Member Spotlight :: Carol Lockhart

Carol Lockhart

Co-Owner and CEO  |  Top Hat Photo Booths, Indiana and Chicago

Carol Lockhart

Top Hat Photo Booth

Big Booth, BIG FUN

Phone:  317 . 222 . 1836

• Check out the website:
• http://www.tophatphotobooths.com/

• Follow them on Twitter:
• https://twitter.com/PhotoBoothsIndy

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• What is your title and position at your current company?   I am the co-owner and CEO (Chief Everything Officer) of Top Hat Photo Booths in Indiana and Chicago.

• What does your company do? How is it different than others like it? We offer photo booth rentals for corporate events, parties, fundraiser, gala's and weddings.  Our sole focus is photo booths, we don't mix the photo booth business with any other types of event rentals.  Our photo booths are much larger than most booths, it is a stand up style "real booth" --perfect for "adult" events.  We do a lot of corporate events since our booth is larger and offers large exterior panels for corporate branding and wraps.  We are also part of the Top Hat Photo Booth network with locations in 16 cities and all providing the same type of exclusive photo booth rentals.  We currently have 3 photo booths in Indianapolis and several teams of trained employees that do most of our events. 

• How many years have you been in the industry? Just starting our 3rd year in Indiana and the company we are part of is over 4 years.  

• What was your very first job?  First female paper route carrier, back when "kids" delivered the paper in their neighborhood.

• What lead you in into the event industry?  I was looking for a type of business that was/is still robust in a down market and found that the event rental business with the combination of all different types of events and the active convention business in Indianapolis is something that we could be successful at.  It was also important to be able to join up with a larger company with an exclusive product, training and support. 

• Why did you decide to join ISES?  I wanted to be able to network with and learn from other like-minded professionals in the business. 

• What is your favorite thing about ISES?  It has been interesting to learn more about the industry and to meet all the professionals in the Indianapolis Event Industry.

• What is your most memorable event? Why?  Racing for Cancer.  It was fun to provide the photo booth for the families and kids that have cancer and humbling to see how much fun a photo booth could be for people with life threatening circumstances.  I felt very lucky to be able to provide a bit of fun for them.

• What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?  I'm an Instrument Rated Licensed pilot. 

• If you were not in the event industry, what would be your dream job?  Real Estate Mogul