In this vulnerable and honest episode, Jeni opens up about the mental load of trying to run a business while being a mom, partner, and woman who wants to do it all — and do it well.

From juggling wedding setups, client communication, and creative energy to being present for your kids, managing household tasks, and just remembering to breathe — this episode gives voice to the quiet exhaustion so many of us feel but rarely talk about.

Jeni reminds listeners that “done is better than perfect”, that it’s okay to take up space, and that your business can grow slowly and still be deeply successful. This isn’t about hustle culture — it’s about building a business that works with your life, not against it.

🧠 Key Takeaways

1️⃣ Done Is Better Than Perfect
Perfectionism is one of the biggest thieves of peace for creative business owners. Jeni shares how releasing the pressure to make everything perfect — every bouquet, email, post, or plan — can actually free you to show up more consistently and authentically.

2️⃣ You Deserve Space
You can’t pour from an empty vase. Whether it’s taking a walk alone, setting boundaries with clients, or saying no to something that doesn’t fit this season of life, space isn’t indulgent — it’s essential to creativity and sustainability.

3️⃣ Redefining Success
You don’t have to chase six figures or viral posts to be “doing it right.” Maybe success for you looks like profitability and presence — serving your clients beautifully and still being home for bedtime.

4️⃣ Balancing Relevance and Rest
The floral industry moves fast. It’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind if you’re not constantly posting, producing, or booking. Jeni talks about how to stay visible and relevant without losing your peace — and how consistency doesn’t have to mean constant output.

5️⃣ The Real Weight of the Mental Load
Even when things look effortless from the outside, every business owner is quietly carrying an endless checklist in their mind — from meal planning to marketing strategy. Jeni normalizes the exhaustion and offers gentle encouragement for anyone who feels unseen in that effort.

🔗 Listen + Connect

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
📸 Follow Jeni on Instagram: @‌thefloralceo
💌 Learn more at http://thefloralceo.com

Being busy doesn’t mean you’re successful — it just means you’re tired.

In this episode, Jeni shares the hard-earned lessons from years of chasing “busy” and finally learning that true growth comes from understanding profit, not just bookings.

She dives into:
💐 Why tracking your expenses is a non-negotiable part of being a floral CEO
💸 The hidden costs that steal your profit — delivery, teardown, and labor
🌿 How underpricing keeps you working harder for less
✨ Why smart systems (not spreadsheets) build sustainable success

If you’ve ever finished wedding season exhausted and wondering where the money went, this episode is your wake-up call.

🎧 Tune in to The Floral CEO and learn how to stop being busy and start being profitable.

In this powerful episode, Jeni dives deep into one of the most common questions she gets from florists and creative entrepreneurs: “Can I really double my revenue next year?”

Spoiler alert — yes, you can. But it requires clarity, commitment, and a plan.

Jeni shares:
🌸 The first step every florist must take before trying to grow — knowing your actual revenue.
💸 Why your business can look “busy” but still be unprofitable.
🌿 The marketing strategies that actually move the needle (and the ones that waste your time).
🪞How to audit your client sources, track your ROI, and double down on what’s working.
👭 Why support, systems, and boundaries are essential if you want to grow sustainably.

Whether you’re dreaming of leaving your 9–5 or ready to take your floral business from 100k to 200k, this episode gives you the roadmap (and the mindset) to make it happen.

🎧 Listen now and start mapping out your wheel of success.

Your business runs on flowers — but it thrives on communication.

In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, I’m diving into the five most common breakdowns florists make when communicating with clients — the simple but critical mistakes that can derail bookings, cause confusion, or leave clients guessing.

If you’ve ever felt ghosted, overwhelmed, or unsure how to guide a client through your process, this one’s for you. I’m walking you through how to identify red flags, set boundaries, and make your communication work for you (not drain your energy).

🌸 You’ll learn:

• What an equal energy exchange looks like — and how to spot time-wasters early
• Why you shouldn’t meet too soon (and how Zoom saves hours)
• How to set pricing expectations upfront to avoid ghosting
• The importance of clear timelines and next steps
• How to confidently explain your process without sounding pushy

These five tweaks can completely change your booking rate — and your confidence.

🎧 Listen to The Floral CEO Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
👉 Join the Floral CEO Mastermind for templates, systems, and support at http://floralceo.com/mastermind

After more than 1,700 weddings and 30 years in flowers, I’ve seen it all — late trucks, wrong product, last-minute wedding expansions, and some hard but powerful lessons along the way.

In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, I’m sharing 10 of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from running a wedding floral business at scale — the mistakes, mindset shifts, and must-dos that have shaped me as a florist, business owner, and coach.

Whether you’re in your first season or your fifteenth, these lessons will help you protect your time, charge your worth, and create more space for creativity and growth.

🌿 In this episode:

• Why you always need a cushion of time (and the chaos that happens when you don’t)
• How undercharging leads to resentment and burnout
• The real ROI behind styled shoots and “marketing opportunities”
• Why you need more help than you think — and what that actually means
• The power of creative rest in avoiding burnout
• How to analyze your time by ROI, not effort
• Why coaching and community change everything for growth-minded florists

✨ Plus: The behind-the-scenes chaos of a $26K wedding week gone sideways — and how it reminded me of every lesson I’m sharing here.

🎧 Tune in and tag me with your biggest takeaway: @‌thefloralceo

In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, Jen breaks down how to truly maximize your ROI from styled shoots — so your time, flowers, and creativity actually lead to booked weddings and stronger industry relationships.

Using real-world examples from two Minnesota venues (including her favorite, Essence Event Center), Jen shares exactly how she approaches styled shoots strategically — turning them into open houses that build vendor connections, attract ideal clients, and generate lasting content for your portfolio.

Whether you’re a florist just starting to collaborate with venues or a seasoned designer looking to refine your approach, this episode will help you stop saying yes to unpaid, unstrategic shoots — and start saying yes to smart exposure that grows your business.

🌸 What You’ll Learn:

• How to turn a styled shoot into a revenue-generating open house
• Why collaboration with venues is the key to getting on preferred vendor lists
• How to politely ask for cost-sharing or compensation for your flowers
• Smart strategies for using silks or drieds to save on flower costs
• The creative mindset shift that helps you design for inspiration, not obligation
• Why you should only participate when there’s clear marketing and visibility ROI
• How to pitch venues on ideas that benefit both of you — and land future bookings

💡 Key Takeaways:

• Don’t just show up with flowers — show up with strategy.
• Styled shoots can be powerful marketing tools when leveraged the right way.
• Exposure is great, but exposure that converts to clients and connections is better.
• You can (and should!) ask for money, trades, or shared costs — your time has value.
• Creativity can coexist with boundaries — know when to say no.

🎧 Perfect For:

Floral designers, wedding pros, and creative entrepreneurs who want to make smarter marketing decisions — and ensure every petal, partnership, and post leads to growth.

Do you ever feel like you’re working constantly but not really moving the needle in your business? You’re not alone, flower friend. In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, Jen opens up about her own struggles with feeling “stuck,” what it really means to make invisible progress, and how to give yourself both grace and grit as you build a sustainable, purpose-driven floral business.

Whether you’re running your studio full-time or hustling during nap time, this episode will help you reframe how you see success — and remind you that consistency, not perfection, is what creates real growth.

💐 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why you feel like you’re “never getting ahead” (and why that’s not true)
• The difference between visible and invisible progress in your business
• How to reframe your mindset around momentum and success
• Simple ways to measure growth beyond revenue and followers
• Why consistency compounds — and how small, steady steps lead to big results
• The power of reflection, benchmarking, and celebrating your wins
• How to build accountability and routines that make progress inevitable

💡 Jen’s Key Takeaways:

1. Grace and grit can coexist. You can be proud of how far you’ve come and still want more.
2. Celebrate invisible progress. Growth often looks quiet — new systems, stronger boundaries, better energy.
3. Micro momentum matters. Big changes start with small 15-minute steps.
4. Consistency compounds. Showing up again and again builds trust, confidence, and results.
5. Release the timeline. Slow growth is still growth — and often more sustainable.

🌿 Jen’s Quotes to Remember:

🌸 Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Floral CEO Mastermind – A community for florists ready to scale, set boundaries, and finally gain momentum.
  Join here ➡️ http://www.floralceo.com/mastermind

💕 Connect with Jen:

Instagram → @‌thefloralceo
Website → http://www.thefloralceo.com

Perfectionism might feel like high standards — but for most florists, it’s really fear in disguise. In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, Jen breaks down how perfectionism shows up in your business, why it’s keeping you stuck, and how to shift into imperfect, profitable action.

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying, “I’ll launch when…” or “I’ll post when it’s perfect,” this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting for the stars to align. You don’t need perfect branding, timing, or systems to grow — you just need the courage to take one imperfect step today.

💐 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• How perfectionism disguises itself as “preparation” or “high standards”
• Why “done is better than perfect” is your new business mantra
• The difference between progress and perfection in your floral business
• How to set time limits and boundaries to keep projects moving
• Why building your “messy action muscle” creates unstoppable momentum
• The mindset shift that frees you from people-pleasing and comparison

💡 Jen’s Key Strategies:

1. Adopt the “done is better than perfect” mindset.
2. Shift your focus from being perfect to making progress.
3. Set time limits on decisions — give yourself a deadline for “good enough.”
4. Celebrate messy action — track imperfect wins to rewire your brain for momentum.

🧠 Jen’s Quote to Remember:

🌿 Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Floral CEO Mastermind – Jen’s signature coaching community for florists ready to scale their business, set boundaries, and take confident action.
  Join here ➡️ floralceo.com/mastermind

🌸 Connect with Jen:

Instagram → @‌thefloralceo
Website → http://www.thefloralceo.com

Hello flower friends! In this episode of The Floral CEO Podcast, I’m thrilled to sit down with Luis from Jo.An Floral Design in Texas. If you’ve been on Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen one of his charming videos — from creating stunning bouquets to giving us an honest behind-the-scenes look at floral business life.

Luis shares his journey into floristry, the story behind Joanne Floral Design, and how he’s built a recognizable and authentic brand. We talk about the challenges of starting and scaling a business, the importance of knowing your worth as a florist, and how social media has helped him connect with clients in new ways.

Whether you’re a new florist or a seasoned designer, this conversation is packed with inspiration, encouragement, and real talk about what it takes to run a floral business.

About Luis:

Hey there my name is Luis,

I fell in love with flowers at the age of 16 and since then I’ve never stopped designing. Learning from the Japanese I traveled to Guam,Japan and LA executing wedding.

My style is a mix of contemporary American paired the technical precision of Japanese floristry.

A family man at heart but a floral designer to my core.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How Luis got started in floristry and built Jo.An Floral Design
• The role of family and personal history in shaping his brand
• Social media strategies that have helped him grow visibility and trust
• The importance of setting minimums and pricing for profitability
• Lessons on working with planners, venues, and clients
• Why authenticity is key in both design and business growth

If you loved this conversation with Luis, be sure to follow him on Instagram at @‌jo.anfloraldesign

for daily inspiration.

And if you’re ready to grow your own floral business with confidence, join me inside the Floral CEO Mastermind — where you’ll get the systems, templates, and coaching you need to thrive. Floralceo.com/mastermind

Growing a floral business to $100K can feel like climbing a mountain — but it doesn’t have to. In this episode of The Floral Hustle Podcast, I’m breaking down the five most common mistakes florists make when trying to hit that first $100K milestone — and how to avoid them.

Whether you’re a wedding florist, a studio florist, or a shop owner, these tips will help you simplify your business, increase profitability, and stop feeling overwhelmed.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

1. Trying to Do Everything Yourself
   Why solopreneurs get stuck, how to create space in your business, and what to outsource first to prevent burnout.
2. Underpricing Your Work
   How to price using a simple framework, stop discounting just to “get the job,” and ensure you actually make a profit on every event.
3. Not Having a Marketing Plan
   Why relying on word-of-mouth isn’t enough and how to create simple, repeatable marketing actions that keep your calendar full.
4. Skipping Systems and Processes
   The three systems that took me to $100K and how you can streamline your proposals, ordering, and client communication.
5. Treating Your Business Like a Side Hustle
   How to step into the CEO role, set priorities, and take a 10,000-foot view of your business to break through income ceilings.

If you’re ready to stop spinning your wheels, make more money, and finally grow your floral business, this episode is your roadmap.

Call to Action:
Ready to put these strategies into action? In October inside The Floral CEO Mastermind, we’re focusing on building your email playbook — the exact templates I use to book more weddings, communicate with planners, and save hours every week. You also get my contract templates, proposal templates, and over 80+ videos of business coaching and design education — plus live group and 1:1 coaching with me.

Join us today at http://FloralCEO.com/mastermind and let’s grow your business together.