135. Get Comfortable Taking Risk + Opening a Flower Shop https://i0.wp.com/nachesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/S78135-pin3.jpg?fit=842%2C1024&ssl=1 842 1024 Nache’ Snow - Speaker, Author, Productivity Junkie, and Host of the Studio 78 Podcast Nache’ Snow - Speaker, Author, Productivity Junkie, and Host of the Studio 78 Podcast https://i0.wp.com/nachesnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/S78135-pin3.jpg?fit=842%2C1024&ssl=1 June 27, 2021 June 27, 2021

135. Get Comfortable Taking Risk + Opening a Flower Shop

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Picture of Holley Simmons in a leopard dress watering flowers in her shop. Green wall behind her with multiple frames with artwork.

She Loves Me floral shop owner Holley Simmons is the daughter of a seamstress who spent her childhood gluing rhinestones on anything she could find. Her enthusiastic team takes just-plucked blooms and lovingly spins them into flower magic for special events, celebrations, and very important deliveries. They work with in-season flowers sourced from several local, women-owned farms throughout the spring, summer, and fall. When winter comes, they do their best to work with American-grown blooms. In addition to fresh-cut flowers, they offer dried floral arrangements, in-person and virtual workshops, as well as micro-weddings.

In this episode, Holley chats with us about how teaching terrarium workshops took her from working a 9-to-5 to deciding to open up her flower shop. We talk about how the pandemic forced her to learn more about deliveries, why she is moving from her old place and opening two new locations, and she gives us her tips for styling floral photos. We also talk about taking risks, being authentic, supporting initiatives you love, and moments she decided to go for it!

Timestamps

14:24 Thoughts on health insurance as an entrepreneur
25:12 How she approaches her floral photography
25:59 Opening two new stores! The story
33:45 Delivering flowers to seniors initiative during COVID
44:07 What does scary look like to you?

Three globe lights hang in fron of the cashier desk, beautiful mint green wallpaper with trees full of flora garnishes the back wall. You all see a cabinet full of tchotchkes like a gold watering can and boxes.

Beautiful greenish blue wall with two large paintings surrounded by four small frames. In front of the wall are lots of colorful flowers and books. You see part of a table that has a vase full of flowers and a terrarium.

Images: @sheloveme

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