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Join the dialogue - text your questions, insights, and feedback to The Dignity Lab podcast.In this episode of The Dignity Lab, Shawn Askinosie, founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, shares the personal and poignant experiences that have shaped his commitment to ethical entrepreneurship.From his early legal career to creating a business that deeply respects its community of cocoa farmers, Shawn's journey illuminates the powerful interplay between personal history and professional purpose.Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Griggs, this episode explores how Shawn's childhood memories, pivotal life events, and philosophical insights into capitalism and suffering inform his innovative approach to business and community engagement.Guest Contact:WebsiteLinkedInEpisode ResourcesMeaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your SoulTakeaways:Reflecting on his grandparents' farm life, Shawn credits his values of community and responsibility to his upbringing.Shawn ties family experiences to his business practices, fostering deep connections and mutual respect with farmers and business partners.He critically examines capitalism, advocating for a model that ensures fair growth and mutual benefits.Shawn's personal journey through joy and suffering informs his compassionate business practices.'Integrated kinship' with cocoa farmers illustrates partnerships based on mutual respect and long-term collaboration.He highlights the importance of being present, both in personal interactions and in business, enabling deeper moments, connections, and understanding.Community and dignity are central to Shawn's business ethos, ensuring practices are socially responsible.Exploring what it means to live and lead with dignity at work, in our families, in our communities, and in the world. What is dignity? How can we honor the dignity of others? And how can we repair and reclaim our dignity after harm? Tune in to hear stories about violations of dignity and ways in which we heal, forgive, and make choices about how we show up in a chaotic and fractured world. Hosted by physician and coach Jennifer Griggs.For more information on the podcast, please visit www.thedignitylab.com.For more information on podcast host Dr. Jennifer Griggs, please visit https://jennifergriggs.com/.For additional free resources, including the periodic table of dignity elements, please visit https://jennifergriggs.com/resources/.The Dignity Lab is an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will receive 10% of the purchase price when you click through and make a purchase. This supports our production and hosting costs. Bookshop.org doesn't earn money off bookstore sales, all profits go to independent bookstores. We encourage our listeners to purchase books through Bookshop.org for this reason.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate, shares his journey from being a criminal defense lawyer to pursuing chocolate. Takeaways:Tragedy can lead to finding one's life purpose.Rising cocoa bean prices pose challenges for chocolate makers.Building relationships with farmers is crucial in the chocolate industry.Profit sharing can have a positive impact on farmers and their communities. Askinosie's bean-to-bar chocolate company pays cocoa farmers a higher price and provides them with advance payments, improving their lives and communities.The company has funded projects such as metal roofs for homes, making a significant impact on the communities they work with.The Chocolate University program offers transformative experiences for students, teaching them about the impact of their work and the importance of human connection.Shawn highlights the challenges of technology and the need for in-person connections and authentic experiences in today's world.

Listen to a tasty new episode of the podcast as Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate joins the show! An author and chocolatier, Shawn shares his inspirational journey of how he left the courtroom (practicing law for twenty years!) to follow his true passion in life. Shawn swaps stories with us about what it means to run an ethical chocolate company, how he found his passion, and how he helps others find their passion. Shawn even explains how all of us doing “a little something extra” every day has the power to change the world. It's a fun, inspiring episode. Grab your favorite sweet treat and give it a listen! Watch the video version of this episode here.

Mitch Matthews, a top success coach and host of the Dream, Think, Do Podcast, introduces his approach focused on ambitious dreaming, strategic thinking, and taking action. He underscores the importance of giving clients room to dream, followed by thoughtful planning and actionable steps. Mitch questions the prevailing hustle culture, promoting a balance between ambition and contentment, anchored in joy that aligns with core values. He advocates for valuing experiences over achievements, setting goals that foster feelings like joy, and rejects the notion of focusing on just "one thing," encouraging experimentation and learning instead. Additionally, he highlights the responsibility of true leaders in understanding and supporting team members through their personal struggles.     Key Takeaways:   [05:32] Mitch shares about his program helping people dream big, think better, and take action. Despite initial hesitancy around the word "dream," the guest emphasizes its significance in the process. He highlights the importance of creating space for clients to dream, followed by thinking and doing. The focus is on experimentation and learning from experiences to help individuals discover their purpose.   [8:51] He shares a story of someone who didn't achieve their dream outcome initially but found fulfillment by incorporating more of what they enjoyed. The example of Shawn Askinosie, a trial attorney turned chocolate maker, illustrates the importance of experimenting and taking small steps toward one's passions. Shawn's intentional exploration led to the launch of a successful small batch chocolate company, showcasing the power of experimentation and gradual steps in discovering one's true calling.   [13:24] Mitch reflects on the contrast between the hustle culture's emphasis on constant activity and the idea of contentment. Challenging the notion that contentment is incompatible with ambition, he touches on the pursuit of consistent joy, which, unlike happiness, is rooted in core values and identity, transcending external circumstances. Mitch also emphasizes the importance of experiencing joy as a key aspect of personal fulfillment and success.   [15:07] He discusses the concept of "reset week" and introduces a strategy called the GET Method to chart a course for the year. Mitch emphasizes starting with gratitude, as it induces a positive state change. Instead of focusing solely on achievements, the approach involves considering what experiences one wants to have in the coming year. He also notes that many goals are driven by the desire for specific experiences, such as joy and satisfaction. By prioritizing these experiences alongside goals, individuals can enjoy the journey without solely fixating on checking items off a to-do list.   [18:21] Mitch reflects on the notion of waiting for the "one thing" and advises against this mindset. He shares his experience as a recovering perfectionist, highlighting that perfectionism is often misinterpreted as procrastination. Perfectionists may struggle with completing tasks until they find the perfect way, leading to delays. He also emphasizes the need to overcome perfectionism by acknowledging that there isn't just one perfect way, but rather multiple experiments and trials that can help individuals figure things out through momentum and learning along the way.   [21:54] He expresses a positive view of therapy, emphasizing its benefits and likening it to a necessary cleansing process. Mitch advocates for seeking a good therapist, comparing the therapeutic journey to dating and highlighting its value even in different seasons of life. Therapy often looks back to address past hurts, while coaching primarily focuses on looking forward, helping clients identify and achieve their desired future.    [25:33] Mitch stresses the importance of true leaders understanding their team members and assisting them in addressing personal challenges. He advocates for transparency and openness about seeking therapy or counseling, highlighting that discussing mental well-being is now more widely accepted and celebrated, especially among successful individuals.   [27:24] He emphasizes that being an introvert doesn't mean disliking people or being bad with them. In fact, introverts can make excellent coaches, as they often redirect the spotlight onto others by asking questions and focusing on their needs. The key is to understand how you restore and recharge after a challenging day.   [29:49] Mitch explains that he personally dedicates at least an hour each morning to spend time in nature, regardless of the weather. He highlights the importance of understanding how each person restores and recharges, emphasizing that not everyone needs to follow the same routine. For him, nature and spending time with his big dog play a crucial role in restoration. He advises individuals to identify how they restore and incorporate those activities into their daily lives. Additionally, he suggests introverts schedule appointments with their inner introvert on their calendars and create moments for solitude and self-care.   [32:27] He encourages embracing a new tribe while keeping the old one if it contributes positively. Mitch shares his experience transitioning from a corporate career to entrepreneurship, that there is a need for like-minded connections. He advises to intentionally surround yourself with a few new individuals on a similar path. Mitch also mentions that he started his Dream, Think, Do Podcast in 2015.    [35:54] Mich shares that he is celebrating 400 podcast episodes, sharing insights from both famous and everyday individuals facing challenges despite their achievements. He stresses that success doesn't eliminate life's complexities, mentioning Jillian Michaels as an example. Mitch also shares advice for leaders to engage in conversations that upgrade their tribe through dedicating just 15 minutes a day to intentional exploration, emphasizing the cumulative impact over a year.    [42:38] Closing Quote: Remember, the purpose of life is a life of purpose. -Robert Byrne   Quotable Quotes: "Dreaming doesn't come easy."   "Leadership is developing the ability to lead one-on-one and to lead groups of individuals who are all in disagreement."   "Dream first, think second, and then take action."   "We can never predict exactly how things will unfold, so we highly value experimentation and learning along the way, recognizing that sometimes things unfold as planned."   "Don't just quit."   "Take small steps of faith over time, experiment, and discover things."   "Seek consistent joy, as happiness can be transient and tied to circumstances. Identify the things that make you feel complete."   "Joy is bigger than your circumstance."   "Quit waiting for that one thing; start discovering things."   "Things always change, so you need to look at everything to make the best decision."   "I'm not perfect at it yet, but I'm improving every day."   “To have great life experiences and achieve joy, peace, and satisfaction, you must also eliminate some of that junk.”   “A true leader helps their people.”   “One of the best ways to assess whether you're an introvert or an extrovert is on how you restore.”   "Introvert people doesn't mean you don't like people."   “Introvert people tend to ask questions as a defense mechanism to get the focus off of us.”   “To have a new tribe doesn't mean you have to jettison the old tribe.”   "When you start doing new things, surround yourself with people who are doing something similar."   Resources Mentioned: The Leadership Podcast | Sponsored by | Rafti Advisors. LLC | Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | Mitch Matthews LinkedIn | Mitch Matthews Website | Encouraging the Encouragers Website | Mitch Matthews Twitter | Mitch Matthews Instagram |  

