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The Aligned Florist Podcast

Sarah Wahhab

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Frequency: 1 episode/32d. Total Eps: 41

The Aligned Florist (formerly Coffee Wine & Flowers) is the go-to podcast for wedding florists, floral designers, and creative entrepreneurs ready to grow a profitable floral business with more clarity, ease, and intention.

Hosted by Sarah Wahhab — floral designer, business strategist, and founder of Mulberry & Moss — this show delivers weekly mindset shifts, marketing strategies, and systems thinking for the modern floral entrepreneur.

Whether you're navigating floral pricing, attracting high-end clients, refining your brand voice, or looking for a more sustainable approach to business — you'll find guidance, encouragement, and no-fluff strategy to support your next level.

With episodes covering floral business education, intentional marketing, CEO mindset, client experience, and building systems that actually support your life, The Aligned Florist will help you quiet the noise and lead with confidence.

If you’ve been a listener since the Coffee Wine & Flowers days — welcome back. The vibe is the same, but the vision is even clearer.

New episodes every week from Sarah’s hybrid-minivan studio (yes, really).

Tune in and build a business that breathes.

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31. 5 Tips for Executing a Flawless Luxury Event

Episode 31

Thursday, August 15, 2024 • Duration 33:05

Planning a luxury event can be overwhelming, but what if you could make it easy - and fun? My first $10k wedding had me shaking in my boots, and stressing for months on end. I lost sleep, and basically turned my world upside down making sure everything went off without a hitch for my first big high-end gig. But since then, I've learned a ton, and our team has tackled events exceeding $50k budgets with a sense of ease and flow, and today I'd like to share with you how we do it!

In this episode, we dive into the secrets behind executing high-end weddings and events without an ounce of undue stress. Discover the importance of a strong team, strategic planning, and mastering the art of delegation. Plus, learn how to keep your cool and maintain energy levels on the big day. Whether you’re a seasoned floral designer or breaking into the luxury market, these tips will help you deliver an unforgettable experience. Ready to elevate your event game? Tune in to find out how!

CLICK HERE FOR CANVA PRO DIGITAL MOCKUPS COURSE

Floral Business Tools & Resources:
www.mulberryandmoss.com/shop

Podcast Home Page:
www.mulberryandmoss.com/podcast

Follow on Instagram:
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30. Your Complete Guide to Pricing With Confidence

Episode 30

Thursday, August 8, 2024 • Duration 29:22

Unlock the secrets to mastering floral pricing in this essential episode! Join me as I dive into the nitty-gritty of pricing, transforming this often daunting task into a powerful tool for your business success. Ever wondered if you're using the right markup? Or how you should charge for delivery, transportation, and setup fees? This episode will provide answers to all of that and more, giving you an empowered sense of direction for creating your own strategic pricing model.

Hang in there! There's a lot of meaty information in this episode, but i've created a free guide for you to download which will help you implement these new tips and strategies!

Tune in to gain invaluable knowledge, take control of your business growth, and set yourself on a path to financial success. Whether you’re a seasoned florist or just starting out, this episode is packed with actionable tips and empowering advice. Get ready to transform your approach to pricing and elevate your floral business to new heights!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRICING GUIDE!

CLICK HERE FOR CANVA PRO DIGITAL MOCKUPS COURSE WAITLIST!

Floral Business Tools & Resources:
www.mulberryandmoss.com/shop

Podcast Home Page:
www.mulberryandmoss.com/podcast

Follow on Instagram:
@mulberryandmoss

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21. Portfolio Mastery: Creative Solutions to Propel Your Success

Episode 21

Thursday, January 18, 2024 • Duration 34:40

Introduction:
In this episode, we delve into the art of strategic portfolio building for wedding florists, unlocking the key to attracting high-end clients and elevating your business. Your portfolio is your visual resume, and we'll explore how cultivating an impressive showcase can significantly impact your credibility and revenue.

Section 1: Showcasing Your Vision:
Your Instagram is a window to your world. If you want to attract clients with a specific style, your portfolio must reflect that. We discuss the importance of portraying your desired aesthetic consistently to draw in clients who resonate with your unique style and value.

Section 2: Positioning Your Brand:
We emphasize the significance of being what you wish to seem. If you aspire to create luxury florals, embody that vision. We share insights on ways to pivot your business to strengthen your portfolio progressively, attracting clients with killer style and attention to detail.

Section 3: Short-Term Strategies:
For those starting, we explore short-term strategies to enhance your portfolio without waiting for dream clients. Planning styled shoots, collaborating with like-minded vendors, and leveraging paid opportunities can provide immediate content improvements.

Section 4: Long-Term Portfolio Growth:
Taking a more extended view, we discuss how upselling can gradually elevate your average order value, thus improving your portfolio over time. Presenting add-ons and upgrade options in every proposal and showcasing upgrade possibilities during mockups are key tactics. In addition, we discuss the topic of over-delivering as a long-term growth strategy when styled shoot investments and upselling are not an option.

Section 5: Episode Conclusion:
Building a flourishing floral business involves crafting not just arrangements but perceptions. Your portfolio is the cornerstone of your brand's image. By strategically nurturing and refining it, you position yourself for success in attracting the clients you desire.

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20. Five Ways to Level Up in 2024

Episode 20

Thursday, January 11, 2024 • Duration 34:27

It's a brand new year of possibilities! In this latest podcast episode, "5 Ways to Level Up in 2023" we explore strategies to elevate your floral business in 2024. Join us on this journey as we unlock the doors to success.

Reflecting on Progress

Before we dive into 2024 strategies, take a moment to reflect on your business's past year. Celebrate markers of growth, whether it's increased wedding totals or assembling an exceptional team. Distinguish between intentional short-term goals and delightful surprises, emphasizing the importance of having a clear, long-term vision.

The Essence of Clarity

Clarity is crucial; it's the guiding light that ensures every decision aligns with your business's overarching purpose. Short-term growth steps are integral to manifesting your long-term vision. Achieving harmony between personal aspirations and professional goals is key for success and fulfillment in life and in business.

Strategies to Propel Your Business

1. Focus on Engagement: Navigating Social Media
Shift from quantity-focused to quality-centric posts. Embrace meaningful engagement, prioritizing likes, saves, shares, and video views. Authentic connection is the linchpin for building credibility and authority.

2. Conduct a Website Audit: Are you Attracting the Right People?
Consider your website the digital storefront. A website audit ensures simplicity, clarity, and effectiveness in showcasing your portfolio. It's your first point of contact for potential clients.

3. Grow Your Team: The Power of Strategic Delegation
Recognize you can't do it all. Outsource tasks that aren't your strengths or don't bring joy. Place trust in beginners with the goal of discovering new team talent and positive energy. Cultivate a team culture aligned with your business vibe.

4. Shedding Dead Weight: A Financial and Emotional Audit
As the tax season approaches, assess areas not serving you financially or emotionally. Rate your excitement about different aspects of your business. Distinguish between what fuels your passion and what no longer serves you.

19. Comparison vs. Staying in Your Lane

Episode 19

Thursday, January 4, 2024 • Duration 36:08

Introduction:
Welcome back to our podcast, where we delve into the intricacies of running a floral business. After a short break, we're back with renewed energy and a commitment to bringing you valuable content. In this episode, we explore a crucial aspect of entrepreneurship—making decisions and facing tough questions. As business owners, it's common to seek answers externally, but we advocate for looking within to find the confidence and direction needed to steer your business.

Segment 1: Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Doesn't Work:
We celebrate the individuality of the floral industry, emphasizing that your uniqueness is a superpower. While communities offer support, it's essential to discern when seeking common ground may hinder personal growth. Decisions around pricing, collaborations, and services aren't one-size-fits-all. Looking to others can be detrimental; the key is to empower yourself to navigate questions independently, relying on your specific strengths and goals.

Segment 2: The Three Key Questions:
To equip you with tools for strategic decision-making, we introduce the Golden 3 questions. First, "What are my goals?" Having clear, long-term goals helps in decision-making, aligning choices with your vision. Second, "What are my strengths?" Identifying your superpowers allows you to leverage them, gaining a competitive edge. Third, "What are my resources?" Understanding your current situation—financially, time-wise, and skill-wise—guides decisions. These questions form a powerful framework for making strategic choices.

Conclusion:
Every decision requires an understanding of your unique context. Goals, strengths, and resources act as guiding lights in the decision-making process. By staying true to yourself, understanding your strengths, and recognizing available resources, you can navigate your business journey confidently. Remember, it's okay to make decisions that differ from others; in fact, it often leads to quicker goal attainment and a distinctive business identity.

Final Words:
We hope this episode inspires and empowers you as you continue building your unique floral business. Stay tuned for more insightful episodes, and don't hesitate to share your thoughts and ideas with us. Until next time, happy flourishing!

18. Unleash The Power Of AI and ChatGPT In Your Floral Business

Episode 18

Thursday, December 14, 2023 • Duration 27:10

Unleashing the Potential of AI for Florists

Welcome back to the Coffee Wine & Flowers Podcast! In this episode, we invite tech-savvy entrepreneurs to explore the exciting realms of internet technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI). Join us as we uncover how florists and creative entrepreneurs can leverage AI mindfully to elevate their businesses.

Controversies Surrounding AI in Business

As we approach 2024, the business landscape witnesses rapid advancements in AI, raising concerns about job displacement, ethics, and creativity. However, as independent business owners, we see these challenges as opportunities for growth. Let's shift our perspective and explore how AI can empower rather than hinder our creative endeavors.

Harnessing AI for Business Advancement

AI is a tool that, when used wisely, can lift us up. This episode focuses on ChatGPT, the latest addition to the online marketing club, which can be your assistant, coach, editor, and more. Discover how AI can complement creativity, making processes efficient and opening new doors for innovation.

Specific Ideas for Using ChatGPT in Your Floral Business

Explore the various ways ChatGPT can revolutionize your floral business. From workflow automation guidance to content generation for marketing, ChatGPT becomes your versatile partner in the digital age. It's your social media manager, market research analyst, and brand development advisor—all in one.

Refining Your Brand Voice with ChatGPT

ChatGPT's remarkable ability to refine your brand voice ensures consistency across communication channels. It becomes a tool to nurture your process, not overshadow it. This section provides insights into interactive sessions with ChatGPT, allowing it to ask questions and refine your brand messaging.

Best Practices for AI Content Creation

While ChatGPT is a valuable tool, it's crucial to review and refine its output to align with your brand voice. Overuse could backfire, so maintaining a personal touch is key. AI is here to nurture creativity, not replace it. Embracing AI mindfully allows us to lead the industry forward into a new era with grace and innovation.

17. Kickstart Your Marketing to Get More Clients

Episode 17

Thursday, December 7, 2023 • Duration 29:16

Ever find yourself stuck in a business waiting room, yearning for those dream clients to magically appear? Join us in this episode as we unravel the art of attracting your ideal clients. Whether you're launching or reviving your floral business, proactive marketing is the key.

Crafting a Customer-Centric Experience:

First, let's fine-tune your brand. Envision your ideal client stepping into your brand universe. Identify their style, budget, and values. Conduct a brand audit to ensure your visuals, language, and pricing align with your target audience. Streamline the customer journey from discovery to inquiry. Keep it clear, concise, and captivating. Less confusion, more conversions.

Proactive Connection on Social Media:

Social media is your playground. Dive into Instagram, with a focus on reels for optimal reach. Connect with your audience through polls, questions, and engaging content. Position yourself as an expert in your niche. Social media isn't just about selling; it's about building trust and credibility. Experiment with content, listen to your audience, and let engagement be your guide.

Community Engagement in the Real World:

Step out of your comfort zone and into real-world networking. Attend industry events, sponsorships, or styled shoots. Build powerful connections and get your work noticed in person. While online connections are invaluable, face-to-face interactions leave a lasting impact. Your business grows not just online but in the hearts and minds of those you meet.

Diversify Your Marketing Approach:

Don't put all your eggs in one digital basket. Explore different online channels—Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Google, Pinterest, email marketing, and more. Tailor your approach to your unique skills and audience preferences. Marketing isn't one-size-fits-all; it's about delivering value. Experiment, adapt, and let impact drive your business forward.

Conclusion: Blossom Boldly 🌸✨

16. Rise & Thrive: Navigating Price Changes as a Business Owner

Episode 16

Monday, November 27, 2023 • Duration 22:10

In this episode of the Coffee, Wine & Flowers podcast, join me, Sarah Wahhab, as we delve into the crucial realm of elevating your pricing strategy for business growth. As a seasoned wedding floral designer, business educator, and entrepreneur, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of strategic pricing.

We kick off by recognizing the signs of burnout, the silent signal that often whispers it's time to level up. Beyond the fatigue and overwhelm, it's a call to reassess your business trajectory. I share personal insights from my journey, starting a floral business a decade ago with a dream to make a living from my passion. Now, as an online business owner helping creative entrepreneurs reach their dreams, I'm here to guide you through the nuances of pricing evolution.

Discover the myriad reasons to consider adjusting your prices, beyond simple cost considerations. Whether it's accommodating increased team members, expanding into a larger space, or adapting to inflation, understanding the drivers behind price adjustments is key. Moreover, your business vision may evolve, prompting a desire to offer a higher standard of service or cater to a more elevated clientele.

Embrace the inevitable lull that often follows a price increase. It's not a negative dip but a necessary pause, a breathing space for your business to catch up with its newfound positioning. It's during this phase that many entrepreneurs falter, feeling discouraged by potential client rejection. I highlight the crucial shift in offerings and target customers that accompanies a price increase. This shift may lead to reevaluation and potential disconnection with past collaborators or clients, signaling a true leveling up in your market tier.

Navigating this shift requires resilience and strategic action. I provide actionable steps to re-situate yourself within this new market space. From identifying your ideal customer in this elevated tier to networking with businesses already operating at that level, the process is akin to starting again from the beginning. A thorough brand audit from a new customer perspective is essential, ensuring your messaging aligns with the elevated positioning of your business.

The episode concludes by emphasizing the importance of embracing growth-related challenges. As business owners, recognizing when we're outgrowing our current stage is vital. This episode equips you not only to recognize these signs but also to navigate through the transitions, ensuring you continue to serve your business and reach for your goals.

15. Client Proposals: Send Help! And Wine.

Episode 15

Thursday, June 9, 2022 • Duration 30:01

Today I’m sharing about my process for creating floral proposals for your wedding clients! They are a huge part of our job as wedding florists because they are the thing that sells our work, the key to us booking events and the concept within the proposal is where each new design begins. In this episode I’ll be answering questions like, what is a proposal? What purpose does it serve? What are the elements that should be included in every proposal? How much time should you spend on a proposal? And then I’ll share some strategies for how you can cut back the time in your life that you’re spending creating proposals. Whether you’re a pro at creating these visual documents or brand new to the selling process altogether, I know you’re going to find something useful in this episode.

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Floral Business Tools & Resources:
www.mulberryandmoss.com/shop

Podcast Home Page:
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14. Big Weddings: What I Wish I Knew Then!

Episode 14

Thursday, June 2, 2022 • Duration 31:27

Hello everyone!

Today I am sharing my 5 tips for how to tackle BIG weddings!

There was a season of my business where I turned away from larger weddings for a mix of reasons. For the longest time, I didn’t pursue large jobs, and if planners asked me about my pricing range I would put myself in a very modest category and not necessarily advertising myself as a “big wedding” type of florist. I heard the word ballroom and pretty much drew the line because frankly I was intimidated. I think I was still lacking a bit of confidence, there may have been some fear mixed in there, although I don’t really consider myself someone to shy away from a challenge, but I think where most of that fear came from was just uncertainty.

But regardless of my feelings going into it and how I came out the other side, when it comes to tackling big weddings there are so many practicalities that are learned in the process. And I’ve learned so many things - not necessarily from mistakes that were made, because as a person who takes risks in a cautious, calculated sense, I took things on more slowly but I did still learn a lot in the process. And had I known things early on, I might have been able to dive in with more confidence, rather than shying away in uncertainty for so long. And today I’d like to share these lessons with you so that wherever you might fall on that spectrum of shying away or going for it, maybe they can help you either when deciding whether or not it’s the right time to take a job, or to simply move forward and say “Yes” to opportunities with more confidence.

I will give a little spoiler to my conclusion for those curious minds out there - It turns out big weddings are not as scary as some might think they are, BUT they are still extremely challenging and there are plenty of things that you should consider before taking one on if you want to really knock it out of the park.

So without further ado, here are 5 of my main lessons I’ve learned from doing big weddings!

For complete episode show notes, visit www.mulberryandmoss.com/episode14

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