The business suits the Chaddock family
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Garrick and Brenna Chaddock and their daughter, Brooklyn, look forward to spending Fridays together at the family’s business, BounceU. GSN photo by Lynette Carrington
and, although upkeep and maintenance can be a bit challenging at times, they love the customers and staff. The Chaddocks are looking forward to continuing to grow their business and stay on the cutting edge of fun inflatable attractions. “I believe in my heart that bounce
houses and bouncing and jumping is always going to be popular,” Brenna said.
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