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...
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...
BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Company Culture
The Starbucks Experience Starbucks just found out the hard way. Their own people can take unwarranted, fear-based actions that marginalize an entire segment of the population. They found out that those actions can reflect on their company which relies on the entire...
“HOW DO I DO IT?”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Our clients come to us because of our credentials as the founders of the largest wine brand in the world. They want to know how we began (in our laundry room), how we were financed (we assumed a debt which we traded for wine and bottling services), and how we overcame...
“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We recently had the pleasure of spending the day with 65 MBA students from Nanyang University in Singapore. 25% of the class were part-time students who were already running their own businesses. They asked most of the questions because they obviously had the most...
