Ep. 102: Brooke Snodgrass (Seventh Stem)

Today we’re visiting with Brooke Snodgrass, owner of Seventh Stem in Portland, Oregon. Brooke entered the flower world while working for a flower farmer as a side hustle to her career in finance. An avid gardener, she grows varieties that make her happy while using her private garden as inspiration for her designs. Join us as we talk with Brooke about: Finding her footing in the floral profession while working for a flower farmer at the Portland Flower Market Navigating illness as a wedding florist The role her garden plays in her floral design The importance of building both business and personal relationships as a business owner How her business changed after experiencing a health crisis How she's learning to make time outside of the business to grow and challenge herself How she sources flowers and creates movement in her bouquets LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 102: Portland Flower Market Sinclair & Moore Honey Dijon rose Agrostemma Annual Baby's Breath Basket Flower Thai Silk Poppy Smokey Eyes Larkspur Grace Rose Farm | BB Podcast Ep. 54 FOLLOW SEVENTH STEM: WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: LET'S PROPOSE Let’s Propose! creates stunning, profitable client proposals for you so you can stay focused on designing flowers to wow your clients. SPECIAL OFFER FOR BB PODCAST LISTENERS: Use Discount Code BB50 to get 50% off a Let’s Propose! membership. Click here to see what’s included in the membership. Host: Amy McGee (Bloom Trust Co.) + Maggie Bailey (Bramble & Bee) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee Music Written & Performed by: Landon McGee

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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.