The Hotel Florist®

In this episode, I'm talking with Patrick Dahlson, the CEO of Mayesh Wholesale since 1985, a family-owned & operated wholesale florist company.  We chat about the floral supply crisis and the impact of it as well as where this wholesale company sees the industry heading.

1:20 How has 2020 changed the way you do business in 2021

5:30 What advice would you give florists regarding their buying process

7:45 Something bothersome about the floral industry

10:24 Where the industry is heading

12:00 Advice for creating strong  partnerships w/ a florist and their wholesale rep.

13:50 Social media fueling the floral industry

17:30 Mayesh's goals for 2021

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Christi Lopez is a floral entrepreneur, who has learned that a healthy, thriving floral business doesn't have to be time consuming or stressful. Over her 30+ years in the industry, she's been a multiple 7-figure business owner, with experience in floral retail shops, floral event business and in-house hotel florals.

2:00 Where the industry is heading

4:26 What she wished she knew then

6:20 Show stopping lobby designs

10:19 What's Bothersome in the floral industry

14:30 An inquisitive mind leads to massive creativity

18:50 How florists can succeed with hotel contracts

23:40 Wedding sales system

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In this episode, I am talking all about how florists can build confidence when it comes to working with hotels. From building confidence on how to approach them to how to design for them, this episode will embolden you to be able to confidently approach hotels.

0:57 Know who to talk to

3:50 Determine where you can add value

5:30 Decide what is unique about you & why it matters

7:15  When I knew I wanted to be a floral designer

11:20 Get clear on your signature style

17:20 Refer to yourself as an extension of their team

For full show notes: https://thehotelflorist.com/2021/12/06/florals-for-hotels/

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Today I'm chatting with Jon Cummins, COO of Amerimar Enterprises, which is a  real estate development, investment, and management firm, all about how can florists have an edge in the hotel floral industry from an ownership perspective. 

1:20 Best advice for creating strong long-term partnerships  between the hotel and florist

4:19 Why are flowers in the hotel lobby so important

7:00 How flowers create a connection and generate emotions

10:14 How do properties determine their floral budgets

14:00 Meeting hotels where they are at

16:04 An interesting thing about the floral industry

19:00 Advice for florists pitching to a hotel

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Today I'm chatting with Kathryn Blanken, a student of the HFPM and florist who works with several hotels in the area to provide their residents and hotel guests with flowers upon arrival. She also offers workshops on floral arranging, wreaths, and terrariums.

1:30  How the Hotel Florist Profit Method changed the game for Kathryn

2:30 3 Biggest takeaways from the HFPM

4:00 Why are flowers in the hotel lobby so important

7:09 How Kathryn has grown as a florist

10:25 Goals for 2021

14:30 Advice for florists looking to get started with hotels

17:52 Biggest "aha" moment on the floral journey

22:00 How Kathryn joined the HFPM

www.flowersbyyou.net
@flowersbyyouparkcity

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In this episode, I am chatting with Emily Ellen Anderson, a business coach for floral and creative entrepreneurs. She helps ambitious business owners transform their mind drama so they can build lives and businesses that are wildly satisfying (and profitable).


1:20 Emily's Floral Journey

6:45 How she broke into the hospitality industry

11:00 What are florist's current stumbling blocks when trying to win contracts

14:24 There is no right way

19:03 Something in the floral industry that bothers Emily.

24:00 New and exciting projects coming up

www.curiouslola.com

Instagram @lola.curious

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In this episode, I'm talking with Beth O'Reilly, a floral artist with 25 years of experience and extensive knowledge in almost every aspect of the industry. From traveling abroad handling product development and design trends for a permanent botanical manufacturer in China, to working and owning a retail shop of her own for many years. Most recently, she honed her skills in the growing, procurement, and supply chain side while developing educational programs within the wholesale sector.

You may have recently seen her on HBO's Full Bloom as the last woman standing, which means 7 out of the 8 episodes.

4:20 What advice would you give someone wanting to become a florist

8:00 What tools do you have in your tool belt

10:40 What happens when you have issues as a hotel florist

15:30 Advice for Florists wanting to work with hotels

19:19 Where Beth sees the floral industry heading

25:19 New and exciting projects in the works

30:00 How you can work with Beth

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@beth.oreilly.aifd

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Ryan O'Neil, a thought leader in the floral industry and who from his experiences created Curate, an event software platform that helps manage all the moving pieces. He has personally spoken with thousands of florists since starting Curate and is the lead contributor to The Business Of Events blog that shares all the details of how he and his wife started a floral shop and grew it into a lifestyle business. 

1:10 The history of what inspired Curate was started
4:30 How does a Florist price for profit
8:40 How important is efficient ordering
13:13 Where the floral industry is heading
17:00 How going in-house saved $$$
19:00 How has 2020 changed the way Curate does business
22:00 New & exciting projects for Curate
27:00Where you can find Curate

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In this episode, I am sharing a real-life scenario that happened to one of the students inside The Hotel Florist Profit Method.  With the change of management one of her hotel contracts was put at risk of another florist in town who was a friend of the new hotel manager and has been eyeing this hotel floral contract for a while.  Tune in to hear the advice I gave her about what she should do. 

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Today I'm chatting with Sahid Nahim with New Bloom Solutions. He has 17 years of experience in the wholesale and distribution sectors of the floral industry. He is the founder of New Bloom Solutions a floral industry business solutions company- offering Website development, social media consulting and services, content creation, Business consulting, product procurement, and networking/collaboration service with expertise in the floral industry.

• 1:20 - The floral industry is far too segmented and this is a problem.
• 3:05 - Key questions that florists should be asking their wholesaler
• 6:05 - The hierarchy of wholesale and how it works
• 13:00 Where do you feel the floral industry is heading - it's going e-commerce.
• 17:40 Best advice for creating longterm partnerships between a hotel and a florist.
• 23:00 Creating a system for making ordering more efficient

www.newbloomsolutions.com

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