Today we’re visiting with Susan Stremlau, owner of Marion Moss Floral Design in Petaluma, California to chat about:

• growing a flower business from a side gig to a full-time career
• the catalyst behind her decision to make a business & lifestyle change
• rebranding
• working closely with a boutique hotel
• identifying her ideal clients
• the benefits of sharing knowledge and mentoring others
• how she attracted clients after relocating her business
• working with a business coach
• her thoughts on sustainable floristry practices
• her own wedding which took place during the pandemic

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 77:

• GAP
• Ann Taylor
• Esprit
• Kenneth Cole
• Chapel Designers
• Sue Prutting | White Magnolia Luxury Floral Design
• Sue McLeary
• 3 Porch Farm
• Erin Benzakein | Floret Flower Farm | Floret Online Workshop
• Eatherley Schultz |  Floressence
• Sassafras Fork Farm
• Martha Stewart Weddings 
• Lara Casey
• David Austin Roses
• Holly Chapple | The Holly Chapple Egg
• Barnard College | Marion Streng Studio
• Francoise Weeks
• Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA)
• Sean Low | The Business of Being Creative
• 16th Street Train Station | Oakland
• Ginny Silver | Retrospect Images
• Torchio Nursery | San Francisco Flower Market
• Katharine Hepburn
• NACE
• Russian River Brewing Company |  Pliny the Younger
• B-Side Flower Farms
• Mandalion Designs
• California Flower Shippers
• Clubhouse
• Hazel Gardiner
• Five Marys Farm | M5 Entrepreneurs

SEE MORE WORK MARION MOSS FLORAL DESIGN HERE:

 Website | Instagram | Facebook

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