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The Barefoot Spirit is an Audie Award Finalist!

The Barefoot Spirit is an Audie Award Finalist!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

FORESTVILLE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Audiobook Publishers Association announced today that The Barefoot Spirit Audiobook is a Finalist for the 2020 Business/Personal Development Audiobook of the Year Award. The original paperback version of The...
A Transformative Idea: “Business Audio Theatre” From The Founders Of Barefoot Wine. Not Just Narrated … Performed! – Forbes

A Transformative Idea: “Business Audio Theatre” From The Founders Of Barefoot Wine. Not Just Narrated … Performed! – Forbes

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Over the years, I’ve written about, interviewed, and listened to Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of Barefoot Wine and New York Times bestselling authors of The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. Recently...
7 Tenets for Success That Go Beyond ‘Bootstrap’

7 Tenets for Success That Go Beyond ‘Bootstrap’

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

According to Forbes, 90 percent of all new businesses fail. Why is the rate so high with so many great ideas? Is something missing? Something basic? According to the Small Business Administration, businesses that survive more than five years tend to survive more than...
Forbes- Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs

Forbes- Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Blog, Interview

Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs by Robert Reiss Successful entrepreneurship is at the core of the American Dream. This article is intended to let you “sit down” with six visionary entrepreneurs who have cracked the code on success. They share their...
Forbes- Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs

8 Lessons For Budding Entrepreneurs – Forbes

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Steve Olenski’s Forbes article on Michael & Bonnie achieves more than 11,000 views. These “8 Lessons for Budding Entrepreneurs” are a great place to get started in 2016 if you are even thinking of starting your own  business Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie...
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