Michael Houlihan was interviewed on The Business Matters Radio Show February 4, 2013. Please check out the interview HERE     About Business Matters Business Matters is a clear voice on the impact business has on all aspects of life. It’s our job to expose the truth as we best can to promote honest debate. […]

Last Friday, Michael Houlihan and Martin Jones were honored at VinoPro’s award dinner at Benziger Winery in Glen Ellen, CA. Martin and Michael’s wine country consulting business, Houlihan and Jones, was responsible for helping to establish the business foundations necessary for this company’s incredible success. VinoPro, is now the largest outbound, outsourced, telemarketing company in […]

Please check out this great interview in the March issue of Entrepreneur Magazine, that Michael Houlihan had, on Sales with Wine Benefits. March 2013 Entrepreneur Magazine Article 

When we were in school, we always wondered why, if the professor was so smart, wasn’t he making a fortune at whatever he was teaching? Well, in the schools of entrepreneurship that have popped up across the country, things have changed. Many of the professors and instructors are now, and have been, successful entrepreneurs. They […]

Q & A: Michael Houlihan Co-Founder of Barefoot Wine by Candace Murphy Photography by: Jennifer Hall Chances are, if you’re a wine drinker, you’ve gone Barefoot. You know the wine—the big bottle, the label’s bare footprint, the original flavors of red or white. The whole, “Get Barefoot and have a great time!” slogan. Now Michael […]

The nation’s #1 wine brand was built without relying on commercial advertising. Instead, while building the Barefoot Wine brand, we used what we termed, “Worthy Cause Marketing.” Every business faces the same problems. How do you get the word out about your product or services? How do you do this in an efficient, targeted manner? […]

  Michael and Bonnie were interviewed by Wendy Meyeroff of Piggy Bank Promotions. Please check out their interview HERE    We’ve pretty much all heard the story of how Steve Jobs and his partner developed the Apple computer in their garage. Well, how about developing America’s #1 wine brand in a Sonoma County farmhouse’s laundry […]

  Michael Houlihan was interviewed by Greg Corombos on The Business Owner’s Toolkit radio show on February 4, 2013. Please click HERE for the interview. Business Owner’s Toolkit Radio Show Business Owner’s Toolkit is a fast-paced, entertaining, podcast that provides advice and inspiration to small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Business Owner’s Toolkit is the country’s […]

On February 23, we were honored to receive the 2012 Wavemaker Award by The Surfrider Foundation in Dana Point, CA. The Wavemaker Award, is presented to supporters who have gone the extra mile in their efforts on behalf of the Surfrider Foundation. We couldn’t be more happy and proud, of all of the hard work […]

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. Thank you for your interest! MARCH 8: SCHEINFELD CENTER PRESENTS… A Conversation with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Barefoot Wine Founders   date: March 8, 2013 location: Santa Barbara City College BC Forum 721 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109 time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm PRICE/RSVP: FREE. Click Here to Register […]