How I Rent It

Join us for Episode 32 of How I Rent It with Bryan Bolt, the Senior Director of Tent Solutions at the American Rental Association (ARA). In this episode of How I Rent It, Tony and Bryan discuss how Bryan’s involvement in the tent rental industry led to his work with the ARA and all the helpful safe tenting resources the ARA has to offer. Plus they discuss the upcoming ARA show and why it’s worth a...

Join us for Episode 31 of How I Rent It with Steve Arendt, owner of Teeco Solutions & host of the Better Lives Better Business podcast! In this special collaboration episode with Better Lives Better Business, Steve is asking Tony all about starting, owning, and operating his tent rental business and party tent manufacturing business. Listen to all of Tony’s advice and recommendations for build...

Join us for Episode 30 of How I Rent It with Andrew Garcia, Co-Founder of Goodshuffle ! He started his side hustle as a DJ in college, then transitioned into renting out his equipment. He and his business partner, Erik, created Goodshuffle to be a neighbor-to-neighbor software company that would mitigate risk of renting equipment out to strangers. They soon found out there was an untapped market f...

Join us for Episode 29 of How I Rent It with Kenny and Devyn Robinson, owners of Timeless Occasions in Peachtree City, Georgia. After 15 years of experience in mechanical engineering , Kenny started their business in 2022 with tables and chairs–then expanded into tents– with a focus on safety and reliability along the way.  This episode features how Kenny was introduced to the event rental industr...

Join us for Episode 28 of How I Rent It with Josue Aranda, owner of Frenchy’s Wedding & Event Rentals in Tucson, Arizona. What began as a small side hustle started by his father-in-law eventually became a full-time rental business for Josue and his wife. In this episode, Josue shares how he left his career in automotive collision repair to focus on the party rental business, the major setbacks...

Join us for Episode 27 of How I Rent It with Steve Arendt, former party rental business owner and founder of Teeco Solutions . After decades of building his event rental business, Steve had a recurring problem with his dirty tents. Every customer wants a bright white tent, but he never had enough time to get them clean and it was causing profit leaks for his business. Steve wanted a better way to...

Join us for Episode 26 of How I Rent It with Steve Arendt, founder of Teeco Solutions and former owner of The Tent Event based in Fenton Missouri! In part 1 of the podcast, Tony talks with Steve about his different perspectives on the event rental industry. From owning his own event rental business, working events, and finding work life balance even when it’s hard to step away. In part 2, we will...

Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with Scott Woodruff and Andy Mattrick from Tent OX! In Part 1 , we explored Scott and Andy's decades of experience in the tent and event rental industry and the challenges they faced that ultimately led to the creation of Tent OX. Now, in Part 2, we dive into the story behind the Tent Ox machine itself. Hear how they identified a need in the rental in...

Join us for Episode 24 of How I Rent It with Scott Woodruff and Andy Mattrick from Tent Ox based in Pennsylvania!  In this highly anticipated two-part episode, we sit down with Scott and Andy to hear the story behind Event Central , the successful rental company that ultimately inspired Tent OX. Learn how they grew from a local operation into a large-scale event rental business, the challenges the...

Join us for a special episode of How I Rent it! After an incredible 1st season featuring rental company owners from across the country, we put together a special “Best of Season 1” episode packed with some of the most valuable advice and biggest lessons we heard along the way. In this episode, you’ll hear real conversations about: Starting a tent or event rental business The best rental inventory...

Thinking of starting a rental business? Join us for Season 2 of How I Rent It ! This episode, we talk with Steve Gorney, owner of Paradise Event Rentals in Edgewater, Florida. After decades of jobs and career changes, in 2014 Steve bought a small beach wedding company he grew into a successful business hosting weddings across Florida’s coast. In 2020, he wanted to expand the business into a wide r...

Join us for Episode 21 of How I Rent It with Jesus Gomez, owner of Fiesta Solutions in Tampa Florida. In this episode, Jesus shares how his story started with his parents’ catering business in Colombia, and how that foundation carried over when their family moved to the U.S. What began as helping out in the family business eventually turned into something much bigger: growing into Fiesta Solutions...

