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Teaching Floristry & Creating Wedding & Event Floral Designs

Teaching Floristry & Creating Wedding & Event Floral Designs

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Florist Joanne Truby shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.

Epiphany Whilst Travelling

After her A levels, Joanne worked in the e-commerce departments at Heals and River Island. Then whilst travelling through Central America, she decided that she wanted to do a degree in something creative.

Studying Floral Design

She signed up for Floral Design & Event Management, and fell completely head over heels in love with flowers. In 2012, once she’d finished studying, she created the wedding flowers for a friend.… Read more

Changing Career & Becoming a Farmer Florist With Rebecca Stuart

Changing Career & Becoming a Farmer Florist With Rebecca Stuart

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Farmer Florist Rebecca Stuart from The Garden Gate Flower Company shares her small business journey in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.

Getting Experience in the Corporate World

After studying at Surrey Institute of Art & Design, Rebecca moved to London and began to temp. She worked her way up from receptionist to secretary to running a team. And during this time, she learned a lot about the processes of running a business like marketing, PR and email management.… Read more

Becoming a Farmer Florist With Milli Proust

Becoming a Farmer Florist With Milli Proust

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Farmer Florist Milli Proust shares her small business story in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.

Training as an Actor

Inspired by her grandmother, Milli has always loved flowers. At the age of 18, she considered becoming a florist, but ending up following her other passion, which is storytelling. And she got a place at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ) in London and studied acting.… Read more

How Your Interior Styling Impacts on Your Well-Being

How Your Interior Styling Impacts on Your Well-Being

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Commercial Interiors Stylist and Writer Joanna Thornhill shares her career story in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.

Starting in TV Production

After having studied fashion promotion, she began working in TV production as a runner. Then she moved into the interior styling world working as a stylist assistant for magazines, events and commercial shoots. Covering maternity leave at Women’s Weekly magazine as Assistant Crafts & Home Editor was the propellor for her becoming a fully-fledged stylist and writer.… Read more

Changing Career in Your 50s With Melissa Richardson

Changing Career in Your 50s With Melissa Richardson

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Melissa Richardson from JarJar Flowers shares her small business story in this week’s My Small Business & Me podcast interview.

Setting up a Model Agency

On leaving school, she went to drama school. After having worked as a photographer’s agent, then freelancing in styling and casting, she became a model agent. When the model agency she worked for went bust, her dad suggested that she set up a model agency.… Read more