Ep. 104: Brittany Sarhage (Rudy's Flower Truck)

Botanical Brouhaha Podcast

Today we’re visiting with Brittany Sarhage, owner of Rudy's Flower Truck in St. Louis, Missouri. Brittany embodies the courage and tenacity most of us wish we had. She started a flower truck business with no prior experience in the industry and has continued to steadily grow the business while caring for both her customers and her city. Join us as we talk with Brittany about:

• How she came to own 2 flower trucks with no prior floristry experience
• Why she wanted to start her business in St. Louis
• Learning while building a business
• The advantages and challenges of owning the trucks she chose for her business (and why the advantages outweigh the challenges)
• The value of finding other mobile business owners to get insights into the mobile business model
• One thing she'd change if she could do it over
• What it takes to make a flower truck profitable
• Where she gained the confidence to own and run a flower business

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 104:

• International Institute
• US Small Business Administration (SBA)
• The Wandering Sidecar Bar Company
• Natalie Gill | Native Poppy
• Mayesh

FOLLOW RUDY'S FLOWER TRUCK:

WEBSITE

INSTAGRAM

TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

EveryStem

EveryStem florist software has the power to change the way you price and order flowers for a profit.

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“The rewards have been incredible. 2021 was our most profitable year of our 14 years in business because of EveryStem.”

Ashley Fox, Ashley Fox Designs

“I love using this software program- I have really reduced my tendency to overbuy and have improved my profit margins by at least 10% since starting it. I tell everyone who asks for a better way to do recipes and pricing that it is worth it!”

Kira Barker, All in the Details Flowers

Host: Amy McGee (Bloom Trust Co.)

BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Grayson McGee

Music Written & Performed by: Landon McGee