Our newest Mayesh Design Star, Hafsa Lewis of Hafsa & Co joined Yvonne for our latest Mornings with Mayesh. They dove into Hafsa's amazing dried floral installation at a restaurant, learned about how she works with businesses & brands as a florist, and answered your questions live!

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-hafsa-lewis-floral-marketing

Lauren Palmer of The Wild Mother joined us to chat about their "Art is Medicine" project #SendFlowersToGreenwood. Learn more about how they are working with The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission to send flowers to Greenwood both virtually with participants creating art to share on social media and physically by providing large-scale floral installations and bouquets for descendants of massacre victims during commemorative ceremonies this month. Their work is truly inspiring!

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-the-wild-mother-sendflowerstogreenwood

Darroch and Michael Putnam of Putnam & Putnam were Yvonne's very special guests on yesterday's Mornings with Mayesh!! They have collaborated on projects ranging from events with Dior to installations for Beyoncé and have been featured in countless magazines. The Putnams visited the show to share about their second book, Flower Color Theory - a follow-up to Flower Color Guide that features 175 different arrangements! Afterward, we dove into some of your flower questions that included: do they forage, which floral designers inspire them, when did they feel like they "made it", and so much more!  Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-putnam-putnam-on-flower-color-theory 

This episode featuring Gilberto Espinoza, of Dogwood & Fir, really covers a wide range of topics - everything from design principles to taxidermy and beyond! We chat about pin frogs, flower food, design details, and using triangles when designing using his Dutch still-life arrangement video as a reference. Also, we discussed Gilberto's creative way he sells designs by color, not specific flowers, along with talking about how he orders and what percentages he uses to ensures he makes a profit on his events. 

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-dutch-still-life-flowers-wedding-flowers

The Hotel Florist, Franceska McCaughan, joined Yvonne for our latest segment of Mornings with Mayesh to discuss the hotel floral industry. In this episode, learn about what a hotel florist is, how this segment of our industry has been affected by Covid, and strategies on getting your foot in the hotels’ doors. This may be a whole new segment that you’ve never considered OR you may have been too intimidated to explore more. We are going to break it down and answer your questions.  

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-how-to-become-a-hotel-florist

The founder of Botanical Brouhaha, Amy McGee, joined Yvonne for the latest episode of Mornings with Mayesh! Amy shares about the evolution of Botanical Brouhaha, content creation, blogging, podcasting, InBloom Trust Co & more. 

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-amy-mcgee-of-botanical-brouhaha 

Our second 2021 Mayesh Design Star, Gilberto Espinoza of Dogwood & Fir, joined Yvonne for our latest Mornings with Mayesh. In the first half of the show, they talked about his debut design video that launched last week, “Croquet Party Tablescape” and then they discussed starting a business during a pandemic, the importance of floral education in Gilberto’s life, along with answering any other questions from the live audience. 

Show notes & video replay: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-gilberto-espinoza-tablescape-design 

Our first 2021 Mayesh Design Star, Drew Rios of Rogue&Fox Floral Co was my special guest for our first Mornings with Mayesh of the new year. Drew answered all of the questions that came in about her Avant-Garde Ceremony floral installation video. Afterward, we chatted about creative ideas to incorporate into your business - collaborating with other artists, selling “trending now” items, upcoming or current floral trends & more. Stay tuned for the next show & keep on sending in your floral questions!

Show notes & podcast: https://blog.mayesh.com/mwm-creative-ideas-for-floral-businesses

Lauren & Rachel of Sweet Root Village joined Yvonne on Mornings with Mayesh this week. These two talented ladies shared how they stay organized, tips for hiring the right team, their thoughts on how to scale your biz without losing your brand identity, along with answering live viewer questions!

Click over to the show notes (link below) for 2 bonus questions that were not answered during the show!! Stay tuned for the next show that will be in January & keep on sending in your floral questions! With that said, thank you so much for tuning in throughout the years. We truly appreciate your time and support and we wish you and your family an amazing holiday season.

Show notes & podcast: https://blog.mayesh.com/mornings-with-mayesh-sweet-root-village