The reality of funding your own business, with Christina Stembel, founder and CEO of Farmgirl Flowers

Girlboss Radio

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Christina Stembel's origin story for her business, Farmgirl Flowers, is amazing: She launched her floral business with nothing more than a high school degree and $50K in savings. Over the past decade, she's bootstrapped the company to a team of over 200 employees with an annual revenue of over $30M. This week on Girlboss Radio, we hear from Christina on how she taught herself to become an entrepreneur, the benefits and drawbacks of being self-funded, and how she combats the loneliness that comes with being an entrepreneur. Tune in for plenty of wisdom, wherever you listen to podcasts. Sign up for the Girlboss Daily to receive tips on work, life, and how to chase (and reach!) your dreams: https://bit.ly/30A14AL Have feedback on the show? Email us at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hey Girl Boss Radio listeners, a quick note before we get into today's show.
0:04.0	We have an amazing guest today, Christina Stemble, founder of Farm Girl Flowers.
0:08.0	You'll hear her full introduction shortly, but before I get to that, I wanted to note that we recorded this episode
0:13.7	prior to the pandemic and since then the world including Christina's business
0:17.8	look very very different. Farm Girl Flowers is based in San Francisco and the city is currently instituting a shelter in place order.
0:26.2	They've had to shut down their San Francisco distribution for the time being.
0:30.0	Their team members are their primary concern in the wake of this closure.
0:33.7	Christina wanted to share the following message with our listeners today.
0:38.0	I'd humbly ask for you to support our team, our company, and our farms with a flower order.
0:43.2	While there's not a lot of certainty that we can offer to our team of over 200 individuals
0:48.0	and our many farm partners right now, I'm hoping that at least we can offer them the certainty of a good job and a healthy
0:54.1	company to return to but we can't do it without all of you. Though their
0:59.2	San Francisco facility is closed Farm Girl Flowers is still shipping gorgeous flowers from its
1:04.2	South American facility so if you want or need flowers right now as I know I
1:08.1	do to brighten up your day or someone else's please check them out.
1:11.8	For more go to farmgirlflowers.com.
1:15.0	That said, please do all you can to support any other female-led businesses big or small that you adore.
1:21.0	So without further ado, let's get to the show.
1:24.0	Hey guys it's Sophia, founder and CEO of Girl Boss and host of Girl Boss Radio.
1:35.0	You're listening to Girl Boss Radio, and we have a very special guest on today's episode,
1:40.0	Christina Stemble, founder and CEO of Farm Girl Flowers.
1:47.0	Sending flowers can communicate so much from I'm sorry to I love you and I
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