Shawn Askinosie is the Indiana Jones of making chocolate. His company Askinosie Chocolate makes some of the best, highest quality chocolate today. We talk all about the chocolate making process. But it's not about the chocolate. Shawn uses his business to help his local community, as well as the farmers around the world that he sources his beans from. You'll be inspired by Shawn's story. 

Kris Cody is the CEO and founder of a freakishly cool clothing company…  Paka Apparel!  While in college… Kris took a trip to Peru and while he was there… he came across a sweater made with wool from alpaca fiber.  He loved the thing… and when he came back to the states… he realized all of his friends wanted one too.  As Kris started to dream about the possibilities… he was also struck with the thought of sourcing everything right from Peru… from the families that he'd interacted with on his trip.  He also loved the thought of hiring local women to craft sweaters and clothing he could send around the world. With that dream in mind… Kris started a company called Paka Apparel in 2017.  He fueled the launch of Paka with a Kickstarter campaign that initially had a goal of $20,000 and they hit that in under 24 hours.  Kris and the campaign went on to raise more than $350,000 in 30 days.  From that exciting start… Paka has now created a line of washable alpaca apparel and ethical performance outerwear, along with Paka's tried and true sweaters, hoodies and socks. And get this.  Paka Apparel… under Kris's leadership… has been celebrated for their efforts to localize Paka's supply chain:  All of Paka's alpaca fiber is sourced from free-roaming herds in Peru. 90% of products are manufactured in Peru. And… over 100 Quechua (keCHwa) women weavers are employed and Paka pays them a wage that's 4x the living wage in Peru!  And the clothing looks awesome too!   I'm loving this story!  And Kris is obviously living the DREAM THINK DO life… so let's get to this!   MORE INFO ON KRIS: Find out more about PAKA: www.pakaapparel.com/ Find Kris on Instagram: instagram.com/kris_cody/ Find PAKA on Instagram: instagram.com/paka/ You can learn more about Kris Cody here: https://bit.ly/3Plba2n HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A LIFE COACH? (Get YOUR score!) Have YOU ever thought about becoming a Life Coach, Success Coach or Business Coach… but you've wondered whether it would be a good fit for YOU? Let's get YOUR predictability of success score: www.mitchmatthews.com/cpsa   That's right!  Download the Coaching Predictability of Success Assessment to see if becoming a successful and profitable Coach is right for YOU!   VIDEOS ABOUT PAKA AND KRIS'S JOURNEY: Here's some of the videos that Mitch and Kris referenced during their conversation. Here's more of the backstory on PAKA: Check out mitchmatthews.com/396 Check out Mitch's OTHER PODCAST: ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS You can now check out Mitch's new podcast called “ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS” anywhere you listen to podcasts.   It's specifically designed for coaches, speakers and content creators and provides quick doses of inspiration, strategy AND… of course… encouragement! Check out: www.encouragingtheencouragers.com!  Find it on Apple Podcasts:  Click here Find it on Spotify: Click here Find it on Anchor: Click here Find it on Google: Click here Okay… NOW…I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: How about it!?   What did you think of Kris's approach to life and how curiosity led him to start PAKA? I just love out “curiosity” led him to take that initial trip to Peru.  And how finding that one sweater led him to starting a MOVEMENT. By the way… that's exactly what I think PAKA is.  Sure… it's a freakishly cool clothing brand.  But… I think Kris and his team are starting a MOVEMENT… one small step at a time. How about YOU?  How might you apply the concepts he was talking about to start a MOVEMENT of your own? You sure don't need to launch a clothing brand… but how could you “follow YOUR curiosity” to find more of the things YOU were put on the planet to do? By the way… Kris is young and he started young.  And that's awesome!!! But I think that his approach can be applied to ANY stage of life… especially if you give yourself permission to take small but intentional steps forward! Want proof?  Check out THIS EPISODE where I interview Shawn Askinosie about how he left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory.  He was in his mid-50's when he started that journey… and he… as Kris would say, “kept following his curiosity” and he's never looked back.  By the way… Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri. They source 100%  of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Askinosie Chocolate was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes and Shawn himself was named by “O,” Oprah's magazine, as one of the 15 guys who is literally saving the world. Very cool. Okay… now you know the question is coming!  Are you ready?   Here it is: What's something (BIG or small) YOU want to do as a result of hearing THIS episode?  Lastly… PLEASE share this powerful conversation with a friend or family member who might be needing it… right now!  They'll thank you! And hey… remember… I believe in you! - Mitch  Episode Minute By Minute:  0:00 Welcome back! Let's talk about big dreams amidst doubts and fears. 4:17 Mitch shares his excitement about today's guest, Kris Cody, and recounts Kris's journey from discovering alpaca fiber sweaters in Peru to founding Paca Apparel. 6:50 Kris's backstory of backpacking in South America, paying for his travels with high school savings, and working at an animal refuge in Bolivia. 8:19 The inception of Paca Apparel, from finding the original alpaca sweater to starting the company out of his dorm room at 19. 10:06 The Kickstarter campaign story: how Kris's vision and a video of Peru's beauty and the people behind the clothing captivated the internet. 11:27 The importance of transparency and connecting consumers to the origins of their clothing, highlighting the problems within the apparel industry. 13:40 Kris reflects on feeling unqualified and overcoming imposter syndrome through authenticity, asking for help, and learning from mistakes. 16:48 Kris shares how he found mentors and advisors to help guide Paca Apparel's growth and his approach to seeking advice. 18:34 The announcement of Paca Apparel's flagship store in Cusco, Peru, to serve as a physical home base and an adventure center. 23:08 Mitch and Kris discuss the concept of traceable alpaca, allowing customers to know exactly where their garments originate from, highlighting Paca's commitment to transparency and impact. 27:56 Kris offers advice to dreamers: get in touch with yourself, ignore external noise, and understand the finite nature of time as motivation to pursue your passions. 37:17 Mitch's Minute! Biggest takeaways and action steps

