“I started out as a surveyor, traveling up and down the country. But a significant life change that affected my health pushed me to consider a new path. I ended up studying accounting at Lincoln College and worked briefly as an account’s technician.

Then, in 2013, while at a summer fair, I saw someone selling traditional sweets to a queue of customers—it sparked something in me. That led to selling sweets at a local market. I then took a half-day course in chocolate-making which I absolutely loved. From there, I began experimenting at home, buying different moulds and learning as I went. Then running my business from my garage, things started to really pick up.  My wife Lynne had always dreamed of running a shop, and we hoped to find a place we could both live in and run as a business. In December 2017, that dream came true. Lynne, our daughter Stacey, and I opened No. 12 Chocolate in Kirton in Lindsey —a beautiful shop that is also our home.

Seven years later, my love for chocolate is still going strong.”