Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey

Last Post for The Barefoot Spirit

We have been writing weekly posts for The Barefoot Spirit since 2011, ten years. And in that decade we have… Read More

4 years ago

The Value of Experience

One of the main reasons we were successful building the Barefoot Wine brand is that we were smart enough to… Read More

4 years ago

Business, Not Government, Will Enforce the Widespread Use of the Vaccine

Now that the vaccines have been miraculously created in less than a year from the introduction of the virus, the… Read More

4 years ago

Back to Truth, Competence, and Common Causes

We took the day off on the 20th of January to witness the Inauguration. We were thrilled to hear the… Read More

4 years ago

Violence is Bad for Business. Private Corporations React to Inciting the Mob

Business requires a stable playing field to prosper. They can’t risk having their customers questioning their ethics or their commitment… Read More

4 years ago

How We Went from Wine to Business Audio Theatre

They say California has three world-class exports: Hollywood, Technology and Wine. This is the story of how we wound up… Read More

4 years ago

The Re-United States of America

One of the most difficult challenges we face as Americans is to reunite the country after an extended period of… Read More

4 years ago

Reducing Employee Turnover: Relationship Bonds Can Be Stronger than Transactional Bonds

You’ll never see a line item in a business plan that says, “Turnover, $300,000 in three year!” Yet, if that’s… Read More

4 years ago

Time to Take the Virus Seriously!

When the allies landed at Normandy, it was the beginning of the end of World War II. It was a… Read More

4 years ago

You Need a Hug! But Friends and Family Can Give You the Virus Too!

A few years back, the term “bubble” referred to company stock being overvalued. The implication was that if the bubble… Read More

4 years ago