Suzie Kostick's guest appearances

Suzie Kostick

Team Flower

Botanical Brouhaha Podcast

Flirty Fleurs

Alison Ellis

Bex Partridge

Hazel Gardiner

Joseph Massie

Maxine Owens

Lily Roden

Fiona Pickles

Christin Geall

Max Gill

Deanna Kitchen

Hitomi Gilliam

Natalie Gill

Liza Lubell

Janelle Wylie

OwlTail

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40 Years of Flowers with Suzie Kostick

Today we’re sitting down with Suzie Kostick, a seasoned floral industry educator, freelancer, and consultant living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico to discuss:  her multi-faceted career in the floral industry over the last 40 years her experience as creative director turned owner of Flora Magazine the importance of her years in retail flower shops to her overall career path her experience as shop owner, convention center special events coordinator, freelancer, grocery store chain production manager, and local college instructor the transition from her high school floral design classes as a teen to the floral industry her involvement in AIFD, her position as AIFD’s 2018 Symposium Coordinator, and her knowledge of the AIFD organization FAQs about the AIFD testing process  Links mentioned in this episode:   American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) Flora magazine Professional Floral Communicators International (PFCI) Society of American Florists (SAF) Michigan Floral Association (MFA) Stacy Carlton AIFD | The Flora Culturist Smithers-Oasis Certified Floral Designer (CFD) Texas Master Florist (TMF) Holly Chapple | Holly Heider Chapple Flowers Susan McLeary | Passionflower Katie Davis | Ponderosa &amp; Thyme Longwood Gardens AIFD Symposium 2019 | Las Vegas    Today’s episode is brought to you by Holly Heider Chapple Flowers

Today we’re sitting down with Suzie Kostick, a seasoned floral industry educator, freelancer, and consultant living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico to discuss: <ul> <li>her multi-faceted career in the floral industry over the last 40 years</li> <li>her experience as creative director turned owner of Flora Magazine</li> <li>the importance of her years in retail flower shops to her overall career path</li> <li>her experience as shop owner, convention center special events coordinator, freelancer, grocery store chain production manager, and local college instructor</li> <li>the transition from her high school floral design classes as a teen to the floral industry</li> <li>her involvement in AIFD, her position as AIFD’s 2018 Symposium Coordinator, and her knowledge of the AIFD organization</li> <li>FAQs about the AIFD testing process</li> </ul> Links mentioned in this episode: <ul> <li> <a href="https://aifd.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Institute of Floral Designers</a> (AIFD)</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Flora-Magazine-111415265557699/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Flora magazine</a></li> <li><a href="https://safnow.org/about-saf/awards-certifications/pfci/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Professional Floral Communicators International</a> (PFCI)</li> <li><a href="https://safnow.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Society of American Florists</a> (SAF)</li> <li><a href="http://www.michiganfloral.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michigan Floral Association</a> (MFA)</li> <li><a href="http://www.thefloraculturist.com/about/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stacy Carlton AIFD</a> | <a href="http://www.thefloraculturist.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Flora Culturist</a></li> <li><a href="https://oasisfloralproducts.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Smithers-Oasis</a></li> <li><a href="https://aifd.org/membership/becoming-a-cfd/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Certified Floral Designer</a> (CFD)</li> <li><a href="http://www.tsfa.org/tmfinformation" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Texas Master Florist</a> (TMF)</li> <li>Holly Chapple |<a href="http://hollychappleflowers.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Holly Heider Chapple Flowers</a></li> <li>Susan McLeary |<a href="https://www.passionflowerevents.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Passionflower</a></li> <li>Katie Davis | <a href="https://www.ponderosaandthyme.com/about" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ponderosa &amp; Thyme</a></li> <li><a href="https://longwoodgardens.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Longwood Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="https://aifd.org/2019-symposium-awaken/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AIFD Symposium 2019 | Las Vegas</a></li> </ul>   Today’s episode is brought to you by <a href="http://hollychappleflowers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly Heider Chapple Flowers</a>

Episode 26: Suzie Kostick AIFD is Open to Change