Wes and Rebecca Gunn own Hop N Happy, an indoor bounce house on Anderson Mill Road.[/caption]
Updated Aug. 27 to correct the ages of children who can visit
For more than eight years Wes Gunn worked in corporate America, most recently as a salesperson for Dell Inc. Rebecca Gunn, who worked in Dell’s marketing department, said her husband came home after a day out with two of their sons with an idea for a big career change.
“[Wes] took our older boys to a bounce house,” Rebecca said. “He came home saying, ‘We’ve got to do this.’”
Wes left his job at Dell in February 2014, and by July 2014—the day of then 3-year-old Maxx’s birthday—he and Rebecca had opened the doors to indoor bounce house facility Hop N Happy.
In the past year, Rebecca said, the business has been 10 times more profitable than she and Wes expected.
“I was a little nervous about uncharted territory when we started this,” she said. “We’ve gotten extremely positive reviews.”
About three-quarters of the clientele are regular customers, Wes said.
“There’s probably 50-100 kids I know by name,” he added. “We are a very small business here.”
The interior of Hop N Happy is bursting with primary colors, from its brightly-painted walls dotted with rainbow-hued art to the multicolored bounce houses throughout the facility. A giant foam pit—which looks like a more modern and comfortable version of a plastic ball pit—allows children play in a sea of orange and blue.
Wes said coming from the corporate world, working at Hop N Happy does not feel like work. He said he often finds himself putting in extra hours before opening and after closing to make sure the facility is maintained. Rebecca said she and Wes enjoy being able to spend more time with their children.
“We can get up and go to work, and we can take our kids,” she said.
Hop N Happy offers private parties, birthday parties and open jump sessions for children ages 10 and younger. The couple has seven employees who supervise and clean the facility.
“We keep it clean; we keep it safe,” Wes said.
The couple said they hope to expand to a new location, but they have not yet decided where.
“I think you’ll see one or two opening up in the near future,” Wes said. “We’re here to stay, and we look forward to several more years.”
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Wes and Rebecca Gunn own Hop N Happy, an indoor bounce house on Anderson Mill Road.[/caption]
Updated Aug. 27 to correct the ages of children who can visit
For more than eight years Wes Gunn worked in corporate America, most recently as a salesperson for Dell Inc. Rebecca Gunn, who worked in Dell’s marketing department, said her husband came home after a day out with two of their sons with an idea for a big career change.
“[Wes] took our older boys to a bounce house,” Rebecca said. “He came home saying, ‘We’ve got to do this.’”
Wes left his job at Dell in February 2014, and by July 2014—the day of then 3-year-old Maxx’s birthday—he and Rebecca had opened the doors to indoor bounce house facility Hop N Happy.
In the past year, Rebecca said, the business has been 10 times more profitable than she and Wes expected.
“I was a little nervous about uncharted territory when we started this,” she said. “We’ve gotten extremely positive reviews.”
About three-quarters of the clientele are regular customers, Wes said.
“There’s probably 50-100 kids I know by name,” he added. “We are a very small business here.”
The interior of Hop N Happy is bursting with primary colors, from its brightly-painted walls dotted with rainbow-hued art to the multicolored bounce houses throughout the facility. A giant foam pit—which looks like a more modern and comfortable version of a plastic ball pit—allows children play in a sea of orange and blue.
Wes said coming from the corporate world, working at Hop N Happy does not feel like work. He said he often finds himself putting in extra hours before opening and after closing to make sure the facility is maintained. Rebecca said she and Wes enjoy being able to spend more time with their children.
“We can get up and go to work, and we can take our kids,” she said.
Hop N Happy offers private parties, birthday parties and open jump sessions for children ages 10 and younger. The couple has seven employees who supervise and clean the facility.
“We keep it clean; we keep it safe,” Wes said.
The couple said they hope to expand to a new location, but they have not yet decided where.
“I think you’ll see one or two opening up in the near future,” Wes said. “We’re here to stay, and we look forward to several more years.”
