As an employer, you naturally want to attract the kind of employees, associates, and outsourced help that can identify with you, your story, your company, and your goals. Like never before, folks want to know what you stand for – even before they apply. In fact, that may well be the reason why they apply […]

The Barefoot Spirit audiobook was featured on the “Experience This! Podcast’ by hosts, Joey Coleman & Dan Gingiss. To listen to the segment, click HERE             

What separates us from mob rule is a lawful society. Simply, it is the concept of “innocent until proven guilty.” But is that concept getting eroded away by baseless claims on social media and political movements fueled by unproven conspiracy theories? Is the frequency of hearing these “untruths”  becoming more influential than the truth? Mob […]

We live in the country. At times it feels like the old television show “Wild Kingdom.” Since the virus hit, we don’t think we’ve ever spent so much time at home. And, except for the circumstances, that’s a good thing. It’s given us a chance to get back in touch with the nature in our […]

We are business writers and promoters, and feel obligated to speak out on what is becoming an ongoing threat to business: Reoccurring shutdowns. If everyone had honored the original shutdowns back in March and honored the mask requirements, if we had a national policy to that effect, and if we had adequate testing and tracing, […]

This week on The EnTRUEpreneurship Podcast, Wes interviews Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey — co-founders at Barefoot Cellars. Over the course of its 34-year history, Barefoot has grown into one of the fastest-growing and award-winning brands in the global wine industry. Its offerings have expanded from two simple red and white blends to a large variety […]

 M&B were interviewed on “All Business” by host, Jeffrey Hayzlett. To listen to the interview, please visit the All Business Podcast              

As if Covid wasn’t enough, we were dealing with record-breaking heat, a wildfire and subsequent evacuations and smoke, and threats of power outages. So, let’s have a celebration! Last week we had a birthday party for Bonnie – not a virtual birthday party, but a real birthday party with guests, cake, stories, and the mandatory […]

M&B were interviewed on “Wine Talks” by host, Paul Kalemkiarian. To listen to the interview, please click the play button below:            

If you listen to the social media folks, they will tell you that they are simply providing communication services, like the phone company. They are loathed to monitor every post, they say, because it may infringe on freedom of speech. Freedom vs. Responsibility They always raise the specter of censorship. And it’s a pretty good […]