Howard Cadmus is from downstate New York. After putting himself through college at Albany, he came to Western New York for law school and stayed in the area to work as an attorney. An entrepreneur at heart, in 2007, Howard started his own law firm and two years later started Oh Pour L'amour Du Chocolat.  He also purchased Jenny's that same year and started 1811 Comics in 2014. In 2020, he helped to launch Mizuchi Dojo.