Today we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss: what led her to flowers while working on a Master's degree in Creative Writing at NYU the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden her love of the Putnam and Putnam workshop experience moving from journalism to floral design through writing about florists and floral workshops the relationships she found in the floral industry vs. the loneliness she'd experienced working alone as a writer her first opportunities in freelancing her Instagram page Floristas del Mundo the decisions she had to make when relocating to Madrid the new Madrid Flower School facilities, master classes,  and curriculum the extensive World Floral Workshops List she created to assist other floral designers how owning a flower school will change her life the importance of technology in the floral industry See more of Sylvia’s extensive body of work in the floral industry: Madrid Flower School | Florista del Mundo | World Flower Workshops List Facebook: Madrid Flower School | Floristas del Mundo group _____________________________________ Today’s episode is brought to you by: Mayesh Wholesale Click here to visit Mayesh Wholesale’s useful website – filled with tools & educational content like the Flower Library treasured by designers. And stay tuned for the reveal of a brand new interactive website coming soon! ___________________________________________ BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee How to Connect with Botanical Brouhaha: Blog Instagram Facebook BB Garden Style Workshop Series BB Garden Style Shop Links mentioned in Episode Forty-Two: Chapel Designers The Met  Luxonomist Victoria Clausen Floral Events Sinclair & Moore Ponderosa & Thyme Hope Flower Farm Flower School New York London Flower School Lucia Milan If I Made Sarah Winward Sarita de Castro Holly Chapple | Egg & Pillow mechanics by Syndicate Sales Eco Fresh Bouquet Wrap