Building Your Dynamic Floral Team with Mandy Benoit of Trillium Floral Design
The Flower Podcast
My guest is Mandy Benoit,owner of Trillium Floral Designs. A full service flower shop located in Ottawa, Canada, Mandy has over 20 years of experience and in 2020 took over the family business shortly after the pandemic started. Using her background in multimedia design and writing for a Canadian florist magazine, Mandy pulls from all of these and adds a personal touch to the established business. She continues to find ways to grow Trillium and help other small businesses in her community. This week, Mandy shares her floral journey and we dive into an area not usually discussed on...
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Specializing in Branches with Karl Vahrmeyer Jr with Green Park Nurseries
The Flower Podcast
Karl Vahrmeyer Jr. is our guest this week. He is part of the second generation that’s continuing the family legecy at Green Park Nurseries on the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada where they grow and sell branches. Karl Sr. started the nursery in 1980 where he grew trees and plants for garden centers and nurseries. In the early 2000s, they started growing only cut branches for the floral industry. So, this week we're talking about everything from pussy willow to 9 bark on The Flower Podcast. Learn more about Karl and all of our past guests by visiting Subscribe on your favorite podcast...
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Floral Decor and SNL with Kim Kachougian, owner of Mac and the Mushroom
The Flower Podcast
I'm always surprised by how flowers can find people and change their lives for good. This week, Kim Kachougian is my guest. She is the owner and lead creator of a flower design company in New York City called Mac and the Mushroom. Flowers found her through the set design on the one and only Saturday Night Live, where she has been for over 10 years. Kim has won 4 Emmy Awards for her attention to detail and ability to work under pressure, and I'm excited to share her story on this week’s episode of The Flower Podcast. Learn more about Kim and all of our past guests by visiting...
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2022 Felicia Alvarez: Growing Garden Roses
The Flower Podcast
This week we're replaying our episode with our guest Felicia Alvarez of Menagerie Farm and Flower. She shares her love of fragrant garden roses through her sustainable farming practices, her specialty farm nursery, and helping others through online learning and in person workshops through the Menagerie Academy. Today’s episode is packed full of growing tips , how-to’s and why’s from Felicia. Learn more about Felicia and all of our past guests on Also Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. We are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Gaana, and many more!...
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Get Back Up! with Sandra Sigman of Les Fleurs
The Flower Podcast
My guest is Sandra Sigman, award winning floral designer, owner of Les Fleurs, and author. She has recently launched her first book, French Blooms which is a beautiful book displaying the design principles she learned from her favorite Parisian florist. Get ready to be transported to a world of elegance and creativity as we dive into the story behind this French inspired floral journey. Sandra moved to France in her early 20’s working as a professional ice skater and fell in love with Paris. The daughter of a floral designer and influenced by her childhood love of flowers, she came back to...
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Growing Dahlias with Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias
The Flower Podcast
Ready to talk Dahlias? This week my guest is Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias. Known for her award winning dahlia hybrids and her book, Dahlia Breeding for the farmer florist and the home gardener, Kristine is sharing her flower journey along with numerous tips and insights on her hybridizing process, cover crops, soil testing and more. She is the president of the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society and travels with her blooms to local and national dahlia shows and today we get to step into the world of dahlias with Kristine. So get your notebooks ready, we’re talking dahlias, now on The...
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Pinterest Marketing with Jen Vazquez, Founder of Jen Vazquez Media
The Flower Podcast
My guest today is Jen Vazquez, Founder and CPO, Chief Pinterest Officer, of Jen Vazquez Media. Jen worked as a Division Director for a Fortune 500 company and continued on to create her wedding photography business and then, Pinterest arrived on the scene. Her world changed because of Pinterest and today, some refer to her as the Pinterest queen, she started Jen Vazquez Media where she helps others market their business using this visual platform. Pinterest is a social media platform where users can discover, share, and save ideas for various interests and projects. With a visually appealing...
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Learning, Growing, and Connecting with Daniel Schavey of Petal Pickers Flower Co.
The Flower Podcast
This weeks guest is Daniel Schavey Co-Founder of Petal Pickers Flower Co., began in 2017, as a small farm operation specializing in growing fresh and fragrant, often heirloom, varieties of specialty cut flowers. They supply fresh seasonal cut flowers, distinctive bouquets, and botanicals to retail establishments and floral studios in the greater Greenville, SC area. It was great to connect with Daniel and chat about many topics surrounding flower farming and his journey with flowers, especially growing flowers. Our conversation covers the importance of on-line learning,...
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Perseverance in Business with Carly Cylinder @theflowerchef
The Flower Podcast
Our guest this week considers herself self-made and having bootstrapped her business with no funding from anyone, she got very creative. Well it was with that attitude, fortitude, and $200 that started out as a daily delivery service based out of her small apartment and grew into a bicoastal, floral studio. She hustled and eventually was doing events and speaking gigs all over the country! Carly Cylinder, owner of Flour LA, Inc a florist that conducts business in LA, NYC, and Nashville now. Her first book The Flower Chef was published in March 2016 and named Best Books by Amazon. She is the...
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The Evolution of Weddings and Events with the David Beahm Experience
The Flower Podcast
This week our guest is David Beahm and we’re talking all about the wow factor and making dreams into realities. David is an expert at transforming venues both in the United States and throughout the globe. His destinations collection features some of the most luxurious and exclusive properties in the world, setting the stage for any event a client can imagine. He truly makes a client’s dream a reality. It is a motivating lesson about putting yourself out there, blocking out the negative self talk, and having the courage to simply do it. You really must give it a go. It's all about taking...
info_outlineThis weeks episode is a replay of our interview with Amy Balsters, The Floral Coach™️. Amy, owns Amy Nicole Floral and has been in the retail floristry and special event industry for over 20 years and now uses this experience to teach others. Amy and Scott chat about how the importance of learning the fundamentals, hiring, teaching, and how to change mindsets.
We're excited to have Amy as our guest this week on The Flower Podcast!
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