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Force Brands – Brand Building Secrets Interview

Force Brands – Brand Building Secrets Interview

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Interview

Founders Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey didn’t set out with the intention of creating the world’s largest wine brand. At the time of Barefoot Wine’s founding in 1985, they both lacked the money and the industry knowledge necessary to launch a brand of any kind....
The Trouble with Disruption

The Trouble with Disruption

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Today, the business tabloids will tell you how glorious it is to disrupt your industry. Every week there’s a new story about another successful entrepreneur who has disrupted their industry and made a billion. But that’s not even half the story. The tabloids are quick...
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