Description

Grab your favorite bottle of vino this week and get ready to hear a great chat between Kate and Jacki Strum, President and Publisher at Wine Enthusiast Media. Jacki talks about what it was like to be raised in the wine and spirits industry working with many top agencies and clients, to now step into her father’s role as co-president with her sister. From this experience, she shares what it’s like running a business in a male dominated field, what she learned about working with family, and how we can make wine a more inclusive and less snobby space. Jacki opens up about challenges of leading an operation and balancing motherhood, and she shares some great tips for women who want to stay attached to their career but also make family a priority.

What You’ll Hear In This Episode:

• How Jacki’s family started Wine Enthusiasts Magazine, and now she and her sister are co-presidents.
• Whether it’s through education, exploring new regions, or changing the way they speak to people about wine, Jacki believes we can make it a more welcoming and less judgy space.
• Jacki loves proving people wrong that doubt her ability either because she’s a woman, or because of her age.
• New trends and technology in the wine and hospitality industry that are moving the needle.
• What it was like working in the wine industry pregnant?
• Jacki opens up about her bad experience in both her maternity leaves.
• Her top advice for women in the wine industry and in a family industry.