In this episode of The Localist, Carrie Rollwagen chats with Kathy D'Agostino of Chocolatá about building a positive work environment and the journey of opening her own chocolate shop. Kathy shares her experiences from working in a chocolate shop as a teenager to starting her own business, detailing the challenges and triumphs of entrepreneurship, hiring and creating unique chocolate products.

Mentioned in this episode: Chocolatá Website: https://www.chocolatachocolate.com/  Chocolatá Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chocolata_bham  Chocolatá Phone Number: 205-215-0416 Innovation Depot: https://innovationdepot.org/  Brombergs: https://brombergs.com/  Phoenix Building: https://thephoenixbuilding.com/  Sidewalk Film Festival: https://sidewalkfest.com/  Magic City Organics: https://magiccityorganics.com/  Magic City Organics Localist episode: https://carrierollwagen.com/podcast-episodes/surviving-regulations-rollercoaster-magic-city-organics/  Yellowhammer: https://yellowhammer-creative.myshopify.com/  Pepper Place: https://www.pepperplace.com/  Revival Antiques: https://revivalantiques.org/  General: https://www.facebook.com/generalbham?mibextid=ZbWKwL   Saturn (Domestique): https://www.domestiquecoffee.com/ Punch Love Coffee: https://www.instagram.com/punchlovecoffee?igshid=6qm4a079lw6q  MAKE Birmingham: https://www.makebhm.com/  Pizza Grace: https://pizzagrace.com/  Cannella Gelato: https://cannellagelato.com/  Lifelyles: https://www.facebook.com/lifelyles/