Ep. 92: Sarah Shell (Fern Studio Flowers)

Today we’re visiting with Sarah Shell, owner of Fern Studio Flowers in Columbia, South Carolina.  Join us as we talk with Hannah about: her "tiny career detour as a lawyer" and how she found her way back to flowers finding the education she needed to learn floral design techniques why she added a retail shop to her existing wedding/event business opening a retail shop during a pandemic building a team while allowing each employee to work within their strengths the importance of having a business coach utilizing interns in a flower business planning, pricing, and hosting workshops for her community finding work/life balance in the wedding industry the lesson she learned from having children while running Fern serving her local community through the Fern retail shop LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 92: Furman University Terra Cotta | Savannah A to Zinnias | Savannah Flower School New York Mayesh Wholesale Jessica Rourke | Wedding Planner Natalie Gill | Native Poppy University of South Carolina | College of Hospitality, Retail, & Sports Management Bergs Potter This episode of the Botanical Brouhaha Podcast is brought to you by: BLOOM TRUST CO. A curated collection of floral resources you can trust.  Click here to learn more. Co-Hosts: Amy McGee (Botanical Brouhaha) and Maggie Bailey (Bramble & Bee) BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee Music & Voiceovers: Landon McGee