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Jul 8, 2019

Today we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss:

  • what led her to flowers while working on a Master's degree in Creative Writing at NYU
  • the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden
  • her love of the Putnam and Putnam workshop experience
  • moving from journalism to floral design through writing about florists and floral workshops
  • the relationships she found in the floral industry vs. the loneliness she'd experienced working alone as a writer
  • her first opportunities in freelancing
  • her Instagram page Floristas del Mundo
  • the decisions she had to make when relocating to Madrid
  • the new Madrid Flower School facilities, master classes,  and curriculum
  • the extensive World Floral Workshops List she created to assist other floral designers
  • how owning a flower school will change her life
  • the importance of technology in the floral industry

See more of Sylvia’s extensive body of work in the floral industry:

Madrid Flower School | Florista del Mundo | World Flower Workshops List

Facebook: Madrid Flower School | Floristas del Mundo group

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Today’s episode is brought to you by:

Mayesh Wholesale

Click here to visit Mayesh Wholesale’s useful website – filled with tools & educational content like the Flower Library treasured by designers. And stay tuned for the reveal of a brand new interactive website coming soon!

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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee

How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha:

Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Two: