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Botanical Brouhaha Podcast

164 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 107 ratings

Do you own a flower business or dream of starting one? Are you looking for practical floral design tips? Ever wonder how other florists run their businesses? Or maybe you’re a farmer florist building a flower farm and floral design business at the same time? You’ve landed in the right place!

At the BB Podcast, we serve floral designers, farmer florists, flower shop owners, and aspiring florists by diving into practical tips and insider information from real working florists, floral educators, flower growers, and floral industry vendors to help you find the tools you need to start, run, and grow your flower business.

We like to mix it up! Do you prefer hearing real-life stories or diving into specific flower business topics? Either way, we’ve got you covered.

Listen to our storytelling episodes featuring floral professionals sharing the details of starting and running their flower businesses. So many stories just waiting for you to dig in and learn from those who are doing what you want to do!

Browse our topic-specific interviews where you can expect everything from conversations on marketing, staffing, and floral software to pain points like finding your mojo or listening to your intuition in business.

Amy McGee, Botanical Brouhaha founder, brings years of relationship building with floral designers, farmer florists, and floral professionals to the table and invites you to pull up a chair for the conversations where you’ll learn and be inspired by the nitty gritty transparency of the questions she asks.

The BB Podcast is co-hosted by Natalie Gill, owner of Native Poppy.

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Episodes

Episode 13: Laetitia Mayor May be the MacGyver of the Flower World

February 04, 2018 22:17 - 54 minutes - 124 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Laetitia Mayor, owner of Florésie based in Blanzy-lès-Fismes in Northern France to discuss: her path from being an engineer in Switzerland to being a floral designer in a quaint french municipality of 100+ inhabitants how blogging helped get her business off the ground the important role workshops have played in her growth as a designer the advantages her engineering background brings to her wedding/event business her main marketing tool Instagram str...

Episode 12: Fiona Pickles — Naturally Wild

January 21, 2018 15:16 - 42 minutes - 98.1 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Fiona Pickles, owner of Firenza Floral Design based in West Yorkshire in the UK to discuss: her unique talent related to event delivery how she utilizes interns and freelancers in her business the subject of some of her most popular Instagram posts her proficient use of social media and why she appreciates it how she grew her business into a business model that feeds her soul her experience hosting past workshops and her plans for another Large Instal...

Episode 11: Maxine Owens Knows How to Slow Down, Step Back, and Refuel

January 07, 2018 23:38 - 46 minutes - 108 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Maxine Owens, owner of Max Owens Design in Dallas, Texas to discuss: how her background in retail and science prepared her for opening a flower business her thoughts on hiring, managing, encouraging, and keeping freelancers how she structured her business to take summers off and refuel her love of people and the joy she finds in teaching others her collaboration with Type A Society for Claire Pettibone’s Four Seasons Campaignprior to NY Fashion Week w...

Episode 10: Francoise Weeks Has a Mantra You Can Live By

November 20, 2017 04:10 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Françoise Weeks, owner of Françoise Weeks European Floral Design in Portland, Oregon to discuss: her transition from substitute teacher and medical lab technician to floral couture artist her wardrobe preferences (smile) how she defines texture in floral design the 45 year old childhood memory that ignited her journey into woodland floral designs her segue into teaching floral design and taking her workshops on the road what she wishes more designers ...

Episode 9: Nancy Teasley — Designer, Farmer, Romantic

November 06, 2017 02:20 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

oday we’re sitting down with Nancy Teasley, owner of Oak & the Owl and Ella Rose Farmin Fallbrook, California to discuss: what (and who) compelled her to jump into flower farming the challenges of owning a rose farm the payoff of running a floral design studio her concern for the future of the floral industry her thoughts on bare root vs. own root roses the story behind naming Oak and the Owl Links mentioned in this episode: Heirloom Roses (Oregon) Canyon Country Store The B...

Episode 8: Holly Chapple Loves Her Flower Friends

October 23, 2017 01:05 - 1 hour - 145 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Holly Chapple, owner of Holly Chapple Flowers in Leesburg, Virginia to discuss: the man who taught her to design and modeled for her a strong work ethic her thoughts on transitioning with age while staying relevant in the industry she loves her blog, The Full Bouquet, which provides a peek into the day-to-day operation of her business and serves as a journal for her thoughts pertaining to the floral industry the crucial role Evan (@marriedtoflowers) Chapp...

