Episode 143 // Katie Adams of Stuart Flowers & Gifts
Today on the Rural Revival podcast we’re with Katie Adams of Stuart Flowers & Gifts in Stuart, Iowa (pop. 1,782). Katie’s floral experience comes from an ag class in high school, but her journey took her to being a teacher to 4-H to corporate America before it came full circle as a full time floral career. Katie’s sharing about what it looks like to transition a long-time business to a new owner, bringing out your creative side, what success looks like to her, and what we can all do to help out local brick and mortar flower shops. So here we go with Katie Adams.
You’ll love hearing how all the dots connected to get Katie to where she is today. And it leaves me with question for you, and it’s the same one Katie asked herself in this interview: what would you do if you could not fail? And I really encourage you to think about that and actually write down your answer somewhere. And if you need someone to share that with, you can always write it down in a DM me. I love hearing your dreams and cheering you on as you go after them.
“It was a huge risk, because essentially you’re walking away from stability, you’re walking away from what several people grow up thinking they want. On paper I had it made and I was in a leadership role at a young age. I knew, though, I was in this left brain role as a director of operations and I’m such a right brain person. And what ultimately led me to look for flower shops was the realization I had to do something creative, and I had to be with people.”
- Katie Adams
“Working with flowers is fun, and working with people is the most rewarding, to know you were part of people’s life moments in the best way we can be in the role that we serve in the community.”
- Katie Adams
“What would you do if you knew you could not fail?”
- Katie Adams
“Success to me is having a collaborative group here in town of who, you start talking, you become friends and trusted advisers of each other because you trust each other. So suddenly there’s a relationship there. That’s success because then we can build this community together.”
- Katie Adams
show notes and links:
Stuart, Iowa
Doe A Deer
Maven Blush Boutique
The Stuart Scoop
Bonnie & Clyde Bank
Ruthie’s Parlor
Ruby’s Pub & Grill
Johnny’s Tap
Stuart Iowa Home Town
Ken Coleman podcast -
Good Egg Days
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