I've spoken about the importance of networking many times on this show and without that, I may never have met today's guest. And you are absolutely going to love it. I chat to Stephen Trigg, Managing Director and Founder of Lauden Chocolate, a truly world class chocolatier, and all round top bloke. I can't let this pass without a big shout out to Claire Bosi and the team at Chef Publishing for the introduction. There's so much to love in Stephen's story and we get through:- Getting startedPassion-Hobby-BusinessBeliefThe edgeThe big breakScaling upGoing on TVThat extra 3%World Chocolate MastersCompetitionChocolate on Mega YachtsDelivering talks to politiciansThe Tasmanian Devils And so much more. Stephen's journey is brimmed full of wonderful lessons for entrepreneurs but also has a lot of cross over lessons you can bring to your own career, whatever you do. Not only that, but he talks so freely and passionately about his story and his craft that it's an all round brilliant chat. Enjoy! The Guest Website - https://www.laudenchocolate.com/ Instagram - @loudenchocolate Twitter - @LaudenChocolate Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laudenchocolate/ Passionate about crafting with chocolate, Stephen founded his own chocolate company with his wife. During the past decade, they have won over 40 awards, and are responsible for supplying some of the finest establishments in the UK with their chocolate creations. Stephen’s personal philosophy is to create chocolates that he would enjoy eating himself The Sponsor Today’s episode comes to you in partnership with RotaCloud, the people management platform for shift-based teams. RotaCloud lets managers create and share rotas, record attendance, and manage annual leave in minutes — all from a single, web-based app. It makes work simple for your team, too, allowing them to check their rotas, request holiday, and even pick up extra shifts straight from their phones. Try RotaCloud’s time-saving tools today by heading to https://rotacloud.com/phil This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy