About this episode

Deedee Cummings interviews Adrienne Cole about building the capacity to achieve dreams through resilience and leadership.

A dream needs more than desire, it needs capacity. In this episode of How to Dream, Deedee Cummings sits down with Louisville entrepreneur Adrienne Cole, co-founder of The House of Marigold and Marigold Catering Company, to talk about what it really takes to build a dream in real life: resilience, innovation, leadership, systems, and support. Adrienne shares her journey through growth and pivoting, including the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and why you don't have to see the whole road to take the next step. This conversation is especially powerful for anyone building a business, pursuing a calling, or trying to stop settling in a "good" chapter. Adrienne has also been recognized nationally—featured by EBONY, named to Inc.'s 2026 Female Founders 500 (as reported by Yahoo Finance), and selected for the James Beard Foundation Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership cohort. Download your free chapter of "How to Dream" here.

People in this episode

Host: Deedee Cummings

Guest: Adrienne Cole

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• resilience
• leadership
• innovation
• personal growth
• business development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The House of Marigold, Marigold Catering Company, EBONY, Inc., Yahoo Finance, James Beard Foundation

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