“If the industry is going to grow, growth is change. Be open to change.”

-Suzie Kostick AIFD, CFD, CF, PFCI

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Today we’re sitting down with Suzie Kostick, a seasoned floral industry educator, freelancer, and consultant living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico to discuss:

• her multi-faceted career in the floral industry over the last 40 years
• her experience as creative director turned owner of Flora Magazine
• the importance of her years in retail flower shops to her overall career path
• her experience as shop owner, convention center special events coordinator, freelancer, grocery store chain production manager, and local college instructor
• the transition from her high school floral design classes as a teen to the floral industry
• her involvement in AIFD, her position as AIFD’s 2018 Symposium Coordinator, and her knowledge of the AIFD organization
• FAQs about the AIFD testing process

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Links mentioned in Ep. 26 with Suzie Kostick:

•  American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
• Flora magazine
• Professional Floral Communicators International (PFCI)
• Society of American Florists (SAF)
• Michigan Floral Association (MFA)
• Stacy Carlton AIFD | The Flora Culturist
• Smithers-Oasis
• Certified Floral Designer (CFD)
• Texas Master Florist (TMF)
• Holly Chapple | Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
• Susan McLeary
• Katie Davis | Ponderosa & Thyme
• Longwood Gardens
• AIFD Symposium 2019 | Las Vegas

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Today’s episode is brought to you by:

 Holly Heider Chapple Flowers offers online classes at Hope Flower Farm School of Floral Design and hands-on floral workshops in various locations.

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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee