. >> mary leonard's decision to launch her own company was a dream come true. >> the business plan was to have an online business and also be in one store during the first year or -- for the chocolates. i had four flavors. >> but that plan quickly changed before the business ever got off the ground. leonard's aspirations for an online based business were put on the back burner after her first deal failed to materialize. >> so i had to punt. a few months after that, i had a store. the majority became retail. >> the change in plans also meant a change in leonard's daily life. >> originally, my thoughts were that my -- that i was starting more of a lifestyle business than a seven day a week business. but now it was a full-time effort. >> the retail business grew. thanks to new flavors and leonard's decision to work on events like weddings. when you add the chocolate tastings in her store's kitchen, the experience became a little overwhelming. >> it started to become physically daunting because i was up at 7:00 in the morning and i finished work at 11:00 at night. i was doing that day afte