Sooner Wholesale Florist

Jim Rich

Jim began working at Green Country Wholesale in 1979. He learned the ropes as a driver and then moved into sales. Jim later began buying fresh and hard goods product for Green Country and moved into management in 1999. When Green country closed in 2005, Jim found other work but his heart was in the […]

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Chris Campbell

Chris began working at Lee Wholesale in Abilene, TX Mother’s Day 2004 as a driver and order puller. The experience he gained pulling orders he quickly used to his advantage and moved to full-time sales in 2006. In May of 2012, Chris moved to Oklahoma City, where he began working at Sooner driving and part-time […]

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Mark Hood

Mark began his career in the floral business in 1990 at Foster’s Flowers in Oklahoma City. Mark worked at Foster’s for over 10 years. He processed flowers, worked in the greenhouse and was involved in all aspects of retail floral delivery. In 2000, Mark joined Central Wholesale Florist as a deliveryman, but quickly showed a […]

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Susan Fritzemeyer

Susan began her career in the floral industry in 1988 at Mac’s Greens in Oklahoma City. Mac immediately recognized that Susan was more than capable in many areas of the business. Before you know it she was not only involved in sales and delivery, but also was doing some of the buying and later became […]

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Peter Nelson

Peter owned and operated Nelson’s Flowers in Midtown Tulsa from 1984-1995. Friends thought Peter should have had his head examined, when he told them he was going to start a flower shop from the “ground up!” But Peter persevered. His shop soon had a great reputation for fresh flowers and superior service and design. His […]

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Tammy Shew

Tammy grew up in the flower business. Tammy’s stepmother managed the Morris Craiger Flowers in Tahlequah. Tammy studied at Platt College of Floral design and went to work at Tulsa Greenhouse in 1984. In 1988 Tammy went to work for Sally Ann and let’s just say she made a career out of it. Tammy worked […]

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Mike Ferris

Mike began his career in the wholesale floral business as a driver at Central Wholesale Florist in 1991. He soon learned the ropes as a packer and supervised the drivers and delivery routes. Mike eventually trained in Sales. And in 2002 came to work at our Sooner headquarters in Oklahoma City where he has honed […]

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Gus

Silent Partner and Advisor. Gus’s daily presence, undeterred devotion, and “man’s best friend” approach to relationships are key elements in Sooner Wholesale’s customer service model. His quiet and calm complement the hustle and can-do work attitude and actions brought by all Sooner team members — from owner to manager to sales and creative staff.

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Kent Whitnah

Secretary, Treasurer and Founding Partner. Kent is a hybrid of two retail floral families. His mother’s family founded Higdon Flowers and his father’s family founded Capitol Hill Florist and Gifts, Inc. in 1932. Kent has worked in the floral industry his entire life, and he and his wife Cindy, assumed control of Capitol Hill in […]

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Connie Butts

Vice President and Partner. Connie began her career in the wholesale floral industry in 1980 in Oklahoma City with Furrow and Co. where she worked in both the supply and perishables sides of the business. Six years later she joined United Wholesale Florists, Inc. at the Oklahoma City branch. She became vice president of operations […]

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