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The Password Problem: Protecting Your Flower Shop in the Age of AI
Multi-factor authentication is annoying. Getting hacked is worse. Vonda and Lori walk through where flower shops are exposed and three things to fix today.
What Your Team Is Really Learning From You: Leadership Lessons That Stick
Your team copies what you tolerate, not what you say. Vonda and Lori work through ten management lessons and what each one looks like in a flower shop.
The Empathy Blind Spots Every Leader Needs to Examine
Episode 344: Empathy is not something you either have or you don’t - it is a skill you can practice, strengthen, and sometimes struggle to access. In this…
Empathy Continued: Head, Heart, and Hands in the Flower Shop
Episode 343: Empathy is not just about feeling someone else’s emotions—it can shape how we communicate, lead our teams, serve customers, and respond when…
Empathy Isn’t Agreement: The Leadership Skill Every Flower Shop Needs
Episode 342: Can empathy really make your flower shop more profitable? In this episode, Lori shares the key lessons from her leadership presentation at AIFD…
Why People Don’t Change (And What Great Leaders Do Instead)
Episode 339: In this episode, Vonda and Lori explore a surprising truth about leadership: knowing better doesn’t always mean doing better. Drawing from…
Blossoms & Bourbon: How Mark Frye Built a Floral Brand, a Business & a Global Audience
Episode 337: In this episode, we sit down with Mark Frye of Creative Occasions Flowers and Events to talk about his unexpected path—from speech pathologist…
The Hidden Impact of People in Your Life (and Your Business)
Episode 334: This week’s episode is a solo, heartfelt reflection as Vonda takes the mic while Lori enjoys the first precious days with her new grandson.…
Quick - Train Your Team on This Before Mother’s Day Hits
Episode 332: Mother’s Day is here—and the difference between a decent week and a record-breaking one comes down to how your team communicates with…
From Forensics Lab to Flower Moxie with Amy McCord
Episode 330: What do forensic science and floral design have in common? For Amy McCord, founder of Flower Moxie, they're both part of the same unlikely…
Hard Truths Flower Shop Owners Need to Hear
Episode 329: This one might sting a little. Lori and Vonda are saying the quiet part out loud—sharing the hard truths flower shop owners need to hear but…
What You Can Control (and What You Have to Let Go)
Episode 328: After Easter reflections (and a few stories involving pools, squirrels, and unexpected repairs), Lori and Vonda dive into a conversation that…
Stop Overthinking Social Media: Real Strategies That Work
Episode 327: If social media feels overwhelming, confusing, or like one more thing on your already full plate, this episode is for you. Lori and Vonda sit…
Why Showing Up Matters: The Power of Face-to-Face in Floral Education
Episode 323: In a world where we can learn anything online, is it still worth leaving your shop to attend a floral conference? After returning from the…
What Makes You Leery? Trusting Your Gut in Life, Business, and Flowers
Episode 322: What makes you instantly leery of a person or situation - and why does your gut matter more than you think? In this candid and wide-ranging…
The Warren Buffett Principle Every Florist Should Implement
Episode 319: Kindness is a free investment with the highest returns — so why don't more florists treat it that way? Inspired by Warren Buffett's…
Dilly, Dally & Clique Conference Confessions: SAF Next Gen
Episode 318: In this episode, Lori and Ellie sit down for a candid (and slightly unfiltered) conversation we’re calling Clique Conference Confessions . From…
Your Valentine’s Day Staff Meeting: Prepared, Profitable, and Positive
Episode 317: Valentine’s Day is the busiest and most important holiday of the year for florists, and preparation makes all the difference. Vonda and Lori…
The Bingo Card Check-In: Progress, Perspective, and a Little Industry Tea
Episode 316: In this episode, Lori and Vonda flip their 2025 Bingo Cards and reflect on what actually got done, what didn’t, and why that matters. From…
Clean Up the Crap & Keep Going: A New Year, A New Word
Episode 315: In this special anniversary episode, Vonda, Lori, Ellie, and Kami gather to celebrate six years of Business & Pleasure of Flowers. They…