Ohio Couple Bakes With Pride – Inclusivity is Icing on the Cake

Letha and Wendy Pugh, the owners of gluten-free bakery Bake Me Happy in Columbus, Ohio, understand that when it comes to owning and operating a business, you can be both artistically expressive and continue to serve the needs of all your customers.

“As small business owners, we have a responsibility to be inclusive when we provide service,” says Letha. “From a bar mitzvah to a christening — you name the event, we’ve made a cake for it. What we do is artistic, but it isn’t a personal statement. There’s a boundary between what your beliefs are and what you’re serving; our customers aren’t asking for our personal opinion. These are business transactions, and all along, their personal taste is guiding the designs and statement that is made.”