Who wouldn’t want their hobby to turn into a main source of income? Who wouldn’t want their passion to make them money?
Vicky Popot was a newly married teacher who worked 40-60 plus hours, leaving very little time to spend with her husband. However, she still found what little time she did have for her hobby of gardening. Together they decided to quit their full-time jobs to pursue PlantOGram. This is an online store that carries over 200 rare and exotic fruit trees and various other plants. Some of their plants include mango, avocado,nut,spice, and tropical fruit trees. They create gifts for every event that is good for our environment and sustainable. It was a gift with a big impact and an even better impact on our planet. PlantOGram was even featured in Oprahs 20th anniversary edition of “the O list.”
Their work is an example of risk-taking and pursuing passions while keeping “feet firmly grounded and…constantly watching all the numbers.” Vicky is upfront in her in pursuing passions, she says that passions don’t serve anyone unless you are able to pay the bills and support yourself. While many millennials today have that mentality of pursing their passions, I belive Vicky’s realistic outlook attributes to her success. She quit her full time job once she knew that she could support herself and her husband.
Very interesting! There are a lot of big plant nurseries out there, so to hear about a small business such as this is really cool. I think it is also impressive that they are able to obtain so many exotic plants.
This post is a great story and example of how taking a big risk can either go one of two ways, and thankfully for Plant-O-Gram, it was a success. I found it interesting to read about a business like this one and how they were able to turn a common hobb of gardening, into a creative business idea. The Popots cam up with an out of the ordinary, thinking outside of the box idea that has led them to where they are now. Very well written post!