Goldmine | The Barefoot Spirit https://thebarefootspirit.com Founders of Barefoot, a Top Global Brand New York Times Bestselling Authors International Keynote Speakers, Entrepreneurial Coaches. Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to Make Sure You Hear the Good Ideas That Will Improve Your Company https://thebarefootspirit.com/make-sure-hear-good-ideas-will-improve-company/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:07:20 +0000 https://thebarefootspirit.com/?p=13521 Often the best ideas to solve problems, cut costs and improve sales come from your own people — but they never get to you. Why? Because you have inadvertently allowed your company’s structure to prevent them from doing so. Employees, vendors and customers are loaded with good ideas to help you succeed. But are you […]

The post How to Make Sure You Hear the Good Ideas That Will Improve Your Company appeared first on The Barefoot Spirit.

]]> Often the best ideas to solve problems, cut costs and improve sales come from your own people — but they never get to you.

Why? Because you have inadvertently allowed your company’s structure to prevent them from doing so.

Employees, vendors and customers are loaded with good ideas to help you succeed. But are you willing to listen?

If you think you know more about your product than anyone else, or that accepting ideas from others is somehow implying that you, the product creator, don’t have all the answers, you may be losing out on a goldmine.

This mindset is counterproductive to improvement. You may be making a statement but losing a deposit.

To read the complete article, please visit The Business Journals 

Who We Are

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey Barefoot Wine Founders

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. The book has been selected as recommended reading in the CEO Library for CEO Forum, the C-Suite Book Club, and numerous university classes on business and entrepreneurship. It chronicles their humble beginnings from the laundry room of a rented Sonoma County farmhouse to the board room of E&J Gallo, who ultimately acquired their brand and engaged them as brand consultants. Barefoot is now the world’s largest wine brand.

Beginning with virtually no money and no wine industry experience, they employed innovative ideas to overcome obstacles, create new markets and forge strategic alliances. They pioneered Worthy Cause Marketing and performance-based compensation. They built an internationally bestselling brand and received their industry’s “Hot Brand” award for several consecutive years.

They offer their Guiding Principles for Success (GPS) to help entrepreneurs become successful. Their book, The Entrepreneurial Culture: 23 Ways To Engage and Empower Your People, helps corporations maximize the value of their human resources.

Currently they travel the world leading workshops, trainings, & keynoting at business schools, corporations, conferences. They are regular media guests and contributors to international publications and professional journals. They are C-Suite Network Advisors & Contributing Editors. Visit their popular brand building site at www.consumerbrandbuilders.com.

To make inquiries for keynote speaking, trainings or consulting, please contact sales@thebarefootspirit.com.

The post How to Make Sure You Hear the Good Ideas That Will Improve Your Company appeared first on The Barefoot Spirit.

]]>