performance based compensation

3 Ways to Get Your Vendors to Reduce Your Need for Cash

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

When we talk to young startups these days, we repeatedly hear them asking for the same thing — cash. It’s true that a certain amount of cash is necessary for any startup. But when we press them and ask if they have taken full advantage of their hidden resources, they...

Civics the Hard Way

TRUTH IS TRUTH!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We often write about the need to return to Civics as a mandatory course in high school and even grammar school. We need to take a driving test to get a driver’s license. But we don’t need to complete a basic civics course to vote. Unless of course, if you are a...

Lessons Learned Recording The Barefoot Spirit Audiobook

GETTING THE FULL MEANING

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are deep into the process of recording an audiobook for our New York Times Bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. This has been great fun! A couple weeks ago we flew to LA and joined The Sherwood...

3 Ways to Get Your Vendors to Reduce Your Need for Cash

THEY’RE PULLING FOR YOU!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When we talk to young startups these days, we repeatedly hear them asking for the same thing, “Cash!” It’s true that a certain amount of cash is necessary for any startup. But when we press them and ask if they have taken full advantage of their hidden...

7 Steps to Engage Your People (And Get the Results You are Looking For)

I LOVE WORKING HERE!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When we sold Barefoot Wine, we received the Wine Industry’s coveted Top Brand award for multiple years, sold 600,000 cases per year in 25,000 stores, were growing in all 50 states and 28 foreign countries, had no turnover for 10 years, and did it all with just 40...