Episode 12: Using Your Business for Good: Running a Venue & Nonprofit with Laurie Ellen Park

What does a venue in California have to do with a wedding dress shop in Uganda? You’re about to find out! In this episode, I chat with Laurie Ellen Park of the Greenhouse PNOC Wedding Venue in Southern California! We talk about everything from having realistic expectations for your budget, her favorite part of being a venue owner, and why you shouldn't have goats at your wedding. ;) She shares about a time in her life where she had no one to turn to except God, and how Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for her faith. Laurie Ellen also runs a nonprofit called Becoming a Cupcake. You'll hear the story behind why she started it (it needs to be a movie!) and what your wedding dress has to do with how you can help.

Find Laurie Ellen on Instagram at: @thegreenhouse_pnoc and @becomingacupcake and online at www.plantenders.com/weddings and https://becomingacupcake.org