The Fresh Bunch

Send us Fan Mail It's Mother's Day season, which means everything is cranked up to 11.  From the amount of flowers in and out of the coolers to the hours working, to the amount of cafecito drank, and the number of podcast episodes recorded per week.  That's right!  We're giving you a special bonus episode to get you through the rest of the holiday. In today's episode, you...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are back with another fresh episode.  In this episode, we wanted to focus on a florist and the current ups and downs of running a flower shop and garden center.  So we asked our friend and world-famous floral artist, Deborah De La Flor, AIFD, PFCI to join us.  Together with her husband, Gus, they run De La Flor Florist & Gardens in Cooper City, FL,  a family-owned...

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast guests are not new to the floral industry but have been making big waves over the last few years thanks to their new joint marketing partnership.  Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions and David Kaplan of Above All Flowers together are using their experience and knowledge to successfully help companies make connections and partnerships all throughout the indu...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 12 has taken flight, you better strap in, because today's guest is Jet Fresh's own, Celine Bray!  Celine is a Senior Account Manager, Buyer and Garden Rose expert who's been part of the Jet Fresh family for over 10 years.  She's well known for being a great and attentive salesperson, but she also has a reputation (amongst those who know her) as being so...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys have a very special guest for episode #11!  Rodrigo Leiva, VP of Sales & Marketing for Esmeralda Farms.  As many in the industry know, Esmeralda Farms was acquired by the Sunshine Bouquet Company in 2020.  Rodrigo is one of the key people in helping manage and lead this new mega-company of over 20,000 employees.  A life-long flower pro, and stepson of floral legen...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys have officially hit the double-digit mark as our 10th episode takes flight!  Today, Fern and Mike are joined by 2 well-known, and well-respected life-long members of the floral industry, Kelle & George Cantafio. Kelle, President, and George, GM, both for Esprit Miami, a leading provider and floral importer of fresh-cut flowers to the wholesale market.  Listen in a...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys have been eagerly waiting for this special guest episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers.  They knew Alejandro aka Alex Perez of Komet Sales would make for a phenomenal guest for our platform.  Anyone who has spent time talking with Alex already knows he is a vault of knowledge and experience and is willing to share that with his peers and coworkers.  His passion can be...

Send us Fan Mail The 2 Fat Guys came in the Sunday before the 2022 WFFSA show in Miami to record this special episode with our very special guest, Andy aka "Commerce Drew" from Nordlie/Kennicott Detroit in Warren, MI.   Andy is a great friend of the Jet, who's had a long career in the floral industry, and in the past 2 years has established himself a "floral influencer," t...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys have made it to episode lucky number 7!  And in this special episode, we have our first international (non-employee) guests!  Marc and Sander from EZ Flower in Holland, one of Jet Fresh's top suppliers of Europe-grown flowers such as Tulips, Peonies, Ranunculus, and more.  Listen in as they shed some light on the new struggles and insights of the Dutch side of th...

Send us Fan Mail *Episode recorded on Feb. 13th (Day before Valentine's Day) right after we closed. The Fat Guys are just about done with the Valentine's craziness, and this episode and one more sales day is all that stands in their way.  This episode we wanted to get a younger generation's mindset on the busy flower holiday, and give wholesalers and florists a unique perspective on...

Send us Fan Mail We're right in the middle of Valentine's Day rush, but that's not stopping your favorite flower Fat Guys from giving you the inside scoop on what's going on our side of the floral industry during this hectic time.  On this special episode Mike and Fern are joined by FSFA 2021 Flower Salesperson of the year, Jimi "The Tulip" Santoli.  Listen along as t...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are back.  A brief Covid battle stopped them for a week, but Mike and the Fern are back and ready to talk about what's on everyone's mind...Valentine's Day.  Listen in and get some insight on our views on the holiday, why we hate it, and everything in between.  You'll hear some suggestions on getting creative during the holidays, past business fail...

Send us Fan Mail The 2 Fat Guys are back with another fresh episode!  This week, Fern and Mike are discussing shipping issues from Europe, cargo freight woes, what happens when you steal someone's veal cutlets, and much more in between.   Sit back, relax and enjoy our latest episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers! Join Mike Black and Fernando Ortega from Jet Fresh Flowers as they discuss all things good, bad and ugly about all things  related, and share how they really feel about the industry. In this episode they are joined by Melisa Fuenmayor.  Sales Representative and Social Media Influencer from Jet Fresh Flower Growers S.A. i...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers.  Join Mike Black and Fernando Ortega from Jet Fresh Flowers as they discuss all things good, bad and ugly about all things  related, and share how they really feel about the industry. Stay tuned for future episodes and special floral guests and much, much more.