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eo Vincent
The creative couple, who met as teen- agers in San Diego, have been married for 45 years. Leo is a retired architect who, with Sharon, traveled the world during his architectural career. Sharon’s background is in marketing, art and de- sign. Together the young-at-heart cou- ple, full of energy and ideas, were look- ing for a new business venture following Leo’s retirement. And they wanted it to be something positive and fun. During their travels to Europe they had discov- ered the bubble ride.
“You see the families and the kids’ faces,” Sharon says. “That is when we decided we didn’t want to do anything serious. We wanted to see smiles and happy people.”
A Positive Attraction
“This attraction was being held at the carnivals and festivals throughout Europe,” Leo says. “Sharon thought it was a great idea and that we should bring it back to the States. And that is our mission, to look at what is happen- ing in Europe, China and other parts of
Asia, which is very different from what we are doing here, and with the help of key collaborators, bring those ideas back and modify them to American tastes and standards.”
They began their new venture in 2012 with six “double bubbles” rolling in a 30-foot pool that they took to fairs and festivals throughout southern Califor- nia. The hand-crafted bubbles are made of clear TPU/PVC material. An inner bubble is suspended within a larger 8-foot-diameter outer bubble with a 14-
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