Welcome to the Crowdsourcing Mornings segment! Every weekday morning, Geek Alabama talks about and features one crowdsourcing project from crowdsourcing sites such as, Indiegogo, and others. The hope with Crowdsourcing Mornings is to feature and help a project be successful and reach its fundraising goal. Please enjoy today’s featured project!
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Hi, I’m Christian Paul — a baker, chocolatier, content creator, and founder of Christian Paul Chocolatier, a nostalgic chocolate brand inspired by the snacks we grew up loving, reimagined with premium ingredients and storytelling that makes you feel something.
This all began in a small kitchen in Georgia, with just four chocolate molds, a few pounds of couverture, and a dream. At the time, I was just trying to make ends meet while putting myself through college. I never imagined that a simple chocolate bar would one day help build a full-blown brand.
In 2022, I made a huge batch of our S’mores Crunch Bar from scratch and posted it on TikTok. I didn’t expect much. But 24 million views later, everything changed.
Orders poured in. We sold out in minutes.
That one video catapulted us into the hearts (and shopping carts) of thousands of people who felt the same thing I did — that chocolate should taste like joy.
It should taste like childhood. Like memories. Like comfort.
Since then, Christian Paul Chocolatier has grown from a home-based side hustle to a full-time business. I’ve spent years handcrafting small-batch chocolate bars, experimenting with nostalgic flavors, refining recipes, and building a loyal community online.
Every bar I made was a love letter to simpler times — when your only worry was picking your favorite candy off the shelf.
But I’ve hit a wall. Demand has outgrown my kitchen.
While I’m proud of everything I’ve built from scratch, I can’t continue scaling without help. That’s why I’ve partnered with a private-label chocolate manufacturer who shares my obsession with quality.
Together, we’ve reformulated our signature bars — keeping the same nostalgic flavors but giving them the structure and shelf life they need to ship nationwide and live on store shelves.
We’re also developing custom packaging, creating a nostalgic brand identity, and planning a full relaunch with new bars, limited editions, and retail partnerships on the horizon.
This Kickstarter will help us:
• Fund our first large-scale production run
• Finalize packaging and FDA-compliant labeling
• Launch our online shop and unlock national shipping
• Secure commercial storage space and distribution support
• Keep sharing content and build the brand you’ve all helped bring to life
As of August 10th, this project has raised $11,400 of their $15,000 goal. This project has 5 days left to raise the $15,000 or it will not be funded. For a pledge of $10, you will get one holiday classics cookbook. For a pledge of $30, you will get two chocolate bars. To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/christianpaulco/christian-paul-chocolatier-one-bite-and-youre-a-kid-again?
