WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
What’s the Deal with Deals? There’s a new four-letter word that has become ubiquitous in our lexicon. It’s all over the news feeds and headlines. We hear it every day on the evening news. What’s the word? Deal! The word “deal” has been used for years to describe...
MAKING THE CUT
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Clients
We work as advisors to help businesses monetize their brand equity. In other words, we use our considerable experience having built and sold a business to help a select group of businesses do the same. But how do we select our clients? And what do we look for? We look...
FROM SOUTH CHICAGO TO CARNEGIE HALL!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
When we were building the Barefoot Wine Brand, there were too many long days and sleepless nights. We often went without breaks, even on the weekends which was the best time to visit the stores, do tastings, and work nonprofit fundraisers. We were exhausted! At the...
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
When we built the Barefoot Wine brand, we lived and died on the latest Nielsen ratings. So if you are in the packaged goods space, you want to pay careful attention to the latest Nielsen report “How and Why Sustainability is Gaining Momentum with...
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We had the honor of presenting to the MBAs at the University of San Francisco. Professor Thomas Maier gives a unique class on business modeling, research, and development where students form into teams and become their own virtual “consulting” firms. But that’s where...
