Meet Jimi Santoli

We recently connected with Jimi Santoli and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Jimi, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?

My work ethic started at an early age. My mom was a single mom raising 3 boys (myself and 2 younger brothers) so she always instilled in us to work hard and hustle for what we wanted/needed.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I started out in the flower business in 1988 right out of high school not knowing that thirty-six years later I would still be vested heavily in the business. My friends would make fun of me being in the flower business and one day — playing on the Italian Brooklyn angle — I came up with the name ‘Jimi the Tulip’ LOL. I worked in retail and events for about twenty years. Then, I decided I needed a change. So I took my knowledge of the industry and began a road in sales.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I believe my work ethic and willingness to learn and grow have been most impactful in my floral journey. As far as advice, work hard, learn all you can and never stop hustling.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?

I do love collaborating and networking. I love to hear other peoples’ ideas. That is probably the one thing i love most about this industry, everyone has a different persepctive or different idea on how to create.

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