Create Your Path Podcast

What is it like running a chocolate business with your spouse? In this week's I Heart Chocolate Podcast, I (Tina) and Bruno share our experience. How we ended up working together, the challenges we faced, the truth of growing and running two businesses at once in the face of all life's challenges, and the ultimate decision to put an indefinite pause on the chocolate side. I do believe th...

Something I used to struggle with a lot was really getting a grasp on the numbers in my business. I knew I needed to generate revenue, and I'd have expenses, BUT beyond that, my knowledge was pretty limited. After taking business courses, accounting courses, working with a coach ON my business, and reading books on the matter, I finally feel like I really understand the ins and outs of how my...

How do you go about deciding what to prioritize in your business? Especially when there just seems like there's a million things to work on in your business, or perhaps you're stressed from financial worries, or stressed out from being overworked. Sound familiar? Two quick things: You don't know what you don't know, and secondly, if you do NOT make the time and put in the effor...

Hey chocolatiers, in this week's podcast episode, I'm sharing 5 quick tips to increase your chocolate sales for the new year. Sales is often the thing that chocolatiers struggle with, and my aim is to help make them easier- easier to understand and to make! Let me know which tip you found most helpful! ✨Send me a DM: https://www.instagram.com/codinhachocolate   ✨Watch and Subscribe to...

Happy New Year, chocolate friends. In this week’s I Heart Chocolate Podcast episode, I’m riffing about how I’m currently feeling for 2024, and sharing what the shift I’ve been working on for the last few months has done for me.   As you listen to the episode, consider it an invitation to check-in with yourself and really go deep on WHY it is you’re doing what you’re doing…to construct your life, t...

Hey chocolatiers, in this year’s final podcast, I’m sharing the things I would be sure to focus on if I were restarting my chocolate business. Things such as people skills and having a 5 year plan to build the business around the LIFE I desire. Oh yes. Remember that? I’ve seen too many chocolatiers absolutely lose their zest for life because the work feels too heavy and too hard. I believe there’s...

As 2023 draws to a close soon, I wanted to share why I, for one, am super excited for 2024. In many ways, the end of this year is closing one chapter for me as I turn the page and begin anew. I'm looking forward to learning more, creating more, and redefining success on my own terms. ✨To connect more: https://www.instagram.com/codinhachocolate    ✨To learn more: https://www.codinhachocolate...

After being in the industry for 15 years, I can't help but notice how much things have changed in terms of how I used to view this chocolate career of mine. In this "I Heart Chocolate" Podcast episode, I share 3 beliefs that I used to hold onto so strongly before life and time showed me otherwise. Do you resonate with any of these? And how do you feel about the changes you've s...

If there's something you should know about me, I put my money where my mouth is. For the past 3+ years, I have been invested with either a business coach/mentor and/or a program to help me learn more about business organization, sales, finances, becoming a speaker, money mindset, and whatever else I felt like I didn't quite have a handle on. In this week's I Heart Chocolate Podcast,...

It’s funny how one can feel so excited and thrilled to become a chocolatier, and yet, also so incredibly down. Before I ever became an actual chocolatier, there were certain beliefs I held on to and fears that prevented me from fully starting my own business.  In this very raw I Heart Chocolate Podcast, I share them and what got me to the other side so that I could actually start living my dream. ...

If the fastest way from point A to point B is a straight line, then the fastest way to achieve X in your business is to have the STRATEGY that is the most streamlined.  Makes perfect common sense, right? BUT how do you know what that line is? And why do so many chocolatiers fail to even get on the line to begin with?  In this I Heart Chocolate Podcast episode, I share my way of thinking when it co...

The holiday season is upon us, and with that comes a major holiday in November that lots of chocolatiers sleep on...BLACK FRIDAY. And I know what you may be thinking: "But why would I want to put my products on discount?" and "What exactly is in it for ME?" As always, I like to do thing in my business with intention and in this episode, I break down why you SHOULD definitely be...

In this episode of the "I Heart Chocolate Podcast", I get to chat with my good friend, Scottie Durrett, about being a mom and a bad-ass at life and in business. Scottie is a mom of3, wife, certified Life Coach, host of the Momplex Podcast, and here to help moms take their power back, get rid of mom guilt, and choose to prioritize themselves every single day.  Personally speaking, this co...

Hey friends, if you're new around here or ever wondered what it is I do EXACTLY, I'm here to pull back the curtain and share. Becoming a chocolate mentor was not something I decided to do willy nilly, and it most certainly is something I'm very fired up about. In this episode I share:  ✨3 Different Mentees I'm currently working with  ✨What Codinha Chocolate Mentorship is all...

In this I Heart Chocolate Podcast episode, we are jumping straight into a brief checklist of the what you NEED to have in place if you intend to slay this holiday season. This is just a TEASER. There will be so much more nuggets and concrete examples given in the upcoming FREE masterclass, "Determining Holiday Production (for Maximum Profit)", happening Wednesday October 11th inside Pass...

Over the years, I've learned that business growth is just as much about personal growth and making sure to take the time for my personal life. I know that seems counterintuitive because business can be so all-consuming, but I came to a stark realization that the more I "put off" important activities, people, things in my personal life, the more my business suffered. In this I Heart...

Feeling lost when it comes to knowing the numbers in your chocolate business? In this episode of the I Heart Chocolate Podcast, I chat with Staci Millard, fractional CFO and Business Mentor. She breaks down:  ● numbers are so important to know as a business owner if you are truly trying to grow and thrive in business,   ● what key things to pay attention to (especially as a product-based business)...

After four years of living in LA, it's time for a change. In this I Heart Chocolate Podcast, I'm sharing why we left LA, shifted the business, and what's to come. Very raw, very honest, and also may it serve as a reminder that you can run your business in whichever way you want and if you listen to your gut and what truly feels aligned for you, you can never go wrong.  #chocolatiers...

When you're a chocolatier, something that any chocolatier would love more of is getting media attention. In this podcast episode, I get to ask my good friend, former journalist and fellow chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, what it takes to get featured. Resources: https://www.helpareporter.com/ https://www.qwoted.com/ https://www.launchgrowjoy.com/ Be sure to follow and support Robyn at: https://...

Analysis paralysis is such a common thing for creatives and chocolatiers. That initial decision to get over the "fear hump" is a big one, but once you do, the chocolate journey becomes so much easier. Entrepreneurship, as a whole, becomes so much easier.  That's the experience I've had anyways.  In this "I Heart Chocolate Podcast," I'm reinforcing a very importan...

Something I've learned over the last 15+ years of doing chocolate, is that similar to chocolate, business can have an exponential curve. As someone who really felt like the BUSINESS side of things was always very daunting, I realized that there is so much to be said by focusing on ONE key thing at a time.  I see chocolatiers all the time struggling in their businesses because they cannot see...

In this week's "I Heart Chocolate Podcast", I'm talking product suite, and why planning it out with intention is so important for your business. Many chocolatiers assume that opening up a chocolate business simply means creating chocolates, BUT what most fail to realize is that by having an actual strategy and thought process behind the very products they make, they can actuall...

In this very raw podcast, I'm sharing some insights I gained from watching Season 2 of The Bear, AND some personal things I've realized most certainly this year. Going after what you want in life is hard enough; it's harder when you don't have the full support that you need and want, especially when it's lacking from the people who are literally family. I share why I decid...

In this "I Heart Chocolate Podcast" episode, I get to interview my friend and powerhouse of a woman, Helen Thacker.  She shares why messaging is so important for your business, how to show up authentically, why proper messaging can lead to increased sales, her 3 C's of sales success, and putting real strategy behind your content. So many amazing nuggets shared, and truly an episode...

*Note: for Part 1:  https://youtu.be/MEoa4thGo0A In the second part of this 2-part series, I dive into how I learned the business side of chocolate, which then enabled me to actually have a profitable and successful business. Learning the business side of things can often times feel somewhat vague or confusing, and for the longest time, I would say it was my hugest struggle. By committing myself t...