Last updated on February 25, 2021
In this part 1, I talk with Juliette Brun the founder and creative mind behind the reknowned 9 chocolate restaurants and 300 ‘red hats’ employees in the Montreal area in Quebec, Canada. This woman is not only still involved at ALL levels of her business but she is also working on numerous projects to expand the brand as well as being a mom of 5 kids!
”We have more stress, more work, more kids, so I think chocolate is a necessary thing in my life” Juliette Brun
I have been a huge fan of her restaurants and everything chocolate and we connected through this delicious ingredient as well as being both mothers. I was in awe at the wisdom that she shared during this honest conversation. She is caring and very enthusiastic. We talked about a lot of things that have made her a confident woman with strong work ethics and of course her love of food and chocolate. The importance of having open and honest conversations with our kids about emotions, hardship, having entrepreneur parents, eating and failure. The short of it is that she left me quite inspired as a mother!
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What you’ll learn in this episode:
5:00 An overview of what is Juliette & Chocolat
7:00 How often Juliette eats chocolate and why she loves it soo much
10:00 How to eat Chocolate Fondue at home
14:00 Growing up abroad, Lessons learned
21:25 How her kids autoregulate eating desserts
23:30 What she does for her own pleasure
24:55 The benefits of chocolate that keeps her energized
26:45 Food Talk: What she buys and what she makes herself.
28:00 Turning Chocolate into a Business
31:40 Working with her husband
34:40 Starting a business WITHOUT any experience
37:00 Having the right support to succeed
40:35 How to have confidence
44:00 Life as a mom of 5
46:30 How does she balance both worlds as a mom and a career driven woman
51:30 Daily gratitude with the kids
53:00 Should you have another baby?
54:00 Losing it with your kids
55:30 Living fully your emotions & putting pictures to feelings
57:00 Morning routine at Juliette’s house
1:00:00 Evening routine at Juliette’s house
1:02:00 How she stays organized
…. And much more will be in episode 5 -part 2
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