The Fresh Bunch

Send us Fan Mail We're back with another fresh episode!  This week we paused the Mother's Day sales to sit down with event designer Al Davis, currently of Daniel Events.  Al started on 28th St. NY and moved to Miami to take part in the growing wedding and event industry.  Today he is the Creative Director for Daniel Events South and has lots of stories to share from his career. The secon...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers, Mike was out so we asked the newest JF team member, and industry favorite, Mimi Pacheco to sub in for him and make her official podcast debut as a fresher.  It ended up working great, as Mimi became instant friends with our guest, Michelle Lewis Owner and Lead Designer of Bluegrass Chic.  Listen in as we discuss a wide range...

Send us Fan Mail Today's special episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers has been planned and rescheduled a few times. Because we knew it would be much more fun to have our guest, Greg Staby, cut flower buyer for Flora Fresh Wholesale in Sacramento, CA record his episode IN STUDIO vs via Zoom.  And we were right! In this special Extended Cut episode Mike, Fern, Ryan, Celine (Greg's long-time...

Send us Fan Mail Due to human error, we couldn't bring you a new episode last week. So we're coming back strong with a special "4/20" episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers. Those who know us, know we are not ones to hide our love of all things green !  And many of our staff members are self-proclaimed "productive stoners."  In this week's episode, we sit down with a...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys are back with a fresh episode and a fresh guest, or in this week's case, 2 fresh guests!  Takeshi Nakamoto and Monica Miranda join the podcast to discuss their new exciting project, growing exclusive, patented Japanese Sweet Pea varieties all year round in Colombia.  The brand name is Bijo, which means "beautiful woman" in Japanese.  And they are just a...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers was recorded right after Fern returned from Washington DC after attending the Society of American Florist's Congressional Action Days.  Where participants get to walk the halls of congress and meet with US congress to discuss issues within our industry. Our guest, Zoë Gallina, AAF was one of the flower lovers who attended...

Send us Fan Mail This week the 2 Fat Guys sat down with our friend Tina Barkley co-founder of Fleurs de Villes to recap the global launch of their new show VOYAGE! Which took place for 10 days at Bal Harbour Shops in Miami, FL this past March where over 20 local florists created floral masterpieces using all Jet Fresh Flowers! Fleurs de Villes combines the love of flowers, local design talent, and...

Send us Fan Mail Even though we are on episode 57, we are still podcast newbies with lots to learn.  Enter this week's special guest, Scott Shepherd, host of the Flower Podcast! We consider the Flower Podcast as the "OG" flower-themed podcast, and we learned a lot from Scott and the amazing list of guests since 2018. Shepherd describes his podcast,  " I love flowers and am exci...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers, we were a Fatty down, but we had a great guest to fill in his place.  Willum Van den Hoogen, Managing Director of Florius Flowers, a family-owned and operated breeder and farm best known for breeding and growing the Smart Veronica and Coco Hypericum series. With over 27 years of experience in cultivating flowers, Florius,...

Send us Fan Mail The Fatty's are back and excited to discuss all of the fun and busy events, news, sales and parties happening this March! We don't have a full-time guest in this episode, but our friend Martin Otten of Rosa Flora Canada hops on for a brief call to discuss all the fun plans in store for International Gerbera Month!  We also talk about one of the industry's favorite t...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers episode, we sat down with the freshest Jet Fresh sales team member, Dali May!  We recorded this special episode at the tail-end of the Valentine's Day rush while she was in the office.  Dali has worked in various industry positions from bucket-truck driver to manager in various well-known companies, including Pennock. She was tra...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's fun episode of 2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers, the Fat Guys had a drink with Amy McCord Jones of Flower Moxie.  A website that helps DIY brides choose the best bulk wholesale wedding flowers online at a fraction of florist prices.  Listen in as we discuss Amy's wild and surprising back story which includes some of her previous careers as a forensic investigato...

Send us Fan Mail For this week's Valentine's Day special episode, we wanted to sit down with an industry member on the retail side of the business.  So we called on our friend, Kevin McCarthy, 4th-Generation President & C.O.O. at Family Flowers - McCarthy Group Florists.  Kevin's family owns and operates over 20 retail florist shops of all shapes and sizes from Illinois to Denve...

Send us Fan Mail The 2 Fat Guys are back!  Fern has returned and is more excited than ever.   This week we sat down with Amanda Jedlinksy, Senior Content Strategist at the Society of American Florists, Editor in Chief of Floral Management magazine and managing editor of SAF NOW.  We first met Amanda last year in Washington DC at the SAF Congressional Action Days, but really got to know her when sh...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE 50!!!! In this special episode, we were 1 fat man down, but made up for it with a great guest!  Mimi Martinez-Pacheco is the marketing director for Chrysal USA and has been in the industry for over 15 years helping keep Chrysal and their incredible floral care product line a well-known industry staple.  Listen in as we talk floral care tips, "alternative" care so...

Send us Fan Mail Peonies these days are grown in many different places, one of those places being Chile.  This week we sit down with Mia (María Inés) Engler, co-owner of Patagonia Sun peony farms in Chile!  Mia's peony farm, Pilauco had a good reputation in Chile among the peony world, for achieving good prices. Bernardita Montes, daughter of Aurelio Montes of the world-renowned Montes Wines,...

Send us Fan Mail We're thrilled to announce another fresh episode with another industry legend!  4th-generation flower grower, Lane DeVries, who's dedicated his life to flowers as a grower, breeder, educator, marketer, author, and even minister.  Lane is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sun Valley Farms.  With Lane's leadership and passion, SV has grown to become one of, if not THE largest...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year!!! We had a lot to celebrate in this special holiday episode as we are ringing in the new year with our very special guest, Juanita Coloma.  Juanita is a long-time member of the Jet Fresh family. Her current titles are Farm Director and Director of International Business for Jet Fresh Flowers and Jet Fresh Flower Growers.  Some of her many duties are to manage the E...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays Fatties!!! In this special holiday episode, we tried to keep the conversation holiday related with topics like holiday market conditions, top holiday flowers, favorite holiday snacks and movies, but somewhere along the way, we ended up discussing conspiracy theories and "chemtrails." Eventually, we get back in the holiday spirit and play a few holiday-them...

Send us Fan Mail Our last guest, Barry Gottlieb gave us some very useful and helpful tips on meditation!  So we thought we should share it with you all as its own separate clip.  We hope you enjoy it.

Send us Fan Mail We are so excited to share this week's special episode, as it may be our favorite yet! Barry Gottlieb or as we now call him, Barry "GOATlieb," is an industry legend who has a respected career of over 30 years in the industry.  On top of that he success mentor, radio/podcast/webcast host, public speaker, business builder, sales expert, and author of 4 books including...

Send us Fan Mail ***PLEASE NOTE*** We experienced some technical difficulties this week and we lost the first 5 minutes of this week's episode.  But, other than that it is still a great episode with a great guest! This week, Fernando was sick so Mike, Ryan, and Joel hosted this episode with our very special guest, Marco Beltran of Coxflor Farms in Mexico!  Coxflor is a well-known family-owned...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers the Fat Guys sat down with Alice Givens & Robin Daniels of Flower General/Carlstedt's.  Flower General is a well-known wholesale florist selling fresh flowers, floral supplies, silks, dried flowers, plants and much more to florists, DIYers, event planners, and wedding designers. Listen in as we learn how this dynamic...

Send us Fan Mail Can you believe its already been 1 year since we started this podcast journey with you all?! Well, we can't believe it either!  But alas, here we are with our 1 year anniversary special episode!   Listen in as we have fun and celebrate this major milestone for us.  We get a few surprise special guest visits, discuss our favorite episodes and guests so far, take a look at the...

Send us Fan Mail The Fat Guys strapped on their heels for today’s episode with our NY friend, Stephanie Evans aka “Wholesale In Heels,” who is the voice behind the camera of Bill Doran Albany’s marketing presence.  Listen in as Stephanie takes us through her story on how she got started in the biz, her ups and downs in her journey through different opportunities, her background in makeup and fashi...