real moms. Jody Stein has balanced her flourishing business and her home life by learning to delegate.
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JODY STEIN flower girl
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HEN YOU MEET MOM OF TWO and Dallas floral designer Jody Stein, you immediately notice her quick wit and warm smile. Those qualities shine through even though she has faced tragedy and upsetting circumstances in her life, most recently a miscarriage in the midst of the pandemic. Through it all, flowers have been a bright spot in Stein’s world. “I’ve always been a flower lover,” she shares. “Growing up, we would travel a lot for my mom’s job and go to very cool places like Holland and all over Europe. I just fell in love with flowers at a very young age.” Today, flowers aren’t just a passion—they’re Stein’s profession. She turned her talent for floral arrangements into a business that’s headquartered right in her garage. Stein’s daughters run in and out of the studio, bringing joy (and the occasional meltdown) to her workday. dfwchild.com / october 2020
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