I had spent 14 years living in Singapore, my last corporate job was being an Inventory Planner for a top Fortune 50 Engineering Company but I was feeling unfulfilled. Despite excelling in my job and I could see myself moving up on the corporate ladder quickly, I felt wrong about the whole idea of security & dependency especially during the economic downtime. A lot of my co-workers got retrenched even they had had the company awarded with Rolex and big bonuses for their 20, 30, 35 years long service. That really got me into thinking about my future.

Other than that fear, working for a multinational company with extreme intelligent people is excitingly challenging but seemed fairly pleasant from 9-5 sitting in an air-conditioned office. All and all, I lacked happiness & freedom. I like the job but I felt trapped with the routine.

In my search for purpose and how to escape that routine. I discovered floral design in 2014. I took a professional floral design course from one of the best schools in Asia and in 2016 to reduce stress and have a more balanced life. I ended up making history as the first Vietnamese floral artist earning a Silver Medal in the Singapore Garden Festival. For the first time, I found myself not only good at doing something but also passionate while doing it.

After 2 year into Floral Design, I made the biggest decision of my life - I left my well-paid job, renounced my Singapore permanent resident and returned to Vietnam, I then established a floral art studio and organized hundreds of events and workshops before moving to online space & migrating to Europe with my family in 2019.

In May 2023, I made history again, this time being the first Vietnamese floral artist to earn a Silver Medal at Chelsea Flower Show in London. The most meaningful part? The whole trip was heavily sponsored by growers, partners and my beloved floral art community.

How can I walk this far so fast? The key is in "collaboration" with others such as local and international designers; growers; wholesalers & various floral related brands.

Since 2017, I partnered with the world largest online learning platforms before further expansion to build my own floristry education platform. Now, I offer diverse courses, bridging theoretical knowledge with practical modules & direct coaching. My goal is to make learning more affordable and more accessible to global community of flower lovers.

Beside teaching, I host the Rose Cao Podcast, sharing European Floral Art knowledge and providing a platform for other artists to teach and share their stories. Looking back, I strongly believe we should all work & live pursuing our passion; build meaningful connections along the ways because we serve the best doing what we love.