Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | The Barefoot Spirit

Organizations that want an entrepreneurial culture need to walk the talk

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article

Every day we hear companies, organizations, and institutions say they want to hire people with entrepreneurial DNA. They all say they want an entrepreneurial culture where their employees are engaged and empowered. But do they really? You can hire the best. You can...

Bring Back the Trades!

OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Within the last few decades we have seen the increasingly rapid demise of the teaching of the trades in high schools and community colleges. The “shiny ball” seems to be technology. Courses in the physical trades – also known as vocational education – seem...

The Kim Orlesky Show

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We were interviewed on The Kim Orlesky Show. To listen to the interview, please visit her podcast Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built...

5 Barefoot Problem Solving Principles

TAKE INVENTORY

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When we took on the building of the Barefoot Wine brand, we really didn’t understand the problems we would have to overcome to be successful. We had no idea how long it would take, the opposition we would face, or the enormous hurdles we had to clear in compliance,...

foundr Magazine Interview

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When you think about wine, you most likely imagine stern-faced sommeliers, or parties where tuxedos and hors d’oeuvres on silver platters are the norm. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey do not fit the stereotype. You probably wouldn’t even expect them to be...