The Fresh Bunch

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys gang is dedicated to bringing you fresh episodes every week, but due to schedules and travel, we have not been able to record a full, new episode. However, we have the next best thing, a special highlight reel look-back episode of some of our favorite moments from past episodes! There are special moments from 7 past episodes including: Ep. 1 - Our Pilot episode from N...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast dreams can come true.  This week on #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers we have our dear friend, Jena Gizerskiy, Sales Manager- North America for Rosaprima. Join us as we talk about Jena's involvement in various floral organizations such as Seed your Future, NextGen, and WF&FSA’s executive team.  Jena is passionate about improving & elevating the floral industry.  Jena, f...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a very special guest on the podcast!  You may know him from his many TV shows, or perhaps from his 8 books, or various speaking events, or his career as a top event designer and planner in NY, or you have bought his branded party essentials in stores around the country, that's right, it's David Tutera! Listen in as we talk about David's history in...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are back with a fresh, new episode! Join Fern, Mike, Mimi, and Joel with special guests Anahi Coloma and Maria Jose "MaJo" Flores from our Ecuador team as the gang sits down to recap and discuss their recent trip to Colombia for the biennial Proflora show. Proflora, one of the largest and most well-known floral industry trade shows had over 300 exhibitors du...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers we were lucky to have Avi Krell from Plantec Breeding on the pod.  You may have met Avi at one of the many industry trade shows, as he wears many hats, but his official title is Public Relations Manager at Plantec Breeding.  Krell is a 2nd generation rose breeder, a UF Grad, who splits time between Miami and Ecuador.  Listen in as...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's special episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers the Fern, Mike & the Fatty Gang sit down with Monica Michelle, CEO and Co-Founder of BloomTV. We hear all about Monica's past and path to owner of a media company, how she moved to a remote island to build the company, plans for the future, and more! Throughout the episode, we pitch Monica a bunch of new show...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready for an all-new, blooming episode of "2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers"! In Episode 83, your favorite flower enthusiasts Mike and Fern are joined by the one and only industry legend, Howard Levine, Account Executive of Esmeralda Farms. Joining the lively studio crew of Mike, Fern, Ryan, Mimi, and Joel, Howard Levine brings his wealth of experience and insights to the...

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast is all about our recap of the 2023 SAF Annual Convention! Jet Fresh Flower Distributors recently joined 470 floral industry professionals at the Society of American Florist (SAF) Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The event, spanning four days, featured competitions, panel discussions, a supplier expo, and networking opportunities. Notably, Jet Fresh earned a...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys had a full recording studio during this week's episode including Mike, Fern, Ryan, Mimi, Joel and our special guest, Assistant Sales Captain and Buyer, Casey Black.  Some of you may have heard Casey during our special " Brothers Episode " but we finally got him to sit down for a long overdue full epsiode. In this episode the gang talks about Mike &...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guy Gang is back (minus Ryan & Mimi, who were on a much-needed post-Fresh Fest day off.). In episode 80 we Fern, Joel & Mike sit down with Paul Hoogenboom of Holex Flower.  Holex Flower BV was founded in 1982 and is located at the VBA south-complex of the FloraHolland flower auction in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. Holex is Holland's market leader when it comes t...

Send us Fan Mail Our first-ever #FreshFest2023 took place on August 18 at the Rubell Museum in Miami, FL, and boy was it a huge success!! In this episode, we recap the entire event from the inaugural Blooms & Birdies Golf tournament, the day 1 Happy Hour, and of course the full-day event that is being referred to as "the best flower event of all time!" We are joined this week, by Fre...

Send us Fan Mail Another fresh week and another fresh episode come with it!  No guests this week, as we recorded this episode in the midst of all the tireless Fresh Fest 2023 prep work.  But that doesn't stop Mike, Fern, Mimi, Ryan, and Joel from bringing you a fun and interesting conversation surrounding all the Fresh Fest excitement. Ranging from Fern's trip to WFFSA's Dev X in Ni...

Send us Fan Mail This week the Fat Guys are 1 Fat Guy down, as Fern attends WFFSA's Dev-X in Niagara Falls.  Luckily we brought in industry legend, Lenny Walker t o fill in for the week.  Walker, VP of Sales & Operations and longtime team member of Kennicott Brothers Company.   Mike, Ryan, Mimi, Joel, and Lenny cover a wide range of topics including the similarities of the Chicago and NY...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another fresh episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers! In this episode, we sit down with Talicia McCall owner of Ambiance By Lovie in Montgomery, Alabama.  Talicia is a self-proclaimed "baby bloomer" and is relatively new to the industry, but is already making a splash as a celebration florist in her area of Alabama.  We first met Talicia when she present...

Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate a milestone even we're surprised we hit, episode 75!!!  And for episode 75, the Fat Guys Gang is joined by Scott Blumenthal.  Scott, who has more than 35 years of expertise in the cut floral industry,  has spent the last few weeks as the newest member of Chrysal Americas as their new General Manager and plans to contribute to the company’s continued suc...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are back with another fresh episode, with another friend and industry legend of a guest.  This week we are joined by Bob Tucker, AIFD, CFD, CFEJ, FSMD (LMNOP) owner of Miss Daisy's Flowers & Gifts, a full-service wedding and event florist that serves Leesburg, FL, and the surrounding areas.  As well as, an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys have a great guest this week!  Chris Drummond, AAF, PFCI Owner of Penny's by Plaza Flowers is a flower lover of all sorts, who has worked in various roles throughout his lifelong career in the industry.  Drummond is extremely involved and dedicated to both the industry and his family.   He attended his first Society of American Florists' CAD at 19 years old,...

Send us Fan Mail Fatty fans have been eagerly awaiting this week's episode!  A couple of months ago we sent our blossoming Cash & Carry sales rep, Kris aka "Pinky" Yllescas on a 3-week European flower boot-camp.  The goal  of the trip was to educate Kris on the quality, technology, strategies, scale and work-ethic of the European flower industry.  And to see how big of a differe...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers we were lucky enough to get a visit from our friend,  Alejandro Pérez!  Alex, the Founder & Chief Innovation Officer of  Komet Sales already graced our podcast with an amazing episode in our early days.  So we jumped at the opportunity to sit down with him and hear all about all the exciting changes coming to Komet Sales a...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are all back together in the same room for this special episode with our good friend and Next Gen leader, Cameron Pappas.  Pappas, also known as "2 Plaques," owner and President of Norton's Florist, Inc. is a long-time #Fatty fan and the Vice President of the #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers Fan Club.  And we got the chance to talk with him right after we wrappe...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's special extended cut episode, we chop it up with our long-time friend Bill Schaffer AIFD, AAF, PFCI of Schaffer Designs.  Bill is a renowned, 3rd generation floral designer who literally grew up in the floral industry.  Together with his wife, Kris Kratt AIFD, PFCI, they run Shaffer Designs out of Philadelphia, PA.   Bill & Kris' work includes multiple...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we sit down AGAIN with F.J. Trzuskowski VP of Sales - Continental Floral Greens.  Fatty fans should remember the Joel memory card mishap. That lost memory card held the original F.J. episode, but as it turns out, this recording came out better!  So good news for Joel.  Listen in as we discuss everything from SAF CAD, massive Christmas greens production...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with the brains behind the Memorial Day Flower Foundation. An amazing organization where volunteers hand out thousands of donated flowers for placement at veteran gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery and cemeteries across the country. The volunteers place a flower in front of each headstone while quietly reading the inscription and then thanking t...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another fantastic episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers!  In this episode, Mike & Fern chop it up with Ryan, Mimi, Joel & Emilia aka the Fantastic Four of the Jet Fresh marketing department!  The marketing team spent 3 days together on our farm in Ecuador, Jet Fresh Growers, creating new content and building a stronger team bond.  Listen in for a full rec...

Send us Fan Mail Sorry, we're a little late with this week's episode.   But we promise it's worth it! In this episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers we had a room full of friends from the SAF Next Gen Committee including Stephanie Brady and Amanda Jedlinsky of SAF and Melanie Spilbeler of Freshpath Marketing as we get excited for the upcoming event.  The Society of American Florist&apos...