15 years of business lessons with Hayley Tibbett from Indulge Chocolates

Get ready to be inspired as Kimberley Furness from OAK Magazine dives deep into the world of business ownership with our special guest, Hayley Tibbett from Indulge Chocolates. In this week's episode sponsored by McKern Steel, Hayley shares her incredible journey of building a successful business over the last 15 years.

Hayley is the owner and founder of Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates which she established in December 2008, offering a multisensory retail and café experience in the Bendigo Bank Central precinct.

Join us as Hayley reflects on the valuable lessons she's learned along the way, from the importance of maintaining both mental and physical health to the significance of always staying positive even during difficult times.

Hear about her childhood and the business lessons she took from it, following her incredible entrepreneurial parents from Swan Hill to various parts of Australia, ‘having a go’ in multiple businesses before settling in Bendigo, and owning the Pasta Pantry until their retirement.

Discover the adventures of Hayley's chocolate journey, including her experiences visiting cocoa plantations in Ghana, the opportunities that COVID-19 has brought to her business, her journey as nominee, finalist and winner of the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards, taking calculated risks and surrounding yourself with the right people.

Hayley also shares insights into the power of collaboration, highlighting the impact of working alongside other local businesses to support each other and the amazing experience that brings you to shop locally.

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR MCKERN STEEL

This series is proudly sponsored by McKern Steel. McKern Steel is a leading supplier of high-quality structural steel for residential projects across Victoria.

Located across three venues in Bendigo, they are dedicated to keeping their business regionally based.

McKern Steel are also an active player in the community through the McKern Foundation, which is focused on contributing to community projects that benefit the health and wellbeing of youth.

ABOUT OUR HOST KIMBERLEY FURNESS

Kimberley Furness is the national award winning publisher of OAK Magazine, a proudly independent media publisher dedicated to sharing stories and amplifying voices of female change makers and women in business in regional and rural Australia. Kimberley is a long time content creator for print and digital, a social media trainer for rural business owners and the host of chart topping podcasts A Friend of Mine and She Makes News.

ABOUT BE.BENDIGO

Every successful community has a strong and growing business community.

Be.Bendigo exists to provide a range of information, support and programs to assist, develop and grow our broader business community. We are member based organisation with a commitment to developing our business so that we can continue to add value for our members, partners and stakeholders.

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