Alice Francis's guest appearances

Alice Francis

Slow Flowers Podcast

KÖLN CLASH

OwlTail

Köln hat viele Facetten! Was auf den ersten Blick ähnlich scheint, kann sich schlussendlich als etwas ganz Anderes entpuppen. So auch in dieser Episode Köln Clash. Zwei Musiker*innen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, treffen heute zum Staffelfinale aufeinander: Sebastian Wurth und Alice Francis – Urban-Pop und Neoswing.Bereits seit seinem 16. Lebensjahr ist Sebastian auf den Bühnen Deutschlands unterwegs. Seit seiner Teilnahme bei DSDS ist er aus der Szene nicht mehr wegzudenken – egal ob vor oder hinter den Kulissen. Dabei ist wohl einer der größten Ritterschläge für ihn, an diversen Karnevalssongs für die großen Vorbilder seiner Jugend beim Songwriting mitwirken zu dürfen. Zurück im Rampenlicht zeigt er nun, wie er sich in den letzten Jahren weiterentwickelt hat und präsentiert sich mit eigenem Sound neu. Und auch Alice präsentiert in dieser Folge ihren neuen Sound – und ihr Talent zum kölschen Dialekt. Mit ihrer Band tourt sie regelmäßig durch Europa und manchmal auch über den Kontinent hinaus. Wenn sie nicht gerade von Auftritt zu Auftritt reist, pendelt sie zwischen ihren beiden Lieblingsorten: Der eine ist Berlin und den anderen erratet ihr selbst, oder?Im Gespräch verraten die beiden unter anderem, warum sie statt einer klassischen Ausbildung lieber durch Learning by Doing zu ihrem musikalischen Stil gefunden haben, inwiefern Sebastian vor der Wahl zwischen BWL-Studium und Plattenvertrag stand und was hilft, um in der Kölner Musikszene Fuß zu fassen. All das und noch viel mehr erfährst du im Köln Clash! Hör rein und abonniere den Kanal, um keine Folge mehr zu verpassen!

Köln hat viele Facetten! Was auf den ersten Blick ähnlich scheint, kann sich schlussendlich als etwas ganz Anderes entpuppen. So auch in dieser Episode Köln Clash. Zwei Musiker*innen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten, treffen heute zum Staffelfinale aufeinander: Sebastian Wurth und Alice Francis – Urban-Pop und Neoswing. Bereits seit seinem 16. Lebensjahr ist Sebastian auf den Bühnen Deutschlands unterwegs. Seit seiner Teilnahme bei DSDS ist er aus der Szene nicht mehr wegzudenken – egal ob vor oder hinter den Kulissen. Dabei ist wohl einer der größten Ritterschläge für ihn, an diversen Karnevalssongs für die großen Vorbilder seiner Jugend beim Songwriting mitwirken zu dürfen. Zurück im Rampenlicht zeigt er nun, wie er sich in den letzten Jahren weiterentwickelt hat und präsentiert sich mit eigenem Sound neu. Und auch Alice präsentiert in dieser Folge ihren neuen Sound – und ihr Talent zum kölschen Dialekt. Mit ihrer Band tourt sie regelmäßig durch Europa und manchmal auch über den Kontinent hinaus. Wenn sie nicht gerade von Auftritt zu Auftritt reist, pendelt sie zwischen ihren beiden Lieblingsorten: Der eine ist Berlin und den anderen erratet ihr selbst, oder? Im Gespräch verraten die beiden unter anderem, warum sie statt einer klassischen Ausbildung lieber durch Learning by Doing zu ihrem musikalischen Stil gefunden haben, inwiefern Sebastian vor der Wahl zwischen BWL-Studium und Plattenvertrag stand und was hilft, um in der Kölner Musikszene Fuß zu fassen. All das und noch viel mehr erfährst du im Köln Clash! Hör rein und abonniere den Kanal, um keine Folge mehr zu verpassen!

Köln Clash, Runde #18 - Alice Francis trifft auf Sebastian Wurth

Mindy Staton

Daughter Mindy Staton (left) and mother Alice Francis (right), the Two Little Buds!Today's episode continues the mother-daughter theme with Two Little Buds. Founded in 2004, Two Little Buds is a boutique floral design studio that specializes in wedding florals, event design, and editorial work. Daughter Mindy Staton and mother Alice Francis, began Two Little Buds as a wedding and event floral studio, eventually opening a full-service retail flower shop in Hamilton, Ohio.(Left) The new, just-opened, Two Little Buds studio is a gorgeous design space that doubles as a retail space on weekends. (Right) Two generations of floral designers!Beautiful interiors at Two Little Buds.A place for wedding consultations that reflects the Two Little Buds aesthetic and brand.Floral tourism introduces a new crop of consumers to locally-grown flowers at Morning Sun Flower Farm.Mindy and Alice expanded to flower farming about four years ago with the establishment of Morning Sun Flower Farm. The Two Little Buds' brand now reflects the womens' love of farm-fresh, local product and shows the best that each season has to offer.Mindy Staton, demonstrates a floral arrangement at a farm dinner/workshop.Here's a bit more about Mindy Staton:Mindy Francis Staton loves to spend her days with flowers. She has an unbelievable passion and appreciation for the beauty found in nature, and backs it up with the talent to bring her amazing visions to life. Mindy truly never forgets that while she may have done thousands of weddings over the last decade, each couple only gets one wedding day—so each wedding is important, each couple is important, each flower is important.In 2015, inspired by attending a floret workshop with Erin Benzakein, Mindy made some big changes with her shop and her life!Morning Sun Flower Farm was born of a few sentences written at that workshop, as she articulated a dream for her future. Since Mindy is the kind of dedicated person who gets things done, she convinced her husband to start a flower farm with her, and, in the spring of 2016 (less than a year later!!), the first perfect anemones were cut at her farm and brought to Two Little Buds to share with her incredibly lucky clients and customers. And the flowers didn't stop there, because soon the shop was brimming with beautiful ranunculus, tulips, dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, sweet peas, and more!Mindy continues to grow and expand the farm, with plans to include a design space and a meeting area to sit down with clients.She manages to run two locations of Two Little Buds PLUS a flower farm, and still have the time to hang out with her best friend (spoiler: it's her husband) and their three hilariously goofy bulldogs. Mindy loves Chinese food, her mom, milkshakes, working outside, and facing challenges head-on. And her best quality? She's never met a stranger and will literally do anything to help others!Alice Francis, the original flower lover!Here's more about Alice Francis:Alice Stone Francis, co-owner of Two Little Buds, was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio, but has always had a connection to Oxford, where she lives now. She was super close to her parents, loving to cook and garden with her mom and joke around with her father.Alice met her husband Bill when he came over to her at a softball game and handed her an apple, and how does a girl say no to that?? They went on to get married and have four amazing children. Alice worked as a school teacher while Bill served in the Army, and she also loved to go to craft fairs and sell wreaths that she handmade using flowers her father grew especially for her.Once her kids grew up and moved out, she started right into taking care of her grandkids! Then in 2005, Mindy and Alice started doing wedding florals out of Alice's greenhouse.Demand for their beautiful floral work outgrew the greenhouse, and the Two Little Buds storefront in Hamilton was born!

Daughter Mindy Staton (left) and mother Alice Francis (right), the Two Little Buds! Today's episode continues the mother-daughter theme with Two Little Buds. Founded in 2004, Two Little Buds is a boutique floral design studio that specializes in wedding florals, event design, and editorial work. Daughter Mindy Staton and mother Alice Francis, began Two Little Buds as a wedding and event floral studio, eventually opening a full-service retail flower shop in Hamilton, Ohio. (Left) The new, just-opened, Two Little Buds studio is a gorgeous design space that doubles as a retail space on weekends. (Right) Two generations of floral designers! Beautiful interiors at Two Little Buds. A place for wedding consultations that reflects the Two Little Buds aesthetic and brand. Floral tourism introduces a new crop of consumers to locally-grown flowers at Morning Sun Flower Farm. Mindy and Alice expanded to flower farming about four years ago with the establishment of Morning Sun Flower Farm. The Two Little Buds' brand now reflects the womens' love of farm-fresh, local product and shows the best that each season has to offer. Mindy Staton, demonstrates a floral arrangement at a farm dinner/workshop. Here's a bit more about Mindy Staton: Mindy Francis Staton loves to spend her days with flowers. She has an unbelievable passion and appreciation for the beauty found in nature, and backs it up with the talent to bring her amazing visions to life. Mindy truly never forgets that while she may have done thousands of weddings over the last decade, each couple only gets one wedding day—so each wedding is important, each couple is important, each flower is important. In 2015, inspired by attending a floret workshop with Erin Benzakein, Mindy made some big changes with her shop and her life! Morning Sun Flower Farm was born of a few sentences written at that workshop, as she articulated a dream for her future. Since Mindy is the kind of dedicated person who gets things done, she convinced her husband to start a flower farm with her, and, in the spring of 2016 (less than a year later!!), the first perfect anemones were cut at her farm and brought to Two Little Buds to share with her incredibly lucky clients and customers. And the flowers didn't stop there, because soon the shop was brimming with beautiful ranunculus, tulips, dahlias, sunflowers, zinnias, sweet peas, and more! Mindy continues to grow and expand the farm, with plans to include a design space and a meeting area to sit down with clients. She manages to run two locations of Two Little Buds PLUS a flower farm, and still have the time to hang out with her best friend (spoiler: it's her husband) and their three hilariously goofy bulldogs. Mindy loves Chinese food, her mom, milkshakes, working outside, and facing challenges head-on. And her best quality? She's never met a stranger and will literally do anything to help others! Alice Francis, the original flower lover! Here's more about Alice Francis: Alice Stone Francis, co-owner of Two Little Buds, was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio, but has always had a connection to Oxford, where she lives now. She was super close to her parents, loving to cook and garden with her mom and joke around with her father. Alice met her husband Bill when he came over to her at a softball game and handed her an apple, and how does a girl say no to that?? They went on to get married and have four amazing children. Alice worked as a school teacher while Bill served in the Army, and she also loved to go to craft fairs and sell wreaths that she handmade using flowers her father grew especially for her. Once her kids grew up and moved out, she started right into taking care of her grandkids! Then in 2005, Mindy and Alice started doing wedding florals out of Alice's greenhouse. Demand for their beautiful floral work outgrew the greenhouse, and the Two Little Buds storefront in Hamilton was born!

Episode 360:  Two Little Buds — From Florists to Flower Farmers. Mindy Staton and Alice Francis on Changing an Established Retail Platform to Meet Customer Demand