The High Line Park is a People Powered Park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. We were delighted to spend some time here with Dan Butkus and his family.

While we were in New York for Book Expo America, we had the opportunity to do a radio interview with Bruce Newbury. Listen here: Barefoot Spirit Bruce Newbury Podcast

Barefoot Wine’s Founders Do Well By Doing Good The story of how Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey in 1986 launched a scrappy new brand that would transform the US wine industry is one of accidental opportunity and the vision and courage to seize it. “We fell into business backwards,” Harvey says today. And seize it […]

This year’s grads face serious employment challenges, but there’s probably never been a greater opportunity to create your own job. According to Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor, the job prospects look rather dim due to the economic down turn. He cites some trends that may throw into question the very value of a […]

Henry Ford used to say he’d rather have 1% of what a hundred others made working for him, than 100% of what he made by himself. Some business owners want to have it all, but in the process, cut off the very folks they need to get what they want. Our business colleagues have chastised […]

Join us at Book Expo America in New York where we will be promoting our new book, The Barefoot Spirit, along with other celebrity authors, at: The Expo Authoring Area on Tuesday, June 5 from 2 – 3 p.m. Booth 2035:  June 6 from 3 – 4 p.m., and June 7 from 2 – 3 […]

The right business for you is a combination of opportunity, preparation and resources. It’s more of a discovery than a choice. You will not have the world of all possibilities to choose from, but if you analyze your strengths and weaknesses, you can identify the opportunities that are plausible. The key to success is to […]

The simple accommodations you make for your coworkers, boss, customers, and vendors cost you nothing, but give you a subtle yet strong advantage. These are common, time-tested courtesies that are unfortunately not so common anymore. Although not taught in business school, they can positively affect how others relate to you. Showing consideration for others with […]

We often hear, “Oh, we’re B2B (business-to-business), so we don’t have to worry about customers at the general public level.” The fact is, you do. It is an erroneous assumption that B2B is somehow insulated from the source of most income, the general public. If your client goes out of business, your B2B loses that […]

We’ve been asked who we write for and why. The answer can be found in how we write. We learned most of our business knowledge the hard way. We write for you so you can avoid the painful lessons we have experienced first hand. We write to give you news you can use. Even though […]