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What It's About
Amidst the challenges of operating during a pandemic, this florist hasn't wilted.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1384
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. We recently heard from an accountant who sells spreadsheet templates and other financial resources to creatives, an Australian musician who’s created an online community to teach students how to play the saxophone, and many more. Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Amy McCord Jones, a wedding florist in Oklahoma who has a creative idea to offer DIY wedding flowers to brides across the country. This is more affordable for the brides and has opened up a whole new market for Amy, one that eventually surpassed her local business and is now her full-time work. Since we featured her, she’s quadrupled her business and dealt with lots of supply chain and shipping issues to COVID, in addition to a lot of weddings being planned with shorter lead times due to all the uncertainty. Naturally, she’s handled the pressure well and business is still growing. So let’s hear directly from her. I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up. Listen to today's episode to hear Amy's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Flower Moxie: Cut the stems off of some of those wedding costs—head over to Amy's website to learn more!
- Shopify: Amy used Shopify to set up her site for Flower Moxie, and they're offering a 21-day trial and exclusive discount for all Side Hustle School listeners!
- Wedding Planner Earns Passive Income with DIY Flowers: This corporate employee turned wedding planner hated seeing young couples struggle with her floral design fee for their weddings, so she creates an alternative option: affordable, DIY wedding bouquets.
- Newlywed Creates Floral Services That Can’t Wilt: This project manager was astonished at how expensive a wedding could be. After shelling out a lot of money for his own, he starts a service to help engaged couples save thousands.
- Australian Uses Online Classified Ads to Sell Wedding Flowers: After hearing about the Craigslist Wedding Photographer (Ep. 9), a woman in Australia books $7,500 in wedding clients for her newly-acquired floral arranging skills.
