What Kate Spade did for handbags, Louboutin for women’s shoes and Versace for the world of fashion, award-winning designer chocolatier, Chef Phillip Ashley Rix is doing for chocolate; liberating it from the confines of tradition. Self-trained in chocolate, Rix exited a ten year career in corporate and international sales with FedEx, UPS and Apple and has gone on to be named one of the Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America by TasteTV.

Read more from The Startup Grind Local.