Join us for Episode 20 of How I Rent It with Nick Thomas, Owner of Ashley’s Party Rentals in Oceanside, California. Nick had 10 years of experience running his catering business, Spinning Meats, as a side hustle before acquiring an existing rental company a year ago. He came to own the business by happenstance, when his local rental company decided to sell, and Nick was in the right place at the r...

In Episode 19 of How I Rent It, we talk with Tommy Nantz, owner of T & A Tent and Party Rentals in Sandusky, Michigan. Tommy and his brother started their tent rental business with tents left over from their sister’s graduation party , and today they run a growing party rental and event rental company serving rural Michigan. Tommy shares how he got started in the tent and event rental industry...

Join us for Episode 18 of How I Rent It with Kevin Wieging from UltraSound Special Events in Delphos, Ohio. He first started offering event services and entertainment in 1990, and over 30 years he’s expanded his company to include everything you need for a great event–including tents & inflatables! In this episode, Tony and Kevin talk about his decades of experience in the event rental industr...

Join us for Episode 17 of How I Rent It with Jared Nigro, owner of Evo Tents in Northbridge, Massachusetts. Jared always knew he wanted to own a business. He just didn’t know what it would be. That changed the day he saw the price tag on the tent rental for his brother’s graduation party. He realized there was real opportunity in the tent and event rental industry and decided to go after it. Start...

Join us for Episode 16 of How I Rent It with Mike Hess, owner of Hess Tent Rental in Manheim, Pennsylvania, and the person who played a key role in bringing the Extractor Stake Puller to market. Mike was raised on a farm, so he’s no stranger to hard work. The one thing he loves more: efficiency. The Stake Extractor was originally invented by John from Discount Tent Rentals as a solution to a commo...

Join us for Episode 15 of How I Rent It with Ramon Rodriguez, owner of Sunny Party Rentals in Englewood, Colorado. Ramon started his party rental company after another business almost ruined his daughter’s first birthday party . Ever since, Ramon and his wife have led their company with professionalism, reliability, and safety at the forefront of their business. With three years as being one of En...

Join us for Episode 14 of How I Rent It with Justin Ferraraccio, owner of Just In Case Party Rentals in Buffalo, New York. Justin was introduced to the party rental industry at a young age, and eventually he started his own company. With the years of knowledge and experience he gained from building his own business, he decided to teach others who wanted to get into party rentals. His Facebook grou...

Tune in to Episode 13 of How I Rent It with Nick Deninno, founder of Block and Roll and former owner of PTG Services in New York . Nick began his career with a couple of tables, chairs, and one bounce house and expanded his inventory to include tents in order to broaden his customer base. After decades of setting up tents, he realized that anchoring tents could be more efficient, which led him to...

This episode is a special one. Instead of interviewing tent rental owners, we went behind the scenes with the people who actually help make the tents used across the industry every day. Tony sat down with three key players in the manufacturing world: ✨ Truy Pham : Autometrix The cutting table technology behind precision tent patterns. ✨ Jason Damis: Miller Weldmaster The team responsible for wel...

Join us for Episode 11 of How I Rent It with Kieran Bolger , owner of Peak Party Rentals in Pennsylvania. Kieran started his rental journey in high school with just one tent, six tables, and 50 chairs - and has since built Peak into a growing company known for weddings, graduations, and community events. In this episode, Tony and Kieran talk about what inspired him to start a rental business so yo...

Join us for Episode 10 of How I Rent It with Ramon Luna of Peachy Party ATL in Atlanta, Georgia. Ramon launched his company in 2022 while still working a full-time job, building it on nights and weekends before taking the leap into running it full time about 15 months ago. His story is a great example of how passion, consistency, and curiosity can turn a side hustle into a thriving rental business...

Join us for Episode 9 of How I Rent It with Adam Keller of Tent All Rent All & Real World Side Hustles. Adam shares how he jumped into the tent rental business right out of college, working two jobs and putting in 80-hour weeks to fund his first inventory. Today, he’s not only running a successful rental company—he’s also sharing tips and strategies with thousands through his YouTube channel a...

Join us for Episode 8 of How I Rent It with Ian Goff of Goff Tents & Events in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Ian shares how he took his family’s rental company to the next level—growing their tent inventory, streamlining operations, and building a trusted name across Kentucky and beyond. In this episode, Ian talks about how he grew up in the business and eventually took the reins, turning a family...