Creating Online Floristry Courses & A Podcast During the Pandemic With Brigitte Girling
#016 - Artist Brigitte Girling from Moss & Stone Floral Design shares her small business journey, plus her career change from teaching to starting her business. Based in Suffolk, she teaches floristry via online courses and in-person classes. She also co-hosts the podcast, The Restless Creatives. After studying psychology at university, Brigitte decided to become an educational psychologist, which involved initially working as a teacher. So she did her teacher training. Then after having two children, she worked as a primary school teacher. Having always loved gardening, nature and being outside, she later decided to take a floristry course, worked in a local florist and then began working as a freelance florist in London. She never imagined that she was going to start her own business. However after setting up a side hustle, selling pots and urns, Moss & Stone was born. To market her containers, she'd arrange flowers in them, which in turn led to her creating wedding flowers for clients. During the pandemic, she began going live on Instagram and doing floristry demos. And she decided to create a set of online floristry courses. Another outcome of the enforced lockdown was the creation of the podcast The Restless Creatives. Listening to this episode, you'll hear how passionate Brigitte is about growing and using local flowers, plus her philosophy of always asking herself, 'What's the worst that can happen?' At the end of the podcast, you'll discover her practical tips, which I'm sure you'll find very inspiring. Show notes and more are available on the My Small Business & Me website: https://mysmallbusinessandme.com/episode16