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Immigrants Built Our Economy

Immigrants Built Our Economy

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...
Stop Single-Use Plastic Pollution by Leveling the Playing Field

Stop Single-Use Plastic Pollution by Leveling the Playing Field

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...
Put More Money in the Bank by Treating Salespeople Right!

Put More Money in the Bank by Treating Salespeople Right!

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...
Technology-Driven Fear and Impatience Can Blind Us to Long-Term Solutions

Technology-Driven Fear and Impatience Can Blind Us to Long-Term Solutions

QUICK! JUST FIX IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Our hearts went out to the Florida high school shooting victims, and to their families and friends. We were heartened by the courage of the surviving students. Their commitment to prevent gun violence on the heels of this horrific event certainly got everyone’s...
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Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey help companies become more entrepreneurial. They co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand. Read more about their humble beginnings to their creation of an international best-selling wine label HERE.

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