Starbright Floral Bloomed Into Big Business by Asking the Right Questions

07/13/23 • 39 min

While building Starbright Floral Design, owner Nic Faitos has asked himself a lot of questions over the almost 30 years in business, but the biggest one to him is just two words: “Why not?” Emily sat down with Nic in New York City inside the floral studio to talk about how that simple question has helped him grow the company from a small floral delivery service to a business that today serves clients like Horizon Media and Netflix.

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