INTERVIEW: Mackenzie Rivers, Founder of Map Chocolate

Mackenzie Rivers is the founder, owner, and sole chocolate maker behind Map Chocolate, based in Oregon, USA. For the last half decade she’s been “pushing that $50 forward” to build her dream company and pursure her many projects. Bursting with a million creative ideas but just two hands, her recent ventures include chocolate making workshops, a new retail space, and craft chocolate pantry goods. Map Chocolate’s become quite well-known on Instagram for its gorgeous and real looks at what it’s like to make chocolate (https://damecacao.com/why-make-chocolate-at-home/) for a living (plus do the accounting, cleaning, retail, etc.). I’m incredibly grateful to Mackenzie for taking time out of her busy schedule to chat with me about her unique journey to becoming a chocolate maker & solopreneur, starting at home. I hope you enjoy listening to this interview as much as I enjoyed doing it. Note that the topic of home chocolate making plays heavily in my questions thanks to the podcast episode (https://damecacao.com/chocolate-on-the-road-home-chocolate-making/) for which I was interviewing Mackenzie. Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chocolateontheroad/ (https://www.instagram.com/chocolateontheroad/) Show Notes: https://damecacao.com/interview-mackenzie-rivers-founder-map-chocolate (https://damecacao.com/interview-mackenzie-rivers-founder-map-chocolate)