Barefoot Wine | The Barefoot Spirit

Increasing the Value of a Wine Business Seminar

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Event

Today, I am sharing our experience building brand value in the Barefoot Wine brand with wine industry owners and professionals at the Wine Industry Brand Value Seminar in Napa. Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...

Business NH Magazine Article

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Event

We wrote an article that appeared in Business NH Magazine today. “Be Better Off Four Years From Today” offers a timely insight on how small businesses can prosper regardless of who wins today. With election coverage ramped up to a fevered pitch and...

Halloween is More Than Trick or Treat

“DIA DE LOS MUERTOS”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Halloween has popped up in both our personal and business lives. Bonnie’s mother and Michael’s father were both born on Halloween. Somehow, we discovered we had this in common within an hour after we met. Also, the concept for the Barefoot wine label was developed at...

The 9 Essential Elements of Mentoring

PASS IT ON

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We’ve all had mentors who, one way or another, have encouraged us to live up to our potentials. Perhaps they recognized a natural talent in us that they wanted to help elevate. Perhaps they wanted to see us get ahead. We may have lost touch with our mentors, but we...

Outword Magazine Interview

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Event

Barefoot Wine’s Founders Do Well By Doing Good The story of how Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey in 1986 launched a scrappy new brand that would transform the US wine industry is one of accidental opportunity and the vision and courage to seize it. “We fell into...