Failure Decoded
Failure Decoded
Finding your ‘why’ and giving back with Peace by Chocolate Founder Tareq Hadhad
Tareq Hadhad is a Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur, keynote speaker and the founder of Peace By Chocolate. He is the recipient of many accolades including Start Up Canada’s National Newcomer Entrepreneur Award, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Atlantic, Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal and more.
Peace by Chocolate, is a family run company echoing the spirit of resilience, hope and determination to thrive and flourish defying all odds.
Passionate about peace and entrepreneurship, Tareq and his family relaunched their family’s chocolate business in Canada after their factory and home in Syria were destroyed.
Tareq has a focus on job creation, utilizing a network of local community members and refugees from across Nova Scotia and Canada to help support the local economy.
In this episode Tareq shares lots of wisdom about overcoming challenges, the importance of sticking to your 'why' and creating a value driven business.
Show Notes:
2:15 - Peace by Chocolate: the legacy, rebuilding their life and the family business.
3:20 - Message by Tareq Hadhad to Refugees, newcomers and immigrants about resilience and rebuilding.
5:30 - Building partnerships, relationships with organizations and indigenous communities is invaluable for growth.
7:09 - Community in Antigonish, Nova Scotia came together to build the first Peace By Chocolate factory.
7:30 - Prime Minister Justin Treadeau told the Peace By Chocolate’s story at the United Nations.
10:00 - Supporting small businesses is important for community development.
10:44 - Giving back to the community and helping other refugees.
12:33 - Challenges are opportunities to grow.
13:52 - Overcoming labor shortages was a huge challenge
15:14 - Building a team and taking care of the team members and consumers.
19:00 - Navigating the pandemic as a business.
22:15 - Working with family in a family-run business.
27:33 - The Hadhad story will be told forever, the family worked together with a unified goal in mind.
28:07 - Appreciating differences and not losing sight of the goals.
30:14 - Peace By Chocolate, the movie.
33:25 - Tareq’s tryst with failure.
33:55 - The startup stage is the most difficult for any business.
34:45 - Advice to entrepreneurs: push yourselves out of your comfort zone.
36:13 - Failure is more common than you think.
36:17 - Why we fail.
37:42 - How Tareq navigates failure and challenges.
38:00 - How to be a good leader.
44:33 - Advice for refugee and immigrant entrepreneurs.
44:59 - Refugees and immigrants are unstoppable.
47:44 - Message to the world about peace.
50:45 - Peace by Chocolate is a beacon of hope for immigrants, newcomers, and refugees.
Links:
Peace By Chocolate
Peace By Chocolate documentary in The Atlantic
Failure Decoded
Failure Decoded Instagram
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