The Fresh Bunch
The Fresh Bunch (formerly '2 Fat Guys Talking Flowers') is your all-access pass into the wild and wonderful world of flowers. Hosted by Michael Black, Mimi Pacheco, Ryan Black, and producer, Joel, keeping us sounding fresh—we bring you unfiltered conversations about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the floral industry’s trends, challenges, and characters. From flower fails to petal-powered success stories, each episode blends laughs, insights, and special guests from all corners of the flower world. It’s part podcast, part therapy, and all fresh—welcome to The Fresh Bunch - a Jet Fresh Flowers podcast.
The Fresh Bunch
V-Day Special with 4th-Generation Family Florist Kevin McCarthy of Family Flowers - McCarthy Group Florists
For this week's Valentine's Day special episode, we wanted to sit down with an industry member on the retail side of the business. So we called on our friend, Kevin McCarthy, 4th-Generation President & C.O.O. at Family Flowers - McCarthy Group Florists. Kevin's family owns and operates over 20 retail florist shops of all shapes and sizes from Illinois to Denver to Tampa and of course the original location Scranton, PA.
Listen in as we talk Kevin and his family's backstory, some of the Fat Guys' best and worst V-day nightmares, how flower pros celebrate Valentine's, how many holes are in a straw and much more. Wishing everyone a safe and successful holiday season!
Learn more about Kevin and his family's floral business at https://www.familyflowers.com/#
Episode Chapters:
Kevin's Backstory: 1:50
Expanding Brands: 14:20
Valentines Nightmare Stories: 54:30
Master Debaters/Quick Questions: 1:20:00
Celine's Tommy Boy Guarantee: 1:30:30
Outro: 1:34:30