Make Money as a Floral Designer — Thrive Podcast for Florists

Make Money as a Floral Designer — Thrive Podcast for Florists

Thrive Podcast for Florists is the industry’s go-to business podcast for florists and floral designers who want to make money in your floral business, price with confidence, and build a profitable business that actually supports their life. Hosted by Kathleen — florist, marketing strategist, and founder of Flower Boss Academy — this podcast is your #1 resource for smart pricing, confident sales, and modern floral business growth. Each episode delivers clear, actionable strategies to help you: Make more money as a floral designer (without working more hours) Stop undercharging and price your work with confidence Attract higher-value clients who respect your expertise Book profitable weddings, events, and custom orders Build systems that eliminate guesswork and burnout No outdated industry rules. No vague advice. Just proven strategies that help floral designers get paid what they’re worth. If you’re a florist who loves designing flowers but wants your business to be more profitable, sustainable, and successful, Thrive Podcast for Florists is the place to be. This is the podcast for floral designers who are ready to stop hustling — and start thriving. 💰

Episodes

December 2, 2025 22 mins

Chasing followers is probably the biggest trap I see florists falling into. The truth? You don't need a big follower count and today we talk about you can win without one. 🥳

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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There are some fundamental...and incorrect...assumptions that we florists make about what's required to book a wedding. Today I'll deconstruct the biggest reason you may be losing out on bookings and what you can do to change it. 🤩

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more p...

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We florists often make the mistake of blaming a lack of success on our design skills. In reality, the problem is simply how we're marketing our design skills and today I'll share an insight that changed everything for me. 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitabl...

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November 11, 2025 21 mins

Have you ever booked in a new wedding except the process has left you feeling exhausted? Or, you're spending hours on quotes and proposals only for them to go nowhere? If so, this episode's for you. 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MOR...

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Let's talk about three easy things you can do today to increase the average value of your online orders. 🤩

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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If you've been listening for a while you'll know I LOVE online catalogs for florists 🥰. So today I'm sharing some changes I made to mine that led to a dramatic increase in my average order value. 🎉

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN ...

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October 21, 2025 22 mins

It may feel like providing more flower options is a good thing. But in fact, giving your customers too much choice will hurt your sales. In this episode we talk about why this is and what florists can do to avoid the "too much choice trap". 🎉

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and runni...

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October 14, 2025 14 mins

The key to attracting premium online orders isn't what many florists think — more choices, more sizes, more colors etc. Customers who are looking to spend $200 online actually just want simplicity and ease so that's what we're talking about today. 🤩

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddin...

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Yup, the product descriptions on your website matter. When written well, they can help customers smoothly transition from thinking "should I buy this?" to "where do I pay!"  🥳

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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Figuring out how to get real business results through Instagram can be confusing and frustrating. But it doesn't have to be. Join me in this episode where I share three simple ways to get Insta working harder for you without committing any more time and money. 🥳

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 wed...

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September 23, 2025 18 mins

We tend to make business really, really complicated — to the point where we're left overwhelmed and don't know what to do. So in this episode I share my super-simple way to solve the Big Two problems in every florist's business. 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a mo...

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If you're wondering how on earth to move your flower biz up from page 6 of a Google search, this episode's for you. We'll discuss the magic of combining longtail search terms with ChatGPT.

If you want to see full text of the prompts I create, you can find them in my Youtube video here https://youtu.be/e_XAnjXi_7o

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn ...

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Today I'm gonna share three simple ways to get more (and better!) orders from your online catalog. 🤩

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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I've dug out an awesome episode on one of my all-time favourite mindset hacks — how to embody both your "CEO" self and your "employee" self. Enjoy 🥳

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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August 26, 2025 21 mins

This is my super-easy and helpful way to set a new course for your business — without the overwhelm. You don't have to wait until next year/next quarter/next week to reset, you can start and be finished this afternoon 🥳

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable busines...

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AI tools such as ChatGPT have literally changed the game for business owners. Knowledge that used to take years to learn is now at your fingertips.

Join me for this episode where I show you how to use ChatGPT to create a business and marketing plan in minutes... 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 wedding...

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Deciding how often to post to Instagram trips up many florists. Let's talk about how we can WIN the Insta game by following a strategy that's unique to our industry.

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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I LOVE learning and especially enjoy books about entrepreneurship and personal growth. Here are my five (ok six) most-favorite books that changed the game for me:

Personality Isn't Permanent https://amzn.to/41qORxF
Big Magic https://amzn.to/41qORxF
The Artist's Way https://amzn.to/4mq4GNo
Fire Starter Sessions https://amzn.to/4laCahw
The Creative Act https://amzn.to/3HdZhKe
The Success Principles https:...

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Selling high value designs isn't about being the best designer out there. Instead, it's about having the right strategy so join me today as I walk through the essential ingredients. 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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July 22, 2025 24 mins

No doubt any florist with a brick-and-mortar retail shop has asked themselves this question. So jump into today's episode and let's discuss the current state of retail floristry. 🥰

Ready to start making good money in your floral business?

Come join me inside Flower Boss Academy and learn the secrets to getting more $150+ orders, booking $5,000 weddings and running a more profitable business.

👉 LEARN MORE (CLICK HERE)

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