Marketing | The Barefoot Spirit

7 Steps to Infuse Entrepreneurial Thinking into Company Culture

REMOVE THE ROADBLOCKS

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship

Every company wants to stay relevant and be in the forefront of their industry. This requires an imaginative staff creating new solutions and thinking outside the box. But first you need to change your company culture. This is easier said than done. A positive...

You Can’t Teach Entrepreneurship Without Sales Training

KING OF SALES

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship, Event

At the recent International Conference on Small Business (ICSB) World Conference on Entrepreneurship in Dublin Ireland, the Asian delegates gave Michael the nickname “King of Sales.” Now we have to laugh whenever we receive an email with the salutation, “Dear King...

Happy Birthday Barefoot!

BAREFOOT WINES WERE FIRST BOTTLED DURING EASTER WEEK

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Twenty-seven years ago, Barefoot Wines were bottled for the first time. But how the wine found its way to the bottling line was a fluke in itself. A farmer wasn’t getting paid for several years for his grapes and his friends went to bat for him to see how much they...

Santa Barbara News-Press Article on Michael Houlihan

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

By SCOTT STEEPLETON NEWS-PRESS CITY EDITOR March 7, 2013 5:59 AM When he returns to Santa Barbara for a speaking engagement this week, Barefoot Cellars co-founder Michael Houlihan will be treading familiar territory. He attended City College 1965-67 and it was...

The Joy of Giving

SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN CAUSES IS REWARDING

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As we scurry around to complete our holiday gift lists, let’s take some time to think about gifts in general and what they mean to us. A gift is more than its material value. Sometimes the least expensive gift has the most value to us because of who it came from and...