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 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
Ep. 72 - Pinky's Eurotrip Recap with Pinky & EZ Flower
Fatty fans have been eagerly awaiting this week's episode! A couple of months ago we sent our blossoming Cash & Carry sales rep, Kris aka "Pinky" Yllescas on a 3-week European flower boot-camp. The goal of the trip was to educate Kris on the quality, technology, strategies, scale and work-ethic of the European flower industry. And to see how big of a difference it is from the US market.
Also featured on today's episode are Marc Janssen, (Co-owner & Head Purchasing) and Gerard Haazebroek aka "Uncle Gerry" from our social media of EZ Flowers in Holland. EZ Flower is our partner, located in the heart of the flower industry: Flora Holland Aalsmeer; and the first stop of Pinky's trip.
Listen in as they go through his entire trip, including working with Heemskerk Flowers on a Flying Dutchman flower truck in Switzerland, to working at Vianen Flowers, a Dutch Wholesaler and distributor. We also cover his daysin Amsterdam, what his favorite Dutch eats and much more!
Learn more about our partners EZ Flower at https://ezflower.nl/