Thinking Bigger Interview
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 11, 2014 | Business Blog, Interview
We were interviewed on Thinking Bigger’s Radio show by hostess, Kelley Scanlon. To listen to the interview, please click the play button below.
Today's Leading Women
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 10, 2014 | Business Blog
Bonnie was interviewed on Today’s Leading Women radio show with hostess, Marie Grace Berg. To listen to the interview, please click the play button below. https://thebarefootspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Todays-Leading-Women.mp3
Thought Leader Life Interview
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 7, 2014 | Business Blog, Interview
We were recently interviewed on Thought Leader Life with hosts, Mitchell Levy & Michael J Procopio. To watch the interview via YouTube, please click the play button below.
Costco Connection Article April 2014
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 7, 2014 | Interview
In Growing Barefoot Cellars into a national, brand, Costco members Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey learned many lessons from the school of hard knocks, detailed in their book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. To read the complete article, please read below. Click on the image to make […]
A Unique Approach to Entrepreneurship – Bradley University
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY WORKS!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 5, 2014 | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship
At Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, it’s more than their approach to the study of entrepreneurship that is unique. For one thing, the school was founded by a woman, Lydia Moss Bradley, back in 1887, a time when women wouldn’t get the right to vote for another three decades! The ceiling for women wasn’t “glass” […]
Bradley University
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | April 5, 2014 | Business Blog, Event, Interview
We recently spoke and were both honored recipients of the 2014 Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker awards at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. To read an article about us written by Matt Hawkins, please check out “Wisdom from the Grapevine” To watch the complete speaking video, please click the play button below.
How to Teach Entrepreneurship – It’s the Wild West!
SALES, SALES, SALES - THE MISSING LINK
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | March 29, 2014 | Business Blog, Education, Event
Schools and courses in entrepreneurship are popping up all over the country. Each school has a slightly different approach to teaching this relatively new class study. Some schools have a few specific courses, while others have full curriculums devoted to entrepreneurship. This results in a wide variety of approaches about how to teach entrepreneurship. Some […]
How the Irish Got Barefoot
CORK, WINE, AND CONTAINER
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | March 22, 2014 | Business Blog
Over one hundred years ago Michael’s grandfather, John Francis Houlihan, left his hometown of Limerick, Ireland, heading for the port city of Cork where he boarded a cattle steamer bound for America. The only passage he could afford was above deck, so in order to stay warm he had to huddle near the smokestack. It […]
Article/Interview at Cornell University
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | March 18, 2014 | Business Blog, Interview
Get Barefoot and Have a Great Time! Uncorking the Success of Barefoot Wines by Trevor Burns Hardship + Hustle + Heart = The Best Selling Wine Brand in America. That’s the magic recipe Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey discovered in 1986 in Sonoma County, California. The founders of Barefoot Winery came to the School of Hotel Administration to […]
The Families of Disabled Veterans Have Double and Triple Duty
THE UNSUNG HEROS GET SOME HELP
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | March 15, 2014 | Business Blog
This week we were honored to be keynote speakers for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans’ Families (EBV-F) at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in Upstate New York. Unlike EBV (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities), the group we addressed last year that was made up of disabled veterans aspiring to become entrepreneurs, […]
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