TODAY’S GUEST: Hitomi Gilliam AIFD TODAY'S TOPIC: FREESIA Summit Today I’ve invited our friend Hitomi Gilliam back to the podcast to talk about the FREESIA Challenge & upcoming FREESIA Summit she co-founded with Gregor Lersch and Colin Gilliam. Since the summit is right around the corner, I’ve asked Hitomi to give us the scoop because it’s an incredibly affordable educational opportunity with a top-notch lineup of educators and designers! What is the freesia summit? It's 3 days of virtual presentations from industry leaders on how they practice and approach sustainability in floristry. Freesia Summit Speakers Hitomi Gilliam AIFD Gregor Lersch Susan McLeary Shane Connolly Holly Chapple Colin Gilliam Debra Prinzing / Slow Flowers Leopoldo Gomez Max Van de Sluis Per Benjamin Felicia Kang Lawrence Kwong Dr. James DelPrince PhD AIFD Dr. Coleman Etheredge PhD CFD Elizabeth Englebretsen Johanne Martel AIFD FREESIA: Florists Recognizing Environmental & Eco Sustainable Ideas & Applications click here for schedule details + pricing Follow the FREESIA Challenge & Summit on Instagram: @wearefreesia
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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.