Episode 26: Suzie Kostick AIFD is Open to Change
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Today we\\u2019re sitting down with Suzie Kostick, a seasoned floral industry educator, freelancer, and consultant living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico to discuss:
- her multi-faceted career in the floral industry over the last 40 years
- her experience as creative director turned owner of Flora Magazine
- the importance of her years in retail flower shops to her overall career path
- her experience as shop owner, convention center special events coordinator, freelancer, grocery store chain production manager, and local college instructor
- the transition from her high school floral design classes as a teen to the floral industry
- her involvement in AIFD, her position as AIFD\\u2019s 2018 Symposium Coordinator, and her knowledge of the AIFD organization
- FAQs about the AIFD testing process
Links mentioned in this episode:
- \\xa0American Institute of Floral Designers\\xa0(AIFD)
- Flora magazine
- Professional Floral Communicators International\\xa0(PFCI)
- Society of American Florists\\xa0(SAF)
- Michigan Floral Association\\xa0(MFA)
- Stacy Carlton AIFD\\xa0|\\xa0The Flora Culturist
- Smithers-Oasis
- Certified Floral Designer\\xa0(CFD)
- Texas Master Florist\\xa0(TMF)
- Holly Chapple |\\xa0Holly Heider Chapple Flowers
- Susan McLeary |\\xa0Passionflower
- Katie Davis |\\xa0Ponderosa & Thyme
- Longwood Gardens
- AIFD Symposium 2019 | Las Vegas
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