Many call her the Queen of
Event Business.Some call her the ultimate Event organiser.Whatever you call
her,or however you choose to describe her,Mrs Funmibi Oduwole,the CEO of Rostal
Flowers is a damn good party planner and event organiser. She is on top of her
game. She has been at it for decades.She handles both corporate and private
events. She does the best decoration you can imagine and there is no way you
will see her job and you won't commend her profusely.
How has she been able to cope
since the Lockdown in March without events and parties?
These and many more were the
questions we asked her recently,as she clocked 50 in grand style.
Below are excerpts of her
birthday interview.
How did you feel on your
birthday?
Very fine because my father
died at the age of 49yrs.He did not celebrate his 49th birthday.
Celebrating 50th birthday
it's a milestone that everybody prays for in life and It is really difficult to
describe the euphoria that comes with it. All I can say is to give thanks to
God Almighty, the Creator of all creation.
How did you celebrate it?
At home with my family and
guest through Zoom.
As you know, Covid 19 has
constrained us from throwing a big party. All we do now is a zoom party
and perhaps gather people not more than
20 with strict adherence to covid-19 rules.
But trust me, the Queen of
decor, the arrangement and decor we did
was titillating and amazing.
How did you cope with the 3
month Lockdown?
Three months Lockdown At home
resting and also restructuring my business and auditing stock.
To be sincere, it has not
been easy. However, we are taking the
opportunity to restructure our organization and to put all necessary things in
place ahead of post-covid 19.
What is the new normal for
Events business?
I think positive and also
think of ways to offer better value for our clients and also time we start
thinking of a plan to keep us working after the crisis.
Spending more time with God in praying and meditating
Also assistant to others,
Reaching out to my clients
What is your advice to those
who want to organise events and parties now?
My advice to those who want
to organise event . They should do a streamed live party for friends while
family not more than 20 people will come
for the celebration and all safety and social distancing protocols in place
.They should not be discouraged about
pandemic. You can still achieve your
dream party by having a good Planner and good Decorator .
Have done a lots of online
courses improving myself with different
international Designers like Preston Bailey Bailey wish as helped me to gain
alots of new ideas .Which will be a leaping up after the Lockdown in Jesus name
Amen.
My advice as I have been
telling our esteemed clients is to choose one of these two options. 1. Do a
zoom party or 2. Wait till the government lift the ban on parties. However, it all depends on the exigency of the event.
For instance, burial activities like
Christian wake might be difficult to
postpone or delayed. In this instance, I
will advise they opt for a zoom arrangement with strict adherence to covid 19 rules.
Like other sectors, the event industry has devised another way
round it to at least keep things going.
One of it is the zoom arrangement. Birthdays, burials and other social events
are done through zoom same way my birthday was done because safety and should
always be our priority.
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