Shawn Askinosie Founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate returns to the podcast. On Episode #169, we talked about why he started the business and his book Meaningful Work.In this conversation, Shawn shares his experiences with his origin trips and his mission to give back to the communities. He also talks about his Chocolate University Foundation which gives young students the opportunity to share in his non-traditional chocolate business as they travel world. Lastly, Shawn discusses the meaningful relationships he builds with his international communities and how the special presence of his business impacts the people he works with.Connect with Shawn and Askinosie Chocolate:https://askinosie.com/pages/shawn-askinosie-biohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnaskinosie/https://askinosie.com/https://askinosie.com/pages/mababu-tanzaniahttps://askinosie.com/pages/direct-tradehttps://askinosie.com/pages/transparency-reporthttps://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/169-shawn-askinosie-founder-and-ceo-of-askinosie-chocolate-on-whats-enough/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Business-Calling/dp/0143130315/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

I'm kicking off a series of What Drives You episodes with some incredibly interesting people. People who got clear on what they wanted, and why. That's what creates authentic drive, knowing what you want and why. Here I bring you Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate. If you are a Seth Godin follower you have likely heard of Shawn and Askinosie Chocolate, as Seth is a big fan of Shawn, the company, and the chocolate! As you're about to hear, Shawn's dad died at 14 and tore his world apart, setting him on a maniacal pace to accomplish big achievements and prove to God he didn't need him. He ultimately pursued law school and withstood 11 law school rejections, yer went on to have an exemplary, 20 year career. But he never overcame his dad's sickness and death. This led him to volunteering for palliative care at a hospital and starting a five year journey to a completely different vocation. A significant statement from him in this episode is this, “It's a funny paradox, but the first step in sorting myself out was actually not to think about myself, and instead to focus on other people.” Shawn has a book called, Meaningful Work - A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. I highly recommend it and you can find it wherever you buy books, and at his website, shawnaskinosie. You can watch this full episodes on YouTube - just search for “Self Helpful with Kevin Miller” The Self Helpful podcast is brought to you by Ziglar, your premier source for equipping Life and Leadership coaches. Visit Ziglar.com and let them inspire your true coaching performance. *This podcast is rated clean but the subject matter is adult themed and may not be suitable or relevant for children or those with fragile belief systems. Sign up for a 2 Day LinkedIn Master Class with Hala Taha yapmedia.io/course Use Promo code KEVIN for 30% off Go to Zocdoc.com/KEVIN and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. InsideTracker is your personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide, designed to help you live healthier and longer. For a limited time, Self Helpful listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker's new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/helpful. Noom's changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/SELFHELPFUL. Download Dave today at Dave.com/selfhelpful! Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code KEVIN and depending on the model receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Go to AquaTru.com and use code “KEVIN” to receive 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier ButcherBox is giving us a special deal! Sign up today using code SELFHELPFUL to receive Ground Beef for Life + 20 dollars off your first order. That's 2 pounds of Ground Beef free in every box for the lifetime of your membership plus 20 dollars off your first order when you sign up at butcherbox.com/SELFHELPFUL and use code SELFHELPFUL. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/selfhelpful. Get 50% off up to $20 and zero delivery fees on your first order when you download the DoorDash app and enter code SELFHELPFUL.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Megan Rooney, Program Development Manager at SFA, chats with Shawn Askinosie, the visionary founder & CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, about being a bean-to-bar chocolate trailblazer, making a positive impact on the lives of cocoa farmers worldwide, his upcoming Chocolate University trip to Tanzania, and how SFA was pivotal in connecting him with buyers.Spill & Dish is Powered by Simplecast.

“I knew I wanted to meet farmers as often as I could. I wanted to learn from them, and I wanted to buy cocoa beans directly from them without a broker, without a distributor. I've done that in every bean buy I've ever made in the last 16 years.” Kristi is honored to have Shawn Askinosie as a guest on this week's episode of The Irresistible Factor. Shawn quit his prosperous job as a criminal defense lawyer to follow his passion of making chocolate from scratch. His passion led him to invest his life savings into starting one of the first craft chocolate companies in the U.S. - Askinosie Chocolate. Shawn tells us about his transformative experience in the Amazon learning about bean-to-bar-chocolate and how it inspired the way he sources his beans (directly from smallholder farmers). He explains that working closely with cocoa farmers is what really sparked his passion. In this episode, Shawn shows us that you don't need to have it all figured out before you can use your company to do good for others. Askinosie Chocolate has funded millions of school lunches for children in need, started a charity in Tanzania, and put thousands of kids through their Chocolate University Program. Additionally, Shawn explains the importance of understanding where you are with cash flow every week, putting together an advisory board, and why as an entrepreneur, you need to have some level of of humility. Tune in to hear all about Shawn's inspiring journey and the heart behind his mission.

A musing inspired by Shawn Askinosie's story about Belgium beer brewing monks and the parables of Jesus from Feb 2023   vist contemplify.com

Shawn Askinosie and the avoidance of “more”Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 20 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the podcast at akimbo.link.To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cal talks with the criminal defense attorney who never lost a case and then found the meaning of his life through creating a company that creates amazing chocolates. It's also a company that is changing thousands of lives. This conversation, and Shawn's Book, Meaningful Work, may make you connect with yourself in a new way.

If you or someone you know has aspirations to find more meaning and purpose in life, then today's episode will serve as both inspiration and a bit of a roadmap. Our guests, Shawn Askinosie and his daughter Lawren, have each found their niche. In their working lives, their family business is reinventing one of the world's most important, and yet unsustainable, luxury items. And all the while they are enjoying wonderful personal lives of deep connection, travel, family and adventure. [00:00- 04:46] OPENING [04:47- 11:41] Why we shouldn't buy cheap chocolate? Shawn's “why” How our “why” can change yearly, weekly, daily It's not about the chocolate, it's about the chocolate Kinship with the cocoa farmers from other parts of the world How Lawren supported her dad during her university days Lawren's “why” Being a part of something bigger Connecting the consumers with the farmer partners Featuring the stories of farmers and giving value on the $12, $14 chocolate bars [11:42- 20:49] Direct trade and transparency in the business Gratitude economy Shawn's life before the Askinosie Chocolates How the chocolate business started Living with the idea of serving people Empowered girls and enlightened boys program The healer becomes the healed, the teacher becomes the student [20:50- 29:58] Finding your purpose through serendipity Meaningful Work by Shawn and Lawren Askinosie [29:59- 32:10] BREAK [32:11- 39:40] 70% of world's supply of cocoa beans comes from the west coast of Africa, Gana, and Ivory Coast Price of cocoa beans has gone down for poor farmers The number of the enslaved children in these countries have increased in the last 15 years Approx. 1.5 million children are involved in the worst forms of child labor The value of buying the Askinosie Chocolate Askinosie Chocolate's Transparency Report Direct Trade [39:40- 46:25] Compassionate about educating the consumers Non profit- The Chocolate University Hosts after school clubs for 1500 girls Teaching them to know their worth, raise their voice, and be the leader that they're destined to be Watching the boys and girls working as a team Askinosie Chocolate [46:26- 51:57] I wish for people to know the power they have as consumer Where you spend your dollars matters The voice that they hear inside their head is not their true self Support Askinosie chocolate The next level is “Enough” Mindful consumption, mindful acquisition How much is enough? [51:58- 52:35] CLOSING

