The Flower Podcast

Christine Chitnis is our guest this week. She's a writer and photographer based in Providence, Rhode Island. The author of four books—including Patterns of India (Clarkson Potter, 2020)—and a contributor to publications including the New York Times, Elle, Martha Stewart Living, and Boston Globe, Christine has not only earned a reputation as a multi-talented storyteller, but also as a trusted strategist in the lifestyle publishing sector and she is here today to share her floral journey. It was great to chat about her work in public relations, writing for magazines, books, and so much more.

Christine is a wealth of knowledge and experience in PR for any size company or farm. I hope you enjoy and learn more about this important part of growing your business.

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Our guest this week is Carlos Franqui, the Founder and Creative Director of Floratorium a NYC high-end flower studio that specializes in conceptualized silk flowers installations that are meant to excite, delight, and elevate guest experiences for brick and mortar hospitality and retail destinations.

Floratorium opened in 2014 when Carlos saw a need to enliven physical spaces with head-turning displays. Their clients have included names like Versace, Beyonce, Intermix, NYC Garment District, and so much more… We're excited to have Carlos as our guest this week to learn more about the grand installations that he and his team with Floratorium create.

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Real Flower Business

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Our guest this week is Briana Bosch of Blossom and Branch Farm. Briana shares the story of how they started their flower farm and began the regenerative process. We discuss the use of organic practices, carbon sequestration, and the importance of protecting peat.

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Garden Roses Direct

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Florabundance, Inc.

Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business

Intrigued Experience Conference

This week we're replaying our episode from Season 2 with Maxine Owens of Maxine Owens Designs. Maxine shares her story and travels with flowers this week on The Flower Podcast.

Scott and Maxine chat about her love of nature, movement, color, and texture that inspires the work of this southern creative. We chat about the importance of connecting with her clients, investing in your education, and understanding that your floral journey is a marathon not a sprint.

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Florabundance, Inc.

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Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business

The conversation of sustainability is growing and I am thrilled to have TJ McGrath as my guest this week. From his home studio in New Jersey, TJ conducts workshop, private lessons, and prefers to focus on exploring floral design a seasonal and artistic expression. A champion voice of sustainable flowers and supporter of locally grown flowers, TJ shares his techniques and tools for creating sustainable designs, working with seasonal and local flowers, and you are in for a treat as TJ shares his secrets for creating the beautiful images we see on Instagram.

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Real Flower Business

Garden Roses Direct

ASCFG

Florabundance, Inc.

Rooted Farmers

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My guest this week is Ryan O'Neil, creator of Curate. You've heard me speak of Curate as a new sponsor of The Flower Podcast and I am glad to finally chat with Ryan about why he created Curate and how this florist software can be a powerful tool for your business and not only florist but event planners, caterers, and venue management. Today we talk about the importance of transparency and creating systems to help the workflow in your business.

Save 20% on your first year. Let them know you heard about there offer on The Flower Podcast. Visit Curate.co/flower

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Florabundance, Inc.

Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business

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Our guest this week is Charlotte Smith and she teaches farmers the skills they need to make money on their farms and live calm, balanced lives through mindset coaching. Going against what most of us have been taught, Charlotte coaches in 13 countries to build successful profitable farms while also getting out from feeling overwhelmed, stressed and anxious.

In 2016, Charlotte was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in the World in Food and Agriculture by the non-profit, Food Tank and she is giving us a little dose of her coaching today on The Flower Podcast.

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Garden Roses Direct

ASCFG

Florabundance, Inc.

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Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business

Adam and Jenn O'Neal cultivate farm fresh flowers at PepperHarrow, their 20-acre farm in Winterset, Iowa. Their farm is described as an idyllic setting, sitting on a beautiful plateau above the Middle River Valley, nestled among the historic covered bridges and gorgeous rolling hills of Madison County.

Jenn and Adam are decade long cut-flower farmers, co-authors, and recognized speakers on cut-flower gardening, and they are sharing all about their small farm with a big dream today on The Flower Podcast.

Our conversation includes:

- The value of creating living spaces for photographers

- Agritourism can provide additional sources of revenue

- Growing your business slowly and deliberately

- The importance of keeping workshops and classes small

- And so. Much more!!

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Sponsors of The Flower Podcast

Curate

Accent Decor

Garden Roses Direct

ASCFG

Florabundance, Inc.

Intrigued Experience Conference

Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business

This week we were planning on airing our conversation with Jenn and Adam O'Neal of PepperHarrow Farm in Winterset, Iowa. Saturday a tornado hit their farm destroying all of the structures and greenhouses, except their home. Their family is safe thankfully, but it will take some time to rebuild eventhing that they've created. We will share their interview sometime in the future, but for now you can use the link below for donations to their business as they pick up the pieces and rebuild.

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Today's episode is all about Flower Business with Alison Ellis. In case you aren't familiar with Alison, she is the founder of realflowerbusiness.com, creator of Flower Math, and author of Falling Into Flowers, A step-by-step guide to today's modern wedding business. She's a floral designer and educator who teaches florists around the world how to increase their income and find more freedom in their small business with honest, actionable strategies and step-by-step courses. She is no stranger to talking business for florists and we're excited to have her on The Flower Podcast.

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Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for access to all of our Zoom chats, tutorials, IG Lives, and video extras.

Sponsors of The Flower Podcast

Curate

Accent Decor

Garden Roses Direct

ASCFG

Florabundance, Inc.

Intrigued Experience Conference

Rooted Farmers

Real Flower Business