S11: Growing a good life, with Florence and James Kennedy, founders of Petalon

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This conversation is an absolute ode to doing what you love.

Florence and James Kennedy, founders of Petalon are icons of sheer graft, determination, passion and love.

Their business is everything to them, Petalon is not only a labour of love but a glimpse into their soul. As consumers, they wanted more affordable, more beautiful flowers than was currently available and so they set out on an incredible journey together to find a solution. Secure in the knowledge that they would always be each other's biggest cheerleaders, they embarked on a life-changing adventure.

If you are trying to start a business doing what you love, then this is the perfect example of what those early years could look and feel like for you.

A journey of love, strength and learning, this conversation bears witness to the importance of remaining true to your values and always having the courage to try.

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0:00.0	what a lovely conversation that was with Florence and James Kennedy, founders of Petalon,
0:06.5	who run an incredible Floresery business. I actually was lucky enough to meet Florence
0:12.0	and James back in 2016 when they came to visit me at my home as we filmed a starter advert
0:20.0	for Holly.co. And since then, they have gone on to build almost what I feel is a fairy tale
0:26.8	business. Now in Cornwall, they're growing their own flowers. And when Florence spoke about her
0:33.5	greatest high, being the moment that she cut the flowers only this week to put into all of our
0:39.5	bouquets and shed a tear, I have to say it was a very emotional moment. It made me realise why
0:46.9	building our businesses, living the good lives, is so magically important. Make sure you have your
0:53.6	tissues. I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. Back in 2006, I founded
1:08.6	Not on the High Street from my kitchen table. And since then, I've gone on to launch Holly and
1:13.9	Co. I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses and I believe that having a business
1:20.0	doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start
1:26.3	theirs. I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement. And in my view, the best
1:34.0	way to do this is by sharing stories. So I've reached out to my favourite small businesses,
1:40.4	entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. With thanks to
1:47.1	Dell Technologies, who've helped bring this free podcast to life. Here are my Conversations of
1:53.3	Inspiration. Hello Florence, hello James. It's so lovely to see your faces. The last time we actually
2:00.9	saw each other was back in 2016. I think in my garden, you were so kind you came and helped us
2:08.4	film our first little mini ad for Holly and Co. And it seems like forever ago. You were so kind
2:14.4	because you fed us. It was absolutely beautiful. And we didn't have children and it was like one
2:20.3	of those things where you turn up somewhere and people feed you and you don't need to wash up
2:25.5	and you don't need to manage any screaming tiny people. And you can just really enjoy yourself
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