What happens when a hospitality lifer, a Golden Girls–themed mobile bar, and a fully manifested vision of “feminine, floral Kentucky” collide? You get The House of Marigold. 🌸✨

In this week’s episode of Finding Friends, Christina and Catie sit down with Adrienne Cole — founder and CEO of The House of Marigold Catering and Marigold Mobile Bar Company — to talk about how she built one of Louisville’s most beloved brunch destinations and a fast-growing catering and events brand.

Adrienne shares how a tiny corporate café downtown turned into a full hospitality company, how she and her chef-husband Chris teamed up to build the culinary side of the business, and how a scrappy Golden Girls mobile bar (Rose, Sophia, Dorothy…and Coco the ice cream tricycle!) helped her step into entrepreneurship with zero safety net and a whole lot of heart.

We also go deep into the why behind House of Marigold:
a bright, feminine, floral space that feels like your best friend’s beach house dropped into Louisville — a place where women feel seen, welcome, and celebrated in a city known worldwide for bourbon.

In this episode, we chat about:

• How Adrienne turned a small downtown café into a full catering company and, eventually, The House of Marigold
• The origin story of the Golden Girls mobile bars and Coco the ice cream trike
• Designing a restaurant that feels like “the other side of Kentucky” — pink, floral, prosecco-forward, and ultra-intentional
• Working with her husband Chris, culinary director of the business, to bring her “culinary dreams” to life
• Becoming the sole caterer for the Speed Art Museum and what “luxury events” really look like behind the scenes
• Leadership, staff culture, and why she prioritizes her team’s mental health and work–life balance over the bottom line
• Raising three teens while building a brand and what she’s seeing in the next generation
• Being a Black woman founder in Louisville, representation, and why she wants Marigold to be a household name — from restaurants and catering to home goods, boutiques, and maybe even a TV show
• The upcoming NuLu location (hello greenhouse bar and DJ booth!) and the dream of one day landing in Norton Commons

If you love brunch, beautiful spaces, big dreams, and honest talk about what it really takes to build something from the ground up, this episode will light you up.

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Connect with the House of Marigold and Adrienne: https://www.thehouseofmarigold.com/

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