Jesse Camargo
Title:
Owner & Lead Designer
Originally from:
Hobbies:
Gardening, Yoga, Traveling
Education:
Bachelor's in Business Administration
Major: Accounting
Texas Woman's University, 2014
A Bit About Me
Born and raised in Dallas, TX. I am a first generation Mexican American. In high school I was in Horticulture for all 4 years. During high school I stated working at a local garden center on the weekends. Later on I worked at Nicholson Hardie Garden Center and that is where I met my Flower Godmother, Gayla Alders.
After I graduated from college, Gayla encouraged me to hone in on my passion for design and flora. She pushed me to look for a job in floral studios where I could learn more. After a year of learning the basics and flow of events I began freelancing in the Dallas area. I quickly got sucked into the more organic, artful designs and began to play with weeds and flowers from my garden. After some years of balancing my full time job and freelancing, I left my full time job to pursue my passion for travel and floral design.
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I started freelancing all over the country, then ended up working internationally in tropical islands, Europe, and Morocco. I learned so much from some amazing designers that I looked up to when I first started flowering. I soon got the creative itch to try and lead my own jobs and started my business flowering events and education.
Work Experience
August 2014 - Current
September 2010 - May 2022
Freelance Floral Designer
I started working with Branching Out Designs based out of Dallas. After a year, I began freelancing in the Dallas area. I trained under Maxine Owens and later became head designer. After four years I began freelancing for other great designers.
Store Manager, Nicholson Hardie Nursery
In business since 1899. Manage 15-20 employees. I started caring for indoor plants, after a year became inventory manager, and seven years later became manager for the nursery location.