Noir 5 creates luxury handmade soap and goods using all natural ingredients, and lots of love. Their goal is not only to soothe your senses through essential oils, but to rejuvenate your skin and renew your lifestyle.

Founder and Louisvillian Shona Casey Sondergeld has a background in fashion and cosmetology, and draws creative inspiration from a love of function, luxury, and all things natural!

Maddie About Cake is a micro-bakery specializing in French macarons — based in Louisville, KY! They help customers enjoy high-quality French macarons right at home in a variety of unique and unexpected flavor combinations.

MAC Founder Maddie McNabb is a former higher education professional turned full-time baker and entrepreneur. She’s always had a love for baked goods and grew up in the kitchen with her mom, always preparing intricate birthday cakes and holiday cookies.

And now she’s taking those experiences into building Maddie About Cakes!

Modica founders Eric Wentworth and JD Mitchell met in business school, while working full-time jobs and taking night classes

They developed Modica as a simple but healthy way to have a cocktail (or mocktail!) after a long day.

But they wanted a drink that wasn’t full of preservatives, toxic ingredients or loads of sugar.

So they developed Modica using superfood ingredients, resulting in better-tasting, better-for-you cocktails and mocktails!

All Modica mixers are made with naturally-sourced, superfood ingredients, vitamins, and electrolytes for that extra boost–no preservatives and nothing fake.

Local coffee brand YAS Queen Beans believes in starting every day with love and kindness.

Their artfully-crafted, small batch products come in a variety of flavors and blends, from Kinky Caramel to Guatemala Single Origin to Dive La Dulce Italian Roast.

Started by two gay men in Louisville, YAS Queen Beans also donates 10% of all profits to causes that support the LGBTQIA+ community, including the ACLU Drag Defense Fund and The Trevor Project.