![]() My background in event production ended up helping land my gig at Yelp as a Community Director. Once the event was put to motion, it was so nice to step back and watch everyone enjoy the event. I loved all the event planning that led up to the big day – It was where I thrived. That eventually lead me to an event production job where I facilitated a multi-million dollar production in Los Angeles, Orlando, and Germany for one of the top video game companies for three years. It was a small company, and I essentially handled the production of these smaller scale booths at trade shows in Vegas like CES, SEMA, and MAGIC, as well as E3 in Los Angeles. Somehow, after my time was up selling direct mailers, I ended up in a role where I handled the sales of trade show booths. I started off in a sales/marketing role for print ads – you know the direct mail that you see typically once a week in your mailbox highlighting items on sale? Yep, I sold those prints to businesses. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community? As a Community Director, I get to meet with so many great business owners around the Los Angeles area and market them to our community via showcasing them on our newslet ters, social media weekly Elite e-mails, events, and more. Yelp was launched to help people discover and connect with great local businesses. Hi Margaret, how does your business help the community? More information can be found at had the good fortune of connecting with Margaret Palanca and we’ve shared our conversation below. ![]() She does this through conversations with customers, an online blog with tips and workshops that allow her to meet more members of the local community. She was inspired to turn her passion project into a business when she noticed that there were no other Black-owned houseplant shops in Indy and she wanted to open a space where Black women would feel reflected.Ĭreating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone, regardless of their level of interest or experience with houseplants, is one of Beaty’s biggest priorities. “Caring for something outside of yourself helps you slow down and feel more connected to the world surrounding you,” Beaty said. Learning to farm reshaped the way she thought about the world and made her appreciate nature more - something she hopes to impart to others on a smaller scale through houseplants. That childhood experience motivated her to join an urban farming program through Growing Places Indy, a farm dedicated to urban agriculture and where Beaty became executive director in 2019. During the pandemic, her interest deepened as she derived a lot of comfort and joy from taking care of a houseplant. “Having greenery in your space, whether it’s your office space or your home, brings a bit of that nature inside.”īeaty’s interest in plants stemmed from her childhood when her grandmother was a florist and she was always surrounded by houseplants. “Nature is really a part of who we are and our day-to-day lives,” Beaty said. The atmosphere of the store lines up with Beaty’s goal to create a safe, healing space where people can connect with nature. The monstera is a particular favorite among patrons, Foster said, with its glossy, distinctive leaves making you feel like you are on a tropical vacation. When customers enter the store, they are met with a bright, candle-lit space and a forest of lush, vibrant green plants. ![]() As a Black- and woman-owned business, the store also offers a range of goods and handicrafts made by other local women of color - part of Beaty’s mission to uplift diverse women. The store offers a diverse range of plants, from the easygoing snake plant - “the queen of low maintenance,” according to shopkeeper Allison Foster - to the tropical and majestic bird of paradise. The Botanical Bar operated as a pop-up shop for two years before opening as a brick-and-mortar store in 2022. ![]()
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