Today we're sitting down with Phil John Perry from Manchester, United Kingdom to discuss:

• his diverse background in visual merchandising, acting, writing, concept creation, and floral design
• the slow build to his passion for flowers
• his love of visual storytelling
• his thoughts on employment, freelancing, and fair compensation
• his advice on retaining artists as employees
• his thoughts on crediting the work of designers
• his passion for writing
• how he's found the courage to write from a place of honesty and transparency and the impact his writing has had on those who read it
• the story behind the headdresses he designed for Beyonce's Vogue cover story
• his dreams for the future

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Rebel Rebel
• British Vogue
• Rodarte Fashion Show
• Floratics blog post
• Hamish Powell
• Lucia Milan
• Storm & Grace Flowers
• Sarah Khalfaoui (Psychic Palms)
• Green Earth Flowers
• New Covet Garden Market
• Phil's blog post: Home is Where the…New Start Is

Today's episode is brought to you by Mayesh