The Glidden Company wanted chocolate paintbrushes. Air Touch put in an order for chocolate cell phones. And investment firm KeyCorp needed, yes, chocolate keys.

For Celia Smith McGrath ’83 and her husband Bob — owner of Olympia Gourmet Treats in Strongsville, Ohio — it’s all in a day’s work.

But corporate clients mark only half of their efforts. In a cozy shop situated on the busiest street of the affluent Cleveland-area community, the McGraths serve up fudge, hard ice creams, specialty coffees and juices, even baklava and other pastries. Though sales have doubled in the last three years, things weren’t always sweet for the couple.

When Bob first purchased the company, it’s location drew little traffic and corporate clients were nil. And Celia was in her sixth year as a vice president measuring risk for a bank holding company.

That was when she took a risk of her own, working on the side to land a few corporate accounts for her husband’s business.

“I thought to myself,” Celia said, “if it’s that easy, or if I’m that lucky, why am I sitting behind a desk monitoring risk for others?”

Today, the risk that comes with a seasonal business continues to be there, Celia adds, but the excitement is the treat she savors most. “I get a rush landing that next corporate account and finding ways to make Olympia Gourmet Treats that much better.”