The Fresh Bunch

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...

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...