Episode 129: Up next in our "Who's the Boss" series are mother and son, Holly Zschokke, 2nd generation owner of Glassing Florist in Inver Grove Heights, MN and Derek Zschokke who will be the 3rd generation. Lori and Vonda have know Derek for over 10 years and have watched and waited for this transition. Both Holly and Derek share important insight on each of their positions in the passing of the ownership role as well as some really good suggestions for anyone making this transition in the future.

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Episode 128: Our new summer series, Who's the Boss?, starts with a husband and wife team. Beth and Dwain Wilwol have a unique situation, working together everyday in their shop, The Gift Garden, located in Bennington, VT.  Vonda and Lori chat with them about the balance of responsibilities and mutual respect needed to own and operate side by side each day (and oftentimes into the early morning hours!).

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Episode 127: Lori and Ellie sit down with Nicole Palazzo from City Line Florist and Derek Woodruff AAF,  AIFD, PFCI to talk about Next Gen, the Society of American Florist group for floral pros age 45 and under. Nicole and Derek share information about the history as well as why it is so important to our industry. This year SAF is  hosting the first ever Next Gen Conference in Miami - July 31-August 2. Grow, Connect and Lead is all about connecting with others in all segments of the floral industry including retail, event, wholesale, importer, grower and manufacturers. If you're in the floral industry, or want to choose this for your career path, sign up and join!

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Episode 126: In the last episode Michael Martin, Teleflora EVP & GM of Sales & Membership shared with Vonda and Lori a bit about himself and his background. Today he shares really important skills necessary to be a great leader as well something meaningful about second chances. There are so many take aways in this episode ~ you don't want to miss it.

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Episode 125: In this episode Vonda and Lori had the opportunity to chat with Michael Martin, from Teleflora and learn more about his background and leadership style. We often think executives are born leaders, extroverts and think they know all. In part 1 of this casual conversation Michael, he shares some surprising insight on his experience leading the team at Teleflora.

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Episode 124: Mother's Day 2022 is in the books! Vonda and Lori share experiences of flower shop owners, many of them Flower Clique members. There were some really important   take-aways this year that might be good to have in your knowledge bank for the next holiday. We are firm believers that what we learn we should share with one another and a grateful heart can make us happier and the world a better place.

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Episode 123: With Mother's Day coming right up, we thought it would be a good time for an episode to reflect on the early days of our careers in the floral industry. Vonda is joined by Katy Miller, who now works for Flower Clique and Tim Farrell AIFD, AAF, PFCI owner of Farrell's Florist and Teleflora Education Team Senior Advisor and Industry Ambassador,  to remember when...Join us for laugh or two!

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Episode 122: SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a huge topic. What to do and what not to do. The difference between paid and organic search. Do I need to hire an SEO expert or can I do it myself? So many questions. In this webinar recap Ryan Freeman, owner of Strider SEO addresses these questions and more, including some action items you can do before Mother's Day.

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Episode 121: Many flower shops sell a variety of gifts and balloons, in addition to flowers. In episode,  Lori speaks with a Flower Clique member, Denise Chresos, owner of The Flower and Balloon Gallery LLC in Indiana, PA who has taken the balloon side of her business to a whole new level!

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Episode 120:  Are you feeling that you can finally catch your breath and business seems to be a bit slower than last year at this time? Do you find it challenging to hire new employees that want to stay with you for the long term? Vonda and Lori cover both of these important subjects currently trending in the floral industry.

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