Episode 7: Denise Fasanello — Flowering in the City

October 09, 2017 02:11 - 49 minutes - 112 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Denise Fasanello, owner of Denise Fasanello Flowers in Brooklyn, NY to discuss: The challenges of creating flowers for events in NYC Her ‘winter life’ as a ceramicist Finding a work life/family life balance Her dreams for the future How her art school background plays into her floral design aesthetic A peek into her consultation and contract processes The priceless business advice she received from a NYC cab driver on the way home from a job Links ...

Episode 6: Jennifer Ederer — Always Building Magic

September 24, 2017 19:32 - 57 minutes - 132 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Jennifer Ederer of Modern Day Events & Floral in Grand Rapids, Michigan to discuss: the unconventional career path that ultimately led her to open a floral and event design business how she gained an insider’s perspective of the event industry what her Modern Day team means to her and how she fosters an atmosphere of grace and loyalty among team members why her clients tend to say, “I thought we were here to talk about flowers!’’ how she gained the conf...

Episode 5: Gretchen O'Neil is Full of Ideas

September 11, 2017 03:46 - 50 minutes - 115 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Gretchen O’Neil (pictured above right) of Petals, ink. & Grassdale Flower Farm to discuss: how she finally recognized the constant pull of the floral industry on her career path choices a pivotal moment which left her inspired to grow flowers in the challenging Texas climate the heartfelt letter that won the hearts of the previous owners of her flower farm, Grassdale her newest project: Austin’s first 100% locally grown mobile flower truck and a special...

Episode 4: Kiana Underwood of Tulipina Believes Flowers Should Make You Happy

August 28, 2017 03:15 - 53 minutes - 122 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Kiana Underwood (pictured above left) of Tulipina to discuss: how her childhood in Iran laid the foundation for her love of flowers the importance of travel as inspiration the ‘Nathan Underwood factor’ in Tulipina’s success finding inspiration in unique places building an international team of freelancers for destination weddings her exciting upcoming projects Links mentioned in Episode Four: G Page Wholesale Flowers Corbin Gurkin Photography SF B...

Episode 3: Chloe Milligan's Secret Weapon is Being Herself

August 13, 2017 19:17 - 44 minutes - 102 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Chloe Milligan (pictured above right) of MUD Urban Flowersto discuss: The story behind the creation of MUD with her business partner Nick Priestly (owner of Mood Flowers and Flower School Glasgow) How MUD went from start-up to thriving business in just a few short months Her social media savvy-ness The franchise plans for MUD Links mentioned in this episode: Urban Outfitters Smith & Munson | Growers of British Tulips & Lilies

Ep. 2: Susan McLeary — Curious, Vulnerable, Tenacious

July 31, 2017 04:49 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Susan McLeary (pictured above left) of Passionflower to discuss: her expertise in creating living jewelry how her work began to get published the motivation behind her love of learning the story behind her award-winning piece seen on the cover of Fusion Magazine her slightly unconventional method of finding models for her photo shoots the willow armature she mentioned in a BB Expert Panel discussion the success of her PassionflowerMade Etsy shop Li...

Episode 2: Susan McLeary — Curious, Vulnerable, Tenacious

July 31, 2017 04:49 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MB

Today we’re sitting down with Susan McLeary (pictured above left) of Passionflower to discuss: her expertise in creating living jewelry how her work began to get published the motivation behind her love of learning the story behind her award-winning piece seen on the cover of Fusion Magazine her slightly unconventional method of finding models for her photo shoots the willow armature she mentioned in a BB Expert Panel discussion the success of her PassionflowerMade Etsy shop Li...

Episode 1: Meet Amy McGee & Maria Maxit

July 23, 2017 00:15 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Meet co-hosts Amy McGee of Botanical Brouhaha and Maria Maxit of Maxit Flower Design and hear their flower journey stories and how it led to the creation of the Botanical Brouhaha Podcast   How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha: Blog Instagram Facebook BB Garden Style Workshop Series BB Garden Style Shop

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