{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Roberta Staggs on Fashion Meets Floristry, Bold Color, and Designing with Purpose","description":"In this episode of The Florist's Table: Beautiful People, Val McNichols sits down with Roberta Staggs, founder and lead designer of Hiawathia Floral Design Co. in Indianapolis \u2014 known for her modern, editorial-style floral work and fearless use of color. Roberta shares the story of her grandmother, whose weekly sunflower deliveries first showed her how healing flowers can be, and how a single floral workshop pulled her out of a medical career and into a creative one. She opens up about training under a strict European instructor (no foam allowed \u2014 the start of her eco-sustainable practice), her storytelling approach to Art in Bloom exhibitions, and her signature series, Fashion Meets Floristry. They also talk representation in the floral industry, why knowing your &quot;why&quot; matters more than any trend, and Roberta's mission to make beautiful flowers something for everyone, every day \u2014 not just weddings and funerals. It's a conversation about color, purpose, and showing up boldly in every space you enter. Visit the link for show notes and video podcast: https:\/\/www.mayesh.com\/blog\/beautiful-people-roberta-staggs ","author_name":"The Florist's Table","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/116472\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42155060\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42155060"}