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Send us Fan Mail On this episode of  "2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers"! We pulled out our pencils and paper to speak to the brilliant Dr. Terril Nell, AAF. The Professor shared insights into his remarkable academic journey and his significant role in the American Floral Endowment (AFE). From a small pouch of seeds grew an extraordinary career that benefited the entire floral and horticultural...

Send us Fan Mail This week on a Fresh episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers Podcast, we're thrilled to have some special guests from Petal Production – Raffi, Eddie, Lauren, and Brittney. The Petal Production team joins us for a lively conversation about flowers, Ecuador, and ghosts. Get ready to join in on the adventure as our guests take us through their incredible journey in Ecuador. From pic...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode 97 of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers,  Fern, Ryan, Mimi, and Joel welcome Jazmin Albarran from Seed Your Future.  Seed Your Future is the movement to promote horticulture careers with plants, flowers, and all things GREEN. Although we missed Mike, we were treated to a wealth of information about how the organization is making a significant impact by promoting and inspiring ind...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back Fatties.  Tune in to the first episode of 2024, featuring the dynamic duo, Mike and Fern, alongside Mimi and Joel. We've upgraded our podcast setup for the new year, but our opinions on Valentine's Day remain as bold as ever. In this episode, we delve into the complex love/hate relationship with Valentine's Day. With a staggering 250 million stems prepa...

Send us Fan Mail 3-2-1- Happy NEW YEAR! We are popping bottles and clinking glasses for this New Year’s Episode.  Join us as we speak to Pablo, a second-gen grower turned marketing maestro, who shares his journey from the classrooms of NYU to the vibrant landscapes of Colombia.  Pablo Bazzani is the General Manager of Plazoleta Flowers https://laplazoleta.com (https://laplazoleta.com) in Colombia,...

Send us Fan Mail The Fatty Gang is all together for the holidays to bring you this special episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers.  We asked Santa for a special guest for this episode, and Santa Dean came down the chimney!  Dean Rule, the Executive President, as well as, grower, breeder, and botanist, with Conectiflor in Ecuador brought a sack full of presents in the form of knowledge to the show!  Li...

Send us Fan Mail 🌸 Join us on #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers as we chat with Kelsea Olivia, Founder of East Olivia, a NYC-based creative agency helping revolutionize the floral industry. Listen in as we dive into the vibrant world of color-enhanced flowers, Art Basel, and "Blazy Susans" with the wild-hearted entrepreneur. 💐 Discover East Olivia's commitment to making beauty accessible fo...

Send us Fan Mail The Fatty Gang has a few extra voices this week, as Jet Fresh & Jet Fresh Growers’ team members, Edwin “The Dr” Perez, Dali May, Maria Jose “MaJo” and Paola join the podcast.  This crew just recently returned from a whirlwind of a trip to Holland for the annual IFTF (International Floriculture Trade Fair).  Listen in as they discuss all the highs and lows of their trip, from w...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's very special episode of #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers we brought in special guest host, #JimiTheTulip to help out with our even more special guest, Sarah Campbell!  Campbell is the owner and founder of Intrigue Designs and Intrigue Teaches, which has a massive social media following full of newbie and seasoned floral lovers (over 230K IG Followers, as well as a Faceb...

Send us Fan Mail The Fatty Gang is back and all back together in the same room and ready to celebrate!  In this special episode, we are very thankful because we are celebrating the official 2 year anniversary of our podcast, Thanksgiving, and Michael Black Friday, all in one! Listen in and enjoy, the conversation goes all over the place, from Mike's trip back to Miami to Ryan's recap of...

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...