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Minds of EcommerceScaling Brand Loyalty Through Social Impact: Lessons From Barefoot Wine With Michael HoulihanMichael Houlihan was the Co‑founder, President, and CEO of Barefoot Wine, an iconic brand that he and his partner Bonnie Harvey launched in a laundry room in 1986 with no money and no knowledge of the wine industry, and built one of the top wine brands in the US and in 28 countries. It was eventually acquired by E. & J. Gallo. A renowned writer, speaker, and consultant, Michael co-authored the New York Times best-selling book The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America's #1 Wine Brand. He currently divides his time between mentoring entrepreneurs and working on media projects, in...
2025-09-2422 min
Start A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.It's All About the Boots by E Michael HoulihanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/245843to listen full audiobooks.
Title: It's All About the Boots
Author: E Michael Houlihan
Narrator: Tim Houlihan
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 09-15-25
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Genres: People with Disabilities
Publisher's Summary:
Mike grew up on a tree farm in Missouri and spent his childhood on horseback with dreams of becoming a cowboy. The connection he formed with horses shaped his earliest understanding of freedom and purpose. But as adulthood beckoned, he traded his saddle for a suit, building a thriving career and raising a family while his childhood...
2025-09-156h 02
School for Startups RadioSeptember 3, 2025 – Car Credit Card Jacob Zachs and Barefoot Entrepreneur Michael HoulihanJacob Zachs – Founder and CEO of Fasten Rewards
My wife was three months pregnant. I looked at her with our first child, and
I said, ‘Hey, I think I want to start a company.’ And she said, ‘You’re crazier
than I thought, but let’s go and let’s do it.
Jacob Zachs brings a wealth of experience from the early-stage tech ecosystem. He played a pivotal role in the growth of Newsela as its 12th employee, helping the company achieve unicorn status. His journey continued as VP of Sales at Metric Collective, wher...
2025-09-0353 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastWhy Do Culture Wars Happen? | Michael MorrisWhy do we instinctively form groups, follow leaders, and defend traditions—even when it hurts us? Columbia professor Michael Morris joins us to explore the three tribal instincts—peer, hero, and ancestor—that shape how we cooperate and clash. From case studies at GM and Reddit to the surprising origins of Thanksgiving, we uncover how culture evolves—and how understanding it can make us better leaders, change-makers, and collaborators.
©2025 Behavioral Grooves
Topics
[0:00] Introduction and Speed Round with Michael Morris
[6:19] Understanding the Importance of Tribes
[15:05] Peer Instinct and Early Human Coordination
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2025-08-181h 20
The Truth About Social AdsThe Pioneer of Social Media With Michael Houlihan of Barefoot WineMichael Houlihan was the Co‑founder, President, and CEO of Barefoot Wine, a brand known for making wine fun, affordable, and accessible. He and his partner Bonnie Harvey launched Barefoot Cellars in a laundry room in 1986 with no wine experience and little funding, pioneering “worthy cause marketing” and performance‑based compensation in place of traditional advertising. Under his leadership, Barefoot became an American best-selling wine brand before its acquisition by E. & J. Gallo. He now shares his insights as an author, speaker, and consultant.In this episode…Social media didn’t invent the power of the network...
2025-08-0144 min
Investing Secrets: Invest like the Top 0.1%Michael Houlihan: Angel Investing SECRETS from Legendary Barefoot Wine MogulToday, I welcome Michael Houlihan to The Gould Mine.Michael is the co-founder of Barefoot Wine, the best-selling wine brand in the U.S. for decades. Since selling the company to E. & J. Gallo in 2005, Michael has turned his focus to angel investing, mentoring founders, and helping businesses build toward successful exits. In this episode, he brings a no-nonsense, cash-flow-first mindset to the table and completely flips modern startup myths on their head.Michael shares why he only invests in founders planning to sell, how today’s tech culture has warped real business fundamentals, and wh...
2025-06-191h 05
Heroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 min
Heroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 minHeroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 min
Heroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 min
Eliances HeroesMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 minEliances Heroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, World's Largest Wine Brand, Best Selling Authors thebarefootspirit.comListen as David Cogan interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, now the world's largest wine brand, Co-authored the New York Times bestselling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand, Most highly sought-after Keynote Speakers, at the Eliances Heroes Show with David Cogan. Reach them at thebarefootspirit.com
2025-01-1717 min
How I Built This with Guy RazBarefoot Wine: Bonnie Harvey and Michael HoulihanBonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan started Barefoot Wine with $300,000 in debt and almost no knowledge of wine. What they did understand was how to sell it—with a carefree name and label that evoked the beach, and a consistent flavor and low price point that attracted shoppers who normally rejected wine as being too snooty. But winning over that audience took extreme patience, and years of pavement-pounding by Michael. In 2005—twenty years after launch—Barefoot had become ubiquitous, and was acquired by E & J Gallo, one of the biggest wine brands in the world. This epis...
2024-09-161h 15
Behavioral Grooves PodcastThe Secret Power of Rituals | Michael NortonWhat separates a ritual from a habit? Join Kurt and Tim this week as they delve into the intriguing world of rituals and habits with special guest Mike Norton, acclaimed author of The Ritual Effect. Together, they explore the nuances that distinguish rituals from mere habits, shedding light on how rituals infuse our daily lives with meaning and significance.
According to Michael, rituals are more than just actions; they're meaningful celebrations or purpose-driven practices that elevate our routines. From something as simple as brushing your teeth to larger group activities, the trio discusses how rituals add depth...
2024-04-151h 07
Danny Houlihan‘s Irish ExperienceThe Mermaid of Ballybunion Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience ShowIn this episode entitled An Mhaighean Mhara,The Sea Maiden Danny Houlihan travels back to the 1800s to an account of a Mermaid sighting on the Lady's Strand Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland.
Michael Bo Bhuide a local is the man who witness the sighting while out one early morning near the old quarry near the Blackrocks, another sighting many years later off the coast of Kilconly.
Danny explores a brief history of the Sea Maiden and the Irish verses An Mhaighean Mhara in his native tongue a first in the series not the last.
2024-02-2920 min
Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot & Business Audio Theatre (Episode 1442)Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Founders of Barefoot, now the world’s largest wine brand. Since their successful acquisition by E&J Gallo, they have dedicated their lives to helping other entrepreneurs with the lessons they learned in the process. They are popular keynote speakers, writers, teachers, and regular media guests on the subject of entrepreneurship and business culture including several previous interviews on Critical Mass.
Over the past year, Michael and Bonnie have spoken at Oxford, Cambridge, Nanyang University in Singapore, and Keynoted at several events including the Antrepreneurial Center at UCI.
They...
2023-08-1025 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastA Guide To The Ambitious Future of Behavioral Science with Michael Hallsworth PhDWhat lies ahead for applied behavioral science? How can we learn from the massive growth in the field over the last 15 years? Our guest, Michael Hallsworth, has very recently published a manifesto on the future of behavioural science and we’re privileged to discuss this landmark publication with him on this episode.
Dr Michael Hallsworth PhD has been on the forefront of thought leadership and scholarship in behavioral science for many years. Having earned his PhD in Behavioural Economics from Imperial College in London, he has since spent most of his career working in either pub...
2023-03-271h 09
The Purpose Made PodcastMichael Houlihan: GenerationWith the cost of living soaring and a global recession afoot, people and businesses are already facing the consequences of cascading global crises. Crises which amounts to a perfect storm of falling incomes, rising prices, public service cuts, rising inequalities, lack of investment and more. Research has also shown employer investment in areas such as training has fallen sharply since 2005 risking nations such as the UK ‘sleepwalking into skills stagnation’. While the war for talent has long been an issue (particularly in the tech sector) and the perils and pitfalls of short-term thinking long known - the u...
2022-12-1234 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastWant To Join A Secret Club? With Michael F. ScheinIf you were sent an exclusive invite to a secret society, would you accept? If you knew only a few people in the world had been approached to join, would it spark a scarcity curiosity? What is more alluring: the society itself or the mere fact that it’s a secret?
Creating hype is the forte of our returning guest on this episode, Michael F. Schein. In our previous chat with Michael back in episode 212, he was telling us about his book “The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischi...
2022-11-2848 min
The Faces of BusinessTelling the Barefoot Wines Story - Michael HoulihanIn this, The Faces of Business, our guest, Michael Houlihan, Founder, Barefoot Wines & Business Audio Theatre, shares stories from building one of the largest wine brands in North America, selling his business, and his latest endeavor, The Business Audio Theatre where he is shining a light on founders by telling their story through audio.
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey founded a startup wine business in 1985 focused on producing an approachable wine at an affordable price point. The company used grit, determination, and listening to the customer to launch a brand for the people. They used c...
2022-08-2355 min
What's up, Corporate Finance?Die LBO-Bank, die eigentlich keine mehr ist – Zu Gast: Lars Hagemann (Berenberg) und Thorsten Weber (Houlihan Lokey)Fonds und Folos: Die Leveraged-Finance-Strategie von Berenberg
Redaktion & Host: Philipp Habdank
Musik: What's The Angle? und What a wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Gäste: Lars Hagemann (Berenberg) und Thorsten Weber (Houlihan Lokey)
BRAINSOURCING20222: www.brain-sourcing.de
Kontaktdaten: philipp.habdank@whatsup-cf.de
2022-08-2247 min
What's up, Corporate Finance?Leveraged Finance: Die Hintergründe zum Rekordjahr – zu Gast: Dagmar Hartmann (LBBW) und Thorsten Weber (Houlihan Lokey)Welchen Ansatz die LBBW in diesem Geschäft verfolgt
Sponsor: Herter & Co., https://herter-co.de/
Redaktion & Host: Philipp Habdank
Musik: What's The Angle? und What a wonderful Day by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Gäste: Dagmar Hartmann (LBBW) und Thorsten Weber (Houlihan Lokey)
Begleitartikel: https://bit.ly/3vWZnhj
2022-03-111h 06
Breaking Brave with Marilyn BarefootFounder of Barefoot Wines & Author of The Barefoot Spirit, Michael Houlihan on Breaking BraveThis episode of Breaking Brave is brought to you by:SOULSNACKS! Soul snacks are single ingredient, eco conscious dog and cat treats! Sourced directly from farms in Ontario and wrapped in fully compostable packaging. Treating your pets never felt so good. Head to https://soulsnacks.ca/ and use coupon code BREAKINGBRAVE for 15% off your purchase!!! &CRANK COFFEE the newest member of the Neal Brothers family. Crank Coffee is a new Canadian whole bean coffee brand that is certified organic and fair trade. Founded by the Neal Brothers Peter and Chris. This brand was in...
2022-01-1359 min
Financial Advisor SuccessEp 259: Facilitating An Internal Succession Plan As The Pathway To Put Clients First with Patricia HoulihanPatricia Houlihan is the Founder of