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Let The Good Talk Roll

This podcast, as a collection of interviews, brings to light the original — and sometimes unorthodox — professional trajectories of selected artists and entrepreneurs. Based out of New Orleans, and hosted by Natalie Steuer, Let The Good Talk Roll will feature individuals whose lives and careers reflect an undeniable appreciation for beauty and business. However, beyond aesthetics and success, my appreciation is largely for the fortitude and follow-through which led them each to where they are today.

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Kim Starr Wise, Florist Extraordinaire

December 13, 2022 • Natalie Steuer • Episode 21

Before Let The Good Talk Roll takes some holiday time off, I do have one last guest to introduce y'all to before the new year and she's really a star!!

Okay please forgive me for the pun but please let me introduce Kim Starr Wise!! Kim is a New Orleans-based floral designer and the owner of two businesses: a floral events company and a flower shop, located -- as many of my favorite places are -- off Magazine Street.

Kim immediately came across to me as someone well grounded, someone attached to the Earth in a special way and with an innate appreciation for its creations. She was delightful to chat with, so thank you again, Kim for welcoming me into your studio and allowing me this conversation.

I think it is important to me that I point out that this is a success story from someone who did not know-- until adulthood, and then still really not until a business plan materialized-- what they wanted to be or exactly where their passions lay. Life is so much more complicated than education can prepare anyone for, and while some creators know early on who they want to be and how they aspire to achieve it, not all of us do...and I include myself in this population.

So with that nugget in mind...please welcome New Orleans' hottest florist, Kim Starr Wise!