by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The success of the Barefoot Wine brand is living testimony to the problem-solving methods Bonnie Harvey and I employed in our early days. You can use these same methods to help overcome the problems your business faces on its journey from start-up to build-up and from...
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We like to say, “Do what you do best, and delegate the rest!” That sort of flies in the face of, “If you want it done right, do it yourself.” Is there a middle ground that gives you the time you need to focus on moving the company forward using your best skill sets...
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Because we successfully built a popular consumer packaged goods brand, now known the world over, we are often asked about packaging. Our audiences want to know, “What’s the latest in packaging?” and, “What are the new trends?” After all, the “P” in CPG is “package.”...
HARD WORKERS WELCOME!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Michael’s grandfather, John Francis Houlihan, came over from Ireland in the late 1800s. He was 19 years old. The only passage he could book was above deck on an ocean steamer headed for New York loaded with cattle in the hold. All the immigrants had to make the...
SEEING IS BELIEVING
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The European Union finally voted this week on a proposition that’s been on the table since May 2018. It’s a proposition to ban single-use plastics. How this finally happened at this highest level of European government is a testament, in our opinion, to...
JUST A PEST OR BEST OF FRIENDS?
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Salespeople have been given a bad name. It is depicted in The Music Man, the musical decrying the manipulating tactics of a salesman selling horns in a town where no one needed them. It’s portrayed in old movies like Used Cars, where unsuspecting folks are tricked...