This week's episode is a replay of Episode 76: From Lawyer to Chocolate Maker: How Shawn Askinosie Found His Calling. Sure, quitting is easy if you've always hated your job. But what if you used to love it? What if you loved it for many years? What if you were really, really good at it? I'm so excited about this week's episode with the amazing Shawn Askinosie. Shawn walked away from a very successful career as a criminal defense attorney, a job he used to love. Until he didn't. He realized that the career he once loved was putting him into an early grave and that it was time to do something else. Shawn is now the founder of Askinosie Chocolates, named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America.”  He was also named by O, The Oprah. Magazine, as "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." No big deal. He spends his days traveling between 4 continents to directly source his cocoa beans from farmers, where he offers them above Fair Trade prices, open books, and a share of his profits. He has created an inspiring company that not only gives back directly to the farmers but his community as well. His book - Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter, Lawren Askinosie, published by Penguin Random House is a #1 bestseller on Amazon. I got to chat with Shawn about how he walked away from a career he loved and how he figured out what he should do next. Here is what we chat about in this episode: Do the deep work and figure out who you truly are. Look for those thresholds. Be vulnerable with the people in your life. And so much more! Where to find Shawn: Book Business Blog TED Talk

Bonnie Piesse has followed many different paths, including as an actress, singer, songwriter, TV and film composer, Intuitive Tarot reader and cult whistleblower. In this episode, we cover it all through the lens of the spiritual awakening that Bonnie experienced right before escaping a cult.  We discuss:  The divine current that was present throughout Bonnie's escape from the NXIVM Bonnie's spiritual awakening (and how kundalini energy showed up in her body during a meditation) Dropping the emotional baggage of trauma   The power animals that showed up during the Vow documentary filming and what they mean  How Bonnie got into tarot and the role it's played on her path How to tell apart the voice of intuition and the voice of your mind How Bonnie manifested her role in Star Wars (twice!) Was Aunt Beru's comeback inspired by what Bonnie had been through in escaping a cult?  How Bonnie sees the spiritual assignment behind being part of the Star Wars films How Source/The Force guides Bonnie's life Bonnie's relationship with ceremonial cacao and how it helped her through the toughest times  Bonnie's cacao and journaling manifestation dates with Self An intuitive message for you! Mentioned:  Animal Power Book by Alyson Charles Buddha At The Gas Pump Podcast Mary Grisey – thewovenchannel.com Shawn Askinosie  Connect with Bonnie Piesse: Personal Instagram: @bonniempiesse Spirituality Instagram: @ofsoulandsky Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify About Bonnie Piesse:  Bonnie Piesse has followed many different paths, including as an actress, singer, songwriter, TV and film composer, Intuitive Tarot reader and cult whistleblower. As an actress she's best known for her role as the young Aunt Beru in ‘Star Wars' Episodes II and III (‘Attack of the Clones' and ‘Revenge of the Sith') and most recently ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi' on Disney +. While expressing in the creative arts has been a life-long passion, she's also been on quite a journey as a spiritual seeker, and ultimately, finder. She's made a lot of mistakes, has so much to learn, and is excited about where the rest of this beautiful life will take her! Related episodes:  217 Natalie Miles: Your Intuitive Power in Business and on Social Media 197 Reggie Riverbear: Coming Home To Yourself Through Voice, Finding Your Community and Trusting Spirit As A Business Strategy 158 Mose: Co-creating with The Spirit of Plants, Cacao Dance and Being A Channel for Healing Through Music 152 Ceremonial Singer-Songwriter Ayla Schafer: Music as a Spiritual Force

Cocoa Runners are the home of the world's finest craft chocolate, working with over 100 makers from all over the world, providing 750 bars through a monthly discovery service, individual bar sales and distribution services for small batch, single estate, craft chocolate. Today we are joined by the remarkable founder of this company, Spencer Hyman, who is on a mission to bring you the world's best single-estate chocolate. Spencer reveals the negative and positive environmental and social impacts of chocolate production – and how Cocoa Runners are championing the positive side. We also explore why you need to hear the ‘snap' from a chocolate bar, radical transparency, overcoming the impulse-buying culture, the ‘Salted Caramel Trick'... and we get to try some chocolate on the show.  Links: ‘Cocoa' by Kristy Leissle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1509513175/ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1509513175/) ‘Smellosophy' by A. S. Barwich: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0674983696/ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0674983696/)  ‘Good To Great' by Jim Collins: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E327SVA/ (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E327SVA/)  #169 Shawn Askinosie, Founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, on What's Enough: https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/169-shawn-askinosie-founder-and-ceo-of-askinosie-chocolate-on-whats-enough/ (https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/169-shawn-askinosie-founder-and-ceo-of-askinosie-chocolate-on-whats-enough/)  Cocoa Runners: https://cocoarunners.com/ (https://cocoarunners.com/)  Spencer's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhyman/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhyman/)  Get 25% off any subscription or virtual tasting on https://cocoarunners.com/ (https://cocoarunners.com/) with the promo code: HMCR25  Connect with the podcast: https://colossal-designer-2784.ck.page/40ada1483a (Join the Hospitality Mavericks newsletter): https://rb.gy/5rqyeq (https://rb.gy/5rqyeq)   A big thank you to our sponsor Bizimply who are helping progressive leaders and operators making every shift run like clockwork. Head to our website at https://www.bizimply.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mavericks (www.bizimply.com) or email them directly at advice@bizimply.com.

It was a true joy to have Mowgli Street Food founder Nisha Katona back on Hospitality Mavericks. Her restaurant is all about how Indians eat at home and on their streets, and it is one of the Top 100 companies to work for in the UK. This time round we catch up on how her life and business has been since covid. In this episode, Nisha discusses how running a small restaurant can still make amibitious plans for the environment and be a reputable employer in the industry. We also explore the differences between being a CEO and a founder, her strategy for high retention rates, doing her own social media – and why she gets outside no matter the weather. Links: https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/29-enriching-lives-with-mowglis-nisha-katona-founder-of-mowgli-street-food/ (#29: Enriching Lives With Mowgli's Nisha Katona, Founder of Mowgli Street Food) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/169-shawn-askinosie-founder-and-ceo-of-askinosie-chocolate-on-whats-enough/ (#169 Shawn Askinosie, Founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate, on What's Enough) https://www.amazon.com/Stillness-is-the-Key/dp/1788162064 (‘Stillness Is The Key' by Ryan Holiday) https://www.mowglistreetfood.com/ (Mowgli Street Food Website) https://www.instagram.com/mowglistreetfood/ (Mowgli Street Food Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/mowglistreetfood/ (Mowgli Street Food Facebook) Connect with the podcast: https://colossal-designer-2784.ck.page/40ada1483a (Join the Hospitality Mavericks newsletter): https://rb.gy/5rqyeq (https://rb.gy/5rqyeq)   A big thank you to our sponsor Bizimply who are helping progressive leaders and operators making every shift run like clockwork. Head to our website at https://www.bizimply.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mavericks (www.bizimply.com) or email them directly at advice@bizimply.com. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Shawn Askinosie the founder and CEO of Askinosie Chocolate and author of the book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul is talking to us about his big career shift, from the courtroom to a sweet place. He speaks about the importance of farmers and his personal journey to finding his calling and how he practices self care. Shawn is dropping important nuggets on self awareness and meaningful work. You can get your Askinosie Chocolate here https://askinosie.com and order his book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3A1vmxb. Trust me, you will be delighted by both!

Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate business – Askinosie Chocolate. It is a small batch direct trade chocolate maker in Missouri, sourcing 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers. Shawn's commitment to fairness, sustainability, minimal environmental impact, and community enhancement is undeniable.  It was great catching up with Shawn to learn more about his work ethic and advice on leading purpose-driven initiatives. Tune in to learn more about the dangers of the ‘cult' of goodness, the sufficiency economy, reversing the inequality train in the cocoa supply chain, how he is open about the company's finances with his employees – and baking in monasteries. Links: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Business-Calling/dp/0143130315/ (‘Meaningful Work' by Shawn Askinosie) https://askinosie.com/ (Askinosie Chocolate) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/163-ari-weinzweig-ceo-of-zingermans-community-of-businesses-on-visioning-and-the-myth-of-the-one-thing/ (#163 Ari Weinzweig, CEO of Zingerman's Community of Businesses, on Visioning and the Myth of the One Thing) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/114-ari-weinzweig-co-founder-of-zingermans-on-self-leadership/ (#114 Ari Weinzweig, Co-Founder of Zingerman's, on Self-Leadership) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/161-mats-lederhausen-founder-and-ceo-at-be-cause-on-impactful-capitalism/ (#161 Mats Lederhausen, Founder and CEO at Be-Cause, on Impactful Capitalism) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/134-david-lockwood-md-of-neals-yard-dairy-on-having-a-10-year-plan/ (#134 David Lockwood, MD of Neal's Yard Dairy, on Having a 10-year Plan) Connect with the podcast: https://colossal-designer-2784.ck.page/40ada1483a (Join the Hospitality Mavericks newsletter): https://rb.gy/5rqyeq (https://rb.gy/5rqyeq)   A big thank you to our sponsor Bizimply who are helping progressive leaders and operators making every shift run like clockwork. Head to our website at https://www.bizimply.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mavericks (www.bizimply.com) or email them directly at advice@bizimply.com. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Who you are is inseparable from what your business provides. Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate, knows this better than most. He tells the story of the human connections that helped him start his chocolate business. Shawn began with an advisory board of trusted acquaintances to fill in his knowledge gaps. Now, Askinosie Chocolate is recognized as one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America. His business shares profit with cocoa farmers and funds community projects around the world. To Shawn, social responsibility is part of his business's DNA. Check out Shawn's book Meaningful Work, as well as his TEDx Talk Find Your Calling Where It Hurts. 

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click Here In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” He's received two honorary doctorates and given a popular TEDx. Shawn's book, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin Random House titled “Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul” is an Amazon #1 bestseller. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri, and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center now in its 20th year serving children and families in Southwest Missouri. Connect with Shawn at: http://www.askinosie.com/ http://www.shawnaskinosie.com/ https://twitter.com/shawnaskinosie https://www.instagram.com/shawnaskinosie/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnaskinosie/

In this episode for The School of Unlearning, I sit down with the author, founder and CEO of Askinosie chocolate. I first came across Askinosie chocolate via Shawn's book, “Meaningful Work”. I read this book and fell in love with his spiritual and thorough approach to finding a vocation and meaning in our personal lives. I immediately searched for the nearest store that sold Askinosie chocolate and bought a bar. I've been hooked ever since.  This episode is deeply personal, a conversation between two people navigating grief, joy, loss, meaning and yes, chocolate. Shawn urges us to look to what breaks our heart in order to find meaning in our lives and in our work.  In this episode you'll hear:  What core learnings Shawn had to endure at age that shaped his worldview on religion and grief. How important the space to talk about grief is and what happens when we don't have that space.  How joy and sorrow are inseparable and how they amplify each other.  The influence of loss and ambiguous loss in daily life How sitting with and moving through grief can build emotional confidence  The origin of Askinosie Chocolate and the values behind it.  What relationship driven chocolate means to Shawn How storytelling makes chocolate taste better :) The importance of space and alone time in finding meaning in life and in work "Begin with your sorrow" to find purpose and meaning in work. Why healing isn't a singular or a linear experience  What Shawn is actively unlearning in the present moment  "Maybe if we combine our sorrow? Maybe that's joy?" Ross Gay    Check out Shawn's TED Talk here. To enjoy direct trade chocolate made by Askinosie chocolate, click here.  About Elisa:  I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and from fear to love.  Follow The School of Unlearning on Instagram. 

Best selling author, social enterprise founder, CEO and social impact pioneer: Shawn Askinosie shares the true benefits of understanding your supply chain. Shawn setup Askinosie Chocolate 16 years ago with his daughter Lawren and was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” He's been named by O, The Oprah Magazine, “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World” and has an Amazon #1 bestselling book titled “Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul.” In this podcast discussion, Shawn sheds light on the efforts and rewards of knowing who his cocoa growers are; how he's making globalisation work for him; and why now is the time for good cash flow management. He dives candidly into how his father's death spurred an innate desire to “deep work,” triggered his abandonment of a 20 year legal career and paved the way to his true calling: chocolate. From working across his value chains, Shawn cites a key takeaway: “I aspire to continue to learn from them about this notion of ‘enough' – how farmers demonstrate the joy of what seems so small.” To the big businesses, he says: “there is a way for your big business, to engage in the supply chain in a way that will change your life.” “If we're not at the tip top levels asking how much is enough, then nothing will be enough. I think that we have runaway greed that forgets why we're doing this, what our purpose is. And I'm fearful of this. But by the same token, I'm very optimistic for the future of capitalism, because I believe that we're in the midst of a sea change.” Listen to the full podcast here. Links: Meaningful Work, Shawn's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547277/meaningful-work-by-shawn-askinosie-with-lawren-askinosie/ The Prophet, by Khalil Gibran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(book) What Should I Do with My Life? By Po Bronson:: https://www.amazon.com/What-Should-Do-My-Life/dp/0345485920 Estimating the economic incentives necessary for eliminating child labor in Ghanaian cocoa production, by Jeff Luckstead, Francis Tsiboe & Lawton L. Nalley: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0217230

In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Amazon, the Philippines, and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. They open their books to farmers, translating financials into their language and profit share with them.Recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America”, the Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers, and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry.Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Seth Godin, entrepreneur, and author, recently praised the company's model: “[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.To inquire about a chocolate tasting or a general speaking engagement, please visit my blog. Learn more about Shawn at: https://askinosie.com/

ON figuring out what to do next before starting a new career (4:42)ON this murder trial that made Shawn realize he couldn't do it anymore (6:48)ON  visiting serving others, revisiting an old wound, soul searching and creating emotional space  (11:34)ON  silence, connection, transcendence, finding solace  (18:46)ON  vocation and the framework of the business of Askinosie Chocolate (24:20)ON  the ugly truth behind the global cocoa trade (29:02)ON  direct trade, community development and doing business differently (38:22)ON the power of small companies to do much more than fair trade (42:13)ON  Shawn's definition of success and how much is enough  (46:00)ON  the fallacy of the "social" enterprise, the need to some make sacrifices and our relationship with money (48:35)ON  finding someone who needs you, go serve them and ask yourself who you really are  (58:01)===========CONNECT WITH Shawn Askinosie / Askinosie ChocolateWeb: https://askinosie.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/askinosie/ BUY Shawn's Book: Meaningful Work: A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul===========MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:Mitch Albom author of Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest LessonKhalil Gibram, on SorrowJohn O'Donohue on Thresholds Thomas Merton on AwarenessMichael A. Singer on SoulThe Harkin-Engel ProtocolNestle and Big Chocolate Can Keep Using Enslaved Childree ... For now - So Says the U.S. Supreme CourtTerry Collingsworth, Human Rights LawyerAri Weinzweig, Founder of Zingerman Deli===========Host: Leekei TangContact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.comMusic credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

In “The Bitter and the Sweet of Craft Chocolate in the Global South” episode of Gravy, producer Sarah Holtz engages important voices in the complex conversation about ethical chocolate, from central Ghana to southern Missouri.  In the chocolate world, terms like corporate sustainability and ethical sourcing are gradually entering the mainstream, but they remain a little vague. Holtz explores how direct trade and profit-sharing models offer alternatives to the practices of the largest chocolate companies in the world—Big Chocolate—which conceive of cocoa farmers not as partners, but as links in the supply chain. In her reporting on labor in the chocolate industry, Holtz asks: How do you define ethical consumption? Is there such a thing? And—when you're standing in the grocery aisle, gazing at a wall of options—how do you know which chocolate bar to choose? To begin to address these questions and more, Holtz speaks with Kwabena Assan Mends, founder of Emfed Farms, a company that serves small cocoa farmers in central Ghana, especially those who are aging or have physical disabilities. She also talks to Shawn Askinosie and Lawren Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate, and Scott Witherow of Olive & Sinclair, two vanguards of the craft chocolate movement. Finally, Megan Giller, food writer and author of Bean-To-Bar Chocolate: America's Craft Chocolate Revolution, weighs in on the history of the chocolate supply chain and upending a pattern of colonization. 

Less than 13% of adults who are employed full-time consider their work meaningful. It is not surprising that 70% of us are disengaged at work. Finding meaning in our work doesn't necessarily require a new job, and it isn't about saving the world. In this episode of the Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Shawn Askinosie – entrepreneur and author of Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We discuss sorrow, service, and how to define “enough” to chart your path toward meaningful work. Listen in to hear Shawn's insights and find more meaning and joy in your life!

Less than 13% of adults who are employed full-time consider their work meaningful. It is not surprising that 70% of us are disengaged at work. Finding meaning in our work doesn't necessarily require a new job, and it isn't about saving the world. In this episode of the Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Shawn Askinosie – entrepreneur and author of Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We discuss sorrow, service, and how to define “enough” to chart your path toward meaningful work. Listen in to hear Shawn's insights and find more meaning and joy in your life!

Can small businesses have an outsized impact? Is there a way to stay small and push against the cultural conditioning of ‘scale at all costs'? What makes a business truly great? Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory. Askinosie Chocolate has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, and recently named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” - living proof that small companies can do good and still be profitable.This podcast is produced by Buffer, an affordable and intuitive social media marketing software used by over 160,000 small businesses to build their brand on social media.

In this episode, you'll discover…  Why following Paul's advice and taking your thoughts captive makes it almost impossible to lose at work and at home (4:04)  How mindful breathing and phone notifications prevent your emotions from derailing your during hectic days (6:07)  Why having dinner with your family every night and going on date nights with your wife isn't enough to with at home (and the one skill you must have) (11:40)  How your “separate self” thrives on money and fame and makes your “true self” vanish (especially when you're making money by helping others) (25:18)  Why your own mind is more cunning and deceiving to your spiritual journey than the dark forces of the world (28:43)  If you'd like to connect with Shawn, you can read his blog at https://shawnaskinosie.com/ or send him an email at hello@shawnaskinosie.com. You can also check out his Askinosie Chocolate shop and order chocolate from Shawn here: https://askinosie.com/  If you're feeling stuck, are lacking confidence, or you're inconsistent, I want to help you. I'm launching another round of The Confident & Consistent Leader Program on September 6th to help you grow in the four main areas of your life: You, marriage, parenting, and business. To check out this program before it launches, head over to https://www.corymcarlson.com/leadership/.   Are you crushing it at work but struggling at home? If you want to learn how to win at home, then go to https://CoryMCarlson.com and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home.” If you're looking for a resource to help you with these times when your work is now in your home, check out my book Win At Home First on Amazon. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read

What does it mean to have a corporate vocation? Can you help people using the strengths that you have been given and doing the work that you are already doing? Find Shawn's book here. And his chocolate here. Write to us with feedback, topic ideas, or questions you want answered at MoreThanWorkPodcast@peopleccg.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We sat down with Shawn Askinosie. Shawn's inspiring book, Meaningful Work, is what led us to interview him, and you will not be disappointed. You can get Shawn's book here. Or buy some famous Askinosie Chocolate here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to our special “Dream Together” Q&A series.  We're going after the biggest questions we've received over our 15 years of BIG Dream Gatherings.  That's right.  As we held these events around the country, we'd always wrap up with a Q&A with the audience. That's when we'd go after the biggest questions and the biggest challenges people face when moving forward on their dreams and goals. In today's episode, I'm going to offer some simple but powerful strategies to help you to get CLEAR and help you to get STARTED.  So… let's do this. RESOURCES: Episode 195: Shawn Askinosie: Finding Your Call and Feeding Your Soul: www.mitchmatthews.com/195  Episode 250: 3 Things I've learned from 250 Episodes of DREAM THINK DO  (I talk about perfectionism in this one!) https://mitchmatthews.com/250/ Episode 262: Dan Grec: Finding Happiness Amid Chaos: https://mitchmatthews.com/262/ THE “DREAM TOGETHER” APP IS HERE! That's right! Our DREAM TOGETHER App is here! The “Dream Together” app is designed to help you clarify your goals as well as connect with like-minded individuals so you can “dream together” to make those dreams (big or small) a reality! So… HERE ARE THE STEPS: STEP 1: Download the app. Find “Dream Together” for your Apple Device: HERE Find “Dream Together” for your Android Device: HERE STEP 2: Sign up and enter the group code: dreamthinkdo STEP 3: Be inspired by the dreams that are already there.  Then… follow and encourage a dream or two! STEP 4: Post at least one of your own dreams… and then invite friends to join you so you can DREAM TOGETHER! Let's do this! MORE ABOUT THE EPISODE: Okay… so as we've held our BIG Dream Gatherings around the country over the last 15 years… we'd always try to include a Q&A session at the end. Now… if you're new to DREAM THINK DO… and you're not familiar with what a BIG DREAM GATHERING is… the short version of the story is… these are fun… HIGHLY interactive events that we'd hold… that would bring people together in a room… anywhere from 30 to 800 people at a time… I'd kick it off with a talk… but then we'd have people write down some of their goals and dreams on sheets of paper… post them on the walls… and then we'd invite everyone to go around the room to look at each other's dreams and then write notes on the “dream sheets.”   People could offer encouragement… ideas… suggestions and offers to help.   Now… with the current season we're in… we've created an APP called “Dream Together” to provide the same opportunity… to… well… dream together… but now instead of being in the same room… we can do it from our phones and dream with people around the world. It's pretty cool! Well… as I was saying… when we'd hold our BIG DREAM GATHERINGS… we'd do a Q&A at the end to give people the chance to ask any questions about things that were holding them back. And one of the biggest questions… one of the most common questions… that would almost ALWAYS come up was… “Which dream do I go after?” It makes sense though… right?  People would come to this event… and come up with a couple… all the way to sometimes 20… to 30… dreams. STORY ABOUT IAN. So… they get excited… but then their brain starts to spin because they're thinking, “Great!  Now that I have clarity on all these things I want to do… things I could do… where do I start?  Which one should I go after first?” And this is an important question for several reasons. 1. If you're a perfectionist… this question can KILL your dreams before you even get started!  You're sooooooooo worried about starting out with the PERFECT choice… and doing it PERFECTLY… that you never start. “Perfectionism is the mother of Procrastination.” - Michael Hyatt “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly and instead embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” - Arianna Huffington Or as I like to say… “Progress beats perfection.” And… “Let's learn as we go!”   2. Another reason it's a BIG question is… a lot of people are VERY busy… busy schedules… lots pulling at you… lots on your plate.  You probably don't have TONS and TONS of time… days and days… to just throw around.  SO… you want to be smart with how you're spending your time.  Hey… you're listening to DREAM THINK DO… so I'm betting you don't want to waste a day of the time you've got on this rock.  Am I right? Those are 2 reasons… and there are many more.  BUT… since we're keeping this episode at 15 minutes… we'll leave it at that. So let's get to those questions I promised you. All right… maybe you've been using the DREAM TOGETHER app… and you've got a few dreams in mind… let's help you decide on which one to go after next. So… the first question I like to ask in this scenario is…  “Of all the dreams and goals you could go after… which might be the best in THIS season of your life?” It's a simple… but powerful question. It's all about thinking about your CURRENT SEASON… and then weighing out which dreams would be the best fit for you… right now? And I think it is important to mention… that just because a dream isn't right for “this season” of your life… it doesn't mean that's a bad dream… or a silly dream.  It's just not right for THIS season.  So give yourself some grace and say, “It's a good dream… it's just not for right now.” At the same time… a powerful follow up to our SEASON question can be: “What might be a way to take a small but significant step towards one of my bigger dreams?” I'll give you a few examples. You may have a big dream of traveling the globe… but right now… there's a flippin' pandemic… so it's not physically possible… or maybe you're in college and the funds just aren't there quite yet… or… you've got little kids and you're navigating a full house… so the thought of global travels lights you up… but then almost starts to feel soul crushing… because it might be a while. Well… what if you gave yourself permission to run some experiments… To run some drills. To have some fun with it. What if you gave yourself permission to take 15 minutes a few times a week… to plan a dream trip.  To ask, “If I had the time… where would I go?” Or… “How have people like me taken a trip like this?”  And do some research. Heck… we've even talked to people about this very thing on DREAM THINK DO. People like Dan Grec… who got the idea to drive from Alaska to Argentina in a Jeep.  He didn't have the money or the vacation time when he got hit with the idea… but over 3 years… he just gave himself permission to do the research on how he MIGHT do it.  And then gave himself permission to take mini-trips… to see if he even liked taking short road trips… to be sure he'd actually want to do a marathon trip like that.  But as he kept experimenting… he kept falling deeper and deeper into more loooooooove with the dream.  AND he kept finding more doors opening to make it possible.  And the dream… the one that seemed IMPOSSIBLE when he started… became a reality.  He drove from Alaska to Argentina… and then he drove AROUND Africa… and he continues on… and adventure travel and photography is now his day job.  Just because he was willing to ask these two questions. https://mitchmatthews.com/262/ Another example… might be… that you don't LOVE your current job… and one of your big dreams is to find a job… or a career that you LOVE.  BUT you're not even sure what THAT dream career might be. Well… maybe you can ask yourself… “What might be some small but significant steps towards figuring this out?” https://mitchmatthews.com/195   I'll give you an example of this type of approach.  In episode 195, I talked with Shawn Askinosie who had been a successful criminal defense lawyer… but he'd fallen out of love with it.  So he started to give himself room to experiment with other types of types of work.  As he did… he allowed himself to take night classes, watch TED talks, invite people he was curious about to coffee to hear more about what they did… and as he did that… he discovered an unknown passion for chocolate.   This journey eventually inspired him to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and he's never looked back.  And NOW…  Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri.  They source 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe… and Shawn is active in helping to create sustainable farming in each area he partners with. NOT ONLY THAT… but Askinosie Chocolate was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes and Shawn himself was named by “O magazine,” and Oprah Winfrey as one of the 15 guys who is literally saving the world.  How cool is that?   But he found that passion… because he was willing to give himself permission to DREAM… to start small… to experiment… and to learn as he went. His dream was to find his DREAM CAREER. But he didn't know what that was.  So he asked a better question for THAT season. “What might be some small but significant steps towards figuring this out?” So… if you've been wrestling with the question: Which Dream should I go after right now?” Some questions to ask yourself can be: “Of all the dreams and goals you could go after…  which might be a good one in THIS season of your life?”   If the dream seems TOO big to pursue right now, you can ask: “What might be a way to take some  small but significant step towards  one of my bigger dreams?” And hey… if your dream feels pretty BROAD… like how Shawn wanted to find his next dream career, but he wasn't sure what that might even be, you can ask:  “What might be some small but significant  steps towards figuring this out?” And then… it's all about giving yourself permission to START. Keep taking those small but significant steps forward… and more clarity… will come.  Not to mention some amazing experiences too!   It's like Abraham Maslow once said, “In any given moment we have two options: To step FORWARD INTO GROWTH  or to step back into SAFETY.” And hey… I don't know about you… but I find the best moments in life tend to come when we're growing.   Amen?  Amen. Let's do this! I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!: Let me know.  Join the conversation at mitchmatthews.com/316.  You'll be able to grab the questions we talked about… you can check out the episodes and interviews I mentioned… plus you can grab the DREAM TOGETHER app too… if you haven't. Plus, leave a comment and let me know about one of those small but significant steps you're going to take this week.  I can't wait to hear from you! Also, know that we're going after topics like… “How do you ask for help on your dream?” and “how to make space for your dreams” in this DREAM TOGETHER series.  So be watching for those… and heck… leave a comment on subjects YOU would like me to go after! Until then… do me a favor.  Please leave a review for the podcast wherever you're listening to it… and please share it with a friend.  Because those are the ways we can work together to help the world to dream bigger… think better and do more of what we were all created to do! Let's do this! Talk soon my friend!   EPISODE MINUTE BY MINUTE: 0:02 What to expect today 2:32 Download the Dream Together app 5:31 What dream should you focus on? 7:01 The underlying problem to today's topic 8:23 Breaking up with perfectionism  10:20 What is the dream that makes sense for this season? 14:38 Getting clarity on what your dream is 17:48 How can you start today? 18:13 How to get more resources

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.

Shawn Askinosie is the founder of Askinosie Chocolate: recently named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America.” He was named by O, The Oprah Magazine, as "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." His book - Meaningful Work - is a #1 bestseller on Amazon. Shawn is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri. CONNECT WITH Cedric Francis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cedricbfrancis Twitter: https://twitter.com/cedricbfrancis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cedric_francis/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-francis-a0544037/ CONNECT WITH Shawn Askinosie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askinosie.chocolate/ Website: www.askinosie.com

My Guest this week is Shawn Askinosie. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri. They source 100% of their beans directly from farmers. Shawn travels to Ecuador, the Philippines, and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin.   Their mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers, and each other. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines without any donations. Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in Forbes, NYTimes, WSJ, MSNBC, Oprah Magazine, and numerous others.   Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri- Columbia and Missouri State University. Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered the Oscars of food, 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards.   During this episode, Shawn boldly opens up about changing careers, past experiences that shaped his future, threats of having a driven personality, simple living, strong relationships with his farmers in developing nations, facing dark seasons of life, marriage, changes of life, and more.   This episode covers helpful insights, but more about life in its raw for and how to live it in a meaningful way. Available now- I hope you enjoy it!     RECAP   0:28 My grandparents were huge inspirations to me in starting my chocolate business about 14 years ago, and they have long since died, but they were farmers, they were very kind, patient, sweet people, good hearts, lived a very simple life on a small farm, lived on that farm, same place for over 65 years 7:05 Some goals in terms of top line growth, but really it has more to do with cash flow and debt reduction and pay for people and stuff like that. 10:17 It’s been there and you've just seen it escalate or maybe as you've been given more opportunity or more blessing, however you would want to define that 11:18 The trap is, especially for hard-driving entrepreneurs, for people who have a social justice equality mindset, and what I mean is that if we're not careful, we fall into the trap of overwork, and we tell ourselves for years that it's okay and we justify this over work, because we see that the end result is good 16:24 I've been doing that for seven or eight years now in the mornings, and I rarely change it up, and that's the first most practical thing 18:11 Which is how I begin my morning, and that really, I think, sets the tone 25:10 I made a ton of money, I was a sought after lawyer that I could pick my own cases, and so that level of quote, and I really do mean success prompted me to start asking this question, well, maybe I need to think about this hurt in my life, the sorrow, this heartbreak 27:40 Then this kind of paradox, this mystery occurred, which was this really tightly wound, hard-driven, hard-charging lawyer who had to know the answer to everything 31:40 It can be a very scary place, and I know you would probably say, Well, I didn't really figure it all out, I didn't have the seven-step process, but how are you able to kinda keep all the balls in the air, I guess, for those five years as you went through that season 39:12 I think is this that you described is a pathway, and so I would say that it doesn't always have to be that way, but I think in the pathway of... Let's call it in the pathway towards spiritual maturity that we need to experience those doorways, those pathways in order to reach an understanding that we don't need those anymore in order to experience non-duality, so once we can reach a place of understanding and awareness of the non-dual nature of our soul.     RESOURCES   https://askinosie.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnaskinosie/ Matt Haaga State Farm: https://www.matthaaga.com/ https://abjets.com/

In this episode, you’ll get a crash course in chocolate sourcing, why the bean to bar model is so important, and also gain a few life lessons along the way from Shawn Askinosie himself.For Askinosie Chocolate, the craft and quality of their chocolate are in almost equal balance with doing as much good as they can in the world, but their first priority is to craft the best-tasting chocolate possible.One of the incredibly good things that they are doing for the world is facilitating Chocolate University! CU is an experiential learning program with a worldwide reach for local students. The goal is to inspire students through the lens of artisan chocolate making to be global citizens and embrace the idea that businesses can solve world problems.Show Notes:snackimpactpodcast.com/episodesAskinsosie Chocolate:askinosie.com/Chocolate University

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Once a successful attorney, Shawn Askinosie had it all—security, a winning track record, and good money. So why did he find himself struck by a panic attack as he left the courtroom one day? Shawn took a hard look in the mirror and discovered he was completely unfulfilled by his job and his life. And so, his search for meaningful work began, leading him from the courtroom to cocoa beans, and eventually, to Askinosie Chocolate. The community-changing chocolatier joins the EntreLeadership team to share his incredible story of self-discovery and how small businesses have the opportunity to create meaningful work and make a real difference in the world, one person at a time.   entreleadership.com/podcast Askinosie Chocolate website Meaningful Work by Shawn Askinosie and Lawren Askinosie Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom How to Create Core Values Review this episode for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card   Want expert help with your business question? Call 844-944-1070 and leave a message or send an email to podcast@entreleadership.com. You could be featured on a future podcast episode!

Today, I'm honored to introduce Shawn Askinosie, coauthor with his daughter, Lawren, of the book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. Shawn is the founder of Askinosie Chocolate, which was named by Forbes as one of the 25 best small companies in America, and he was named by Oprah as one of 15 guys who are saving the world. Shawn is all about chocolate. I've tasted it, in fact, I have the 72% dark chocolate from Tanzania in front of me right now and it is amazing. And no, he didn't pay me to say that. But he and his chocolate company are also about so much more. Using his company’s revenues, Shawn's chocolate business has provided over a million meals to hungry students in Tanzania and the Philippines. They've delivered thousands of textbooks to schools and they've drilled water wells for villagers.

What would motivate someone to become a criminal defense lawyer? For 20 years. Then leave to become a humanitarian chocolatier? I’ve chosen this show with Shawn Askinosie as my first guest appearance on the Motive podcast because it got to the heart of my desired focus. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Friends, if you are a chocolate lover...of real, fine chocolate, do yourself a favor. Go to Askinosie.com/. But to this show, Shawn's dad died at 14 and tore his world apart, he set a maniacal pace to accomplish big achievements and prove to God he didn't need him. He ultimately pursued law school and withstood 11 law school rejections, and went on to have an exemplary career. But he never overcame his dad's sickness and death. This led him to volunteering for palliative care at a hospital and starting a five year journey to a different vocation. A significant statement from him in this episode is this, “It’s a funny paradox, but the first step in sorting myself out was actually not to think about myself, and instead to focus on other people.” Shawn wrote a book that was first sent to me, along with some great chocolate, by my Dad, Dan Miller, who got to know and greatly appreciate Shawn. The book is called, Meaningful Work - A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. I highly recommend it and you can find it wherever you buy books, and at his website, shawnaskinosie. Let me say this, if you want a great taste of what this Motive podcast is about, this is a show to listen to.

Welcome to Creative On Purpose Live, conversations about cultivating greater fulfillment and equanimity in endeavors that make a difference. I'm your host, Scott Perry, author of Onward, head coach at Akimbo Workshops, and Chief Difference-Maker at Creative on Purpose. Visit CreativeOnPurpose.com to learn more and grab your copy of the burnout solution. This episode's guest is Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolates. Learn more about Shawn and his work at Askinosie.com. Here are some takeaways from our chat: survival, surrender, stillness, struggle, and serendipity we are not what we do the delusion of work/life balance what confidence really is the antidote to anxiety

Less than 13% of adults who are employed full-time consider their work meaningful. It is not surprising that 70% of us are disengaged at work. Finding meaning in our work doesn't necessarily require a new job, and it isn't about saving the world. In this episode of the Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Shawn Askinosie – entrepreneur and author of Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We discuss sorrow, service, and how to define “enough” to chart your path toward meaningful work. Listen in to hear Shawn's insights and find more meaning and joy in your life!

Less than 13% of adults who are employed full-time consider their work meaningful. It is not surprising that 70% of us are disengaged at work. Finding meaning in our work doesn't necessarily require a new job, and it isn't about saving the world. In this episode of the Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Shawn Askinosie – entrepreneur and author of Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We discuss sorrow, service, and how to define “enough” to chart your path toward meaningful work. Listen in to hear Shawn's insights and find more meaning and joy in your life!

Chocolatier, Lawyer, and Monk.  These are distinct and separate roles and titles, some of which Shawn has held in the past and holds now. Shawn is the founder of Askinosie chocolate, a chocolate factory that practices direct trade, profit sharing with farmers, as well as a variety of social endeavors. He is also the author of a fantastic book called, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul— a book that everyone listening is likely to enjoy. We got to dig into his journey into chocolate, his thoughts on vocation and how to find it, and the important distinction between doing and being.   In this episode you'll learn: What does Shawn do? What is the difference between being and doing? What is the challenge to him by a monastery brother? How to determine our true self? How did he arrive to where he is now in life? What was the beginning of his pivotal moment? Shawn shared a bit of his book and suggest how to use it. His words to offer for the people who are lost like th Shawn before. Suggestion to the people who are asking what to do next. What is our greatest joy? What is the questions to ask yourself if you are in a struggling stage? His message to a religious person and the other. How to discern the moments of calling? What is the Paschal mystery? How to turn suffering to calling? How he prepares when AI take over most of the jobs? His vision for his chocolate factory? How to pursue your personal vocation and still work or do business? Shawn shares some of his vocations. Why he strives to create the best taste of his chocolate? What is the myth in the social entrepreneur of today? Why wouldn't he trade what he does today to going back as a lawyer that earns more? What are the questions that Shawn suggest that helps? Show notes at: https://www.themeaningmovement.com/shawn

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack.Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie's Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”).Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company's social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe.Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.- askinosie.com- https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Great-Business/dp/0143130315Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Too often nowadays, companies and business owners focus on scale and growth at the expense of their happiness and health and their employees' well-being. Shawn Askinosie has seen that, and he wants to rework the groundwork of how we operate. He believes generosity gives us greater meaning, and peace should drive our business model.In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Sponsored by:

“It's not about the chocolate, it's about the chocolate. We hold the craft and quality of our chocolate in almost equal balance with doing as much good as we can in the world.” Good plan… And it’s working – SHAWN ASKINOSIE left a career in criminal law for a chocolate business and more than he could have […]