
Florist Life Podcast
1) Who, What, Where?
It's simple, ask these questions when selling your floral creations, and you will be on the path to sending the most appropriate designs for your customer. Also, sometimes we get caught up in trying t...Show More
2) Autopilot
There is a definite correlation between our comfort level and our creativity. Often, we find ourselves being our most creative when we are under pressure. It seems that our creative drive comes from a...Show More
3) Lazy or Efficient?
There comes a time when we realize that short-cuts or cutting corners end up making a fool of us. In hopes of efficiency, we end up with the short end of the stick. Cutting corners is a kind way of de...Show More
4) Good Vibes
It's a new year... Positive energy and good vibes are what we all need to start it off. What better way than to begin with your own attitude? Turning that frown upside down is the beginning to sprea...Show More
5) Measuring Up
Measure up: to meet a particular requirement, standard or expectation. Depending on the perception your client has of the design work you offer, and the expectation they have of the work, do you meas...Show More
6) Inspiration Revisited
This episode, my 25th, revisits my first episode titled "Inspiration" as a rejuvenation and explores a few new avenues. I talk about how nature around me and you can inspire and direct us to create ou...Show More
7) Ordinary or Evocative
Thanksgiving is upon us, and it made me think... why do people always move the flower arrangement off the table during dinner? I am no dummy... I understand that the bird needs room on the table, but...Show More
8) Wiggle Room
When it comes to our contracts and our floral offerings, we often have disruption in what we have promised our client due to the recent issues with the supply chain of our industry. We want to provide...Show More
9) Umami
Umami; the essence of deliciousness. Why do we so often feel the urge to "eat our flowers" out of the pure longing of their beauty. Sometimes our designs are so gorgeous that we say things like "I wan...Show More
10) Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone is that place you end up when you stop challenging yourself or pushing your limits as a florist or designer. Things seem to "work", so why change them? The reason you change them is b...Show More