She went to school for psychology and earned her master’s degree in neuroscience — but flowers always permeated her very core — which finally prompted Oakley’s Haley Jacquez last November to open up her own business called The Golden Tulip Co.

It’s basically a pop-up flower shop on wheels — or flower bar — through which she offers an interactive, build-your-own bouquet experience. All else aside, being a florist was always the 26-year-old Freedom High School alumna’s backup plan.

“I’d been saying it for years, and I finally got the inspiration for a flower bar in early September 2024,” Jacquez said. “I sat on the idea for quite a while before pulling the trigger.”

Also, while scrolling social media, she was inspired by Kristina Lux, who owns Hayward’s Sweet Pea the Flower Truck .

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