Owner,Designer: Mike has co-owned Ben White Florist
with his brother Cliff for 25 years. He enjoys Jazz music and equips the
flower shop with an array of timeless jazz photos as well as a constant stream
of music playing on the sound system.
Owner,Designer: Cliff is a certified Texas Master
Florist and enjoys adding his own personal style to all the arrangements he
does. When not at the flower shop Cliff loves spending time with his wife
and a favorite weekend hobby is wearing his cowboy boots and dutch oven
cooking with his two teenage sons.
The Martinez family vacation
DESIGNER:***WEDDING DESIGNER***
Debra joined the BWF crew in 2000 and began her design career in '01. Besides being in the floral world, Debra has been a modern dancer for many years. Recently, she has begun specializing in Vaudeville/Burlesque and performing with Ruby Rico Peepshows (formally known as Broken Clock Cabaret).
Debra is happily married and a proud kitty parent to Marley (Misty's spawn)
WARNING: PLEASE DON'T FEED OR WATER AFTER MIDNIGHT :)
MARI
DESIGNER:
I have been working in flower shops since 1996. I get to work with flowers and plants which I LOVE. I like getting dirty while working with my hands.
MOLLY
CSR: CSR: Molly just recently joined the BWF crew in April 2008. Molly is painfully close to finishing her Chemistry BS @ UT. Her life in a nutshell can be described as:
Likes to Clean,
Likes to Party.
RACHEL
CSR:Rachel joined Ben White Florist in April 2008 and has recently begun making her way into the design field. Besides loving flowers and being totally awesome, she enjoys reading like crazy, writing short fiction pieces and watching a ton of movies (the good and bad).
When not at work, you can find her hanging out with her husband, David, or playing with her dog, Mortimer. As an Indiana native she misses thunderstorms and Kurt Vonnegut.
So it goes.
Little Rachel always had a creative streak
NICK aka: "Monkey
THE ROSE MAN: Nick is an invaluable addition to the working machine that is BWF. He comes in once, sometimes twice, a week to process ALL of the incoming roses (and believe it there are A LOT!)
When not hard at work stripping, "petaling" and cutting the fragile commodity Nick attends ACC and enjoys honing his ninja like skills at Aikido.
ERIC
DRIVER: Eric livened up our team in September 2006. He is kept pretty busy at BWF delivering flowers all over town and completing odd jobs for the shop. When not at work Eric performs with his band Mono Ensemble, which you can check out on First Thursdays here on the outside porch!
JESSICA
OFFICE MANAGER: Hello all, Jessica here. I've been
with BWF since February 2000;since being hired I have run the gamut of job
positions: customer service, designer, bookkeeper, and I'm the one that sends
out our WEEKLY SPECIAL e-mails. I am so happy to work for such a talented
group of people
3rd grade and already a star :)
GOLDIE
DRIVERY VAN: GOLDIE is BWF's newest addition.
A HOT car to keep our COOL flowers coming your way.
MISTY
SHOP KITTY: Misty was born at the flowers shop many moons ago. She has grown into a very mature and experienced cat defending her property. Independent and private, Misty LOVES girls, (is a little wary of the men types) ,rolling around in the dirt and DOES NOT appreciate being picked up. You may catch her at our back door during feeding times or sunbathing on the concrete parking lot.
