03/12/2022
🌹Fry's Flowers is a women owned company and we cherish that fact! We are thrilled to highlight women in business and philanthropy this month. Let's kick it off with our CEO Jessica Fry!
1.Tell us a little about your background?
🌹"I am a third generation floral designer and grew up in a wildly creative family. We were in nature a lot and had a cabin in the woods! Music was a big part of our lives and early on I knew how much the beauty of nature and music could enrich our lives! I didn't really develop my own abilities for floral design until after college, and here we are!"
2. What is your greatest passion?
🌹 "In a word...beauty. This involves creating beautiful things, surrounding myself and others with beautiful things. Helping others to see the beauty that encompasses them everyday, regardless of where they are or what they are dealing with. So, I guess you could say, anything that involves creating better lives for ourselves by tapping into all of our senses and bringing beauty to everything."
3. Did you have a mentor or person of inspiration that contributed to where you are today?
🌹"I would have to say my mother. She was so strong and so feminine at the same time. A beauty inside and out. She was able to take about anything and turn it into something beautiful, I learned the importance of surrounding ourselves with a calming and cozy aesthetic, she was a beautiful force in the world. I also have to shout out my voice teacher in college Dr. Sharp - he believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. He saw something in me that would take me years to see myself. He will always be the catalyst that sparked me on to more, to know that I was capable of more. I will always be grateful!"
4.What sparks joy in your life?
🌹"My two sons, who are some of my favorite people in the world! My kitty cats. Sunsets. The night sky. COFFEE, always. The woods and how comforting they are. Entrepreneurship, especially as a woman! I could truly go on and on!"
5. Finally, what is your favorite flower?
🌹"I think I have to say roses! Haha! But I also love tulips and so many more. I’m not sure I could pick just one. Always flowers for the JOY JOURNEY!" ❤️