2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers
Join Mike Black and Fernando "The Fern Show" Ortega as they dive into the floral industry's hot topics. Always bringing you the good, the bad, and the ugly about flowers. Each episode is filled with flower topics, jokes, and knowledgeable guests. This podcast is always entertaining and sometimes educational. The goal is to enjoy a conversation and meet the people behind the flowers.
2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers
Ep. 13 - Making Connections with David Kaplan & Sahid Nahim
This week's podcast guests are not new to the floral industry but have been making big waves over the last few years thanks to their new joint marketing partnership. Sahid Nahim of New Bloom Solutions and David Kaplan of Above All Flowers together are using their experience and knowledge to successfully help companies make connections and partnerships all throughout the industry by way of collaboration, innovation, and marketing. Listen in to this double-feature episode where we dive into the minds of these 2 floral "wizards" and get more insight into how they are changing the industry.
CHAPTER BREAKDOWN:
00:00 - Intros
16:00 - David's Backstory
35:53 - Sahid's Backstory
46:15 - Bouquets in a Box & Industry Talk
50:34 - Russia & Other Countries
55:59 - Breeders & Super Markets
57:56 - Sahid's Transition
1:01:57 - Strategic Partnerships
1:08:19 - David & Sahid Working Together
1:10:38 - Willie Armellini
1:21:10 - David in Africa
1:40:32 - Development of New Bloom/2021-22
1:45:02 - JF Culture/ The Gong
1:58:15 - Outro