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Episode 54: When to Work for Free with Kate Alarcon
This week on our Paper Talk Podcast, we want to talk about when it's ok to work for free with our friend, Kate Alarcon.
As much as we hate to admit it, we've all made paper flowers for "free" in one way or the other....
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Episode 53: How and Why Branding and Marketing Go Hand in Hand (Part 2) with Kalisa Jenne-Fraser and Missy Palacol
Last week on our podcast, Paper Talk, we dove into the world of branding with Kalisa Jenne-Fraser and Missy Palacol of Kalyx Group. We loved and learned so much from our conversation that we extended into this week’s...
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Episode 52: How and Why Branding and Marketing Go Hand in Hand (Part 1) with Kalisa Jenne-Fraser and Missy Palacol
We’ve all taken different paths to the wonderful world of paper flowers, but one thing that unites us is a love of our craft. It’s no surprise that many of us want to turn that passion into a business. But even if you...
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Episode 51: How to Survive Social Distancing with Anna Chedid
In this Episode, we talk to our friend and fellow paper florist Anna Chedid about how she is handling social distancing during this unique time in our history.
For many of us, it's been weeks since "normal." We no...
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Episode 49 - Building a Flower with Lucia Balcazar
Today we talk to Lucia Balcazar, the author of Build a Flower: A Beginner's Guide to Paper Flowers. Lucia has an easily recognizable signature style of deep colours and strong graphic lines in her paper flower art....
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Episode 50: The Ins and Outs of Starting a Subscription Box with Rachel Heath
As paper flower entrepreneurs, we are always re-evaluating our business and trying to tweak our strategy so we can increase our profit margin while at the same time, saving time. In the last few years, subscription...
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Episode 48 - Selling, Teaching & Buying: Intellectual Property Considerations
In this episode, we address some of the concerns that Quynh has about her collaboration with artists for The Posey Box and the issue of intellectual ownership. We both offer online courses for purchase, and we teach...
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Episode 47 - International Paper Flower Day with Kate Alarcon
May 14 is International Paper Flower Day, and in celebration of this special day, we've invited one of our favourite artists, Kate Alarcon of The Cobralily, to talk about it with us. Thanks to Kate - she came up with...
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Episode 46 - Spreading Hope with Flowers with Holly and Alex Chapple
One of the highlights of Quynh's involvement in Design Days 2020 was having the chance to meet Holly Heider Chapple! You've likely seen Holly's beautiful work all over social media and she's been featured in numerous...
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Episode 45: Exhibiting Your Work at an Art Gallery with Tiffany McIsaac
Last year, Jessie had an amazing opportunity to showcase a few pieces of her floral sculptures at The Freedom Factory Toronto after one of the owners of the gallery, Tiffany MacIsaac, handpicked her to be a part of a...
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Episode 44 - Transforming Your Paper Flower Passion into a Business
Today we talk about our passion project for the last few months - Paper to Profits!
When we returned from the Masterclass in Monroe, Washington last year, we met so many incredibly talented paper florists who were...
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Episode 43: Bookkeeping 101 with Meka West
April is Financial Literacy Month so it's the perfect time to talk about money with Meka West of Penny Smart Girl! Meka is a certified accountant and she is the founder of online bookkeeping and money coaching firm...
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