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Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in the C-Suite

Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in the C-Suite

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog, C-Suite

We were mentioned in a Huffington Post Article by our friend, Jeff Haylzett. To read the article please visit the Huffington Post on Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Spirit in the C-Suite Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...
What does Business and Barefoot have to do with Wine?

What does Business and Barefoot have to do with Wine?

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

WHAT DOES BUSINESS AND BAREFOOT HAVE TO DO WITH WINE? 18 JUNE, 2014  LEAVE A COMMENT Today we are talking about Wine … Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, founders of Barefoot, America’s number #1 wine brand, during...
Ireland’s Killarney National Park is a Nature Lover’s Paradise

Ireland’s Killarney National Park is a Nature Lover’s Paradise

GRANDMA WAS RIGHT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog, Education, Environment, Lifestyle Blog

We’ve always been hikers and love to discover the true natural environment wherever we travel. We can’t wait get away from the cities and man-made “improvements” and venture off into the real world – on foot! Perhaps that is why we have always been conservationists at...
At What Age Should Entrepreneurial Thinking Be Taught?

At What Age Should Entrepreneurial Thinking Be Taught?

A VALID ALTERNATIVE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship, Event

Should we be teaching the mindset necessary for successful entrepreneurship beginning much earlier than college? By postponing the consideration of self-employment until after high school are educational institutions actually discouraging their students from...
Irish Independent

Irish Independent

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

IF MICHAEL Houlihan had followed the advice of his Irish-born grandparents he would have settled for a secure, pensionable job and a fairly comfortable lifestyle – and there’s a chance we would not be sipping the near nine million cases of wine sold in Ireland...
Advance in Your Job by Checking Your Own Work

Advance in Your Job by Checking Your Own Work

YOUR BOSS IS NOT A SAFETY NET

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

The more your boss trusts you, the faster you become indispensable. They want to rely on you to do your job right, and that means relatively free of errors. Sure, there are bosses that want to micromanage everything you do. Those bosses are actually preventing their...
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