What does it really take to build a business from nothing?
Joe Moruzzi is the founder of Pleese, the dessert brand that began life as Pleesecakes, growing from homemade cheesecakes into a much bigger entrepreneurial journey.
For Joe, it started with no formal catering training, a love of food, creativity and enough naivety to simply give it a go.
What followed was anything but ordinary: viral growth, a book deal, making a cake for the Queen, building a team and developing Pleese into a recognised dessert brand alongside long working days, failure, pressure and an emotion rarely associated with entrepreneurial success:
Loneliness.
In this honest conversation, Joe shares the human story behind the business, the creativity and resilience that kept him moving, the loss of his father, his experience of panic disorder and health anxiety, and what he has learned about failure, mental health and starting again.
We talk entrepreneurship, grief, burnout, family, passion, persistence and why sometimes taking the harder road teaches you the most.
And yes... there are some seriously good cheesecakes involved too.
A conversation about what happens behind the success story and the person behind the brand.
Who is Kelly Saward?
Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you …
'Conversations with Kelly'
Can you hear me?
She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself.
I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question!
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