Young floral professionals collaborate during SAF’s Next Gen LIVE! conference this year in Dallas. Next year’s event in Raleigh, Feb. 22-24, offers...
Participants share insights and ideas during a session at Next Gen LIVE!, where collaboration fuels professional growth....
On March 5, 50 stems of Sarah Bernhardt pink peonies arrived in Texas, to Naomi’s overwhelming surprise (see photo of the flowers, above). With...
Next Gen LIVE! features two education sessions focused on practical AI skills. The sessions are led by Jen Barnard, AAF, of Fifty Flowers; Ryan...
https://vimeo.com/1044359884?share=copy Next Gen leaders are uniquely positioned to drive change in the workplace — and the industry — thanks to...
Cristina Ramos of Lovingly contributes to the discussion with her peers at Next Gen LIVE! in February. Bosses say the event is a great way to invest...
Holly Haveman of Kennedy Flowers & Gifts in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says the leadership sessions at past Next Gen LIVE! events have helped her...
Fernando Ortega, sales manager at Jet Fresh Flower Distributors, visited a Miami-area high school to talk about career options in the floral...
Steve Daum (third from right), accepted the Floriculture Hall of Fame award on behalf of his father, the late Paul Leonard Daum. Pictured from left...
Olivia Thilges, a Gen Z employee at Bloom Floral in Algona, Iowa, has been with the shop for two years. The shop has made supporting young workers,...
Next gen florist Helena Polites (center) of Polites Florist, was the driving force behind the shop's recent purchase of Farrell's Florist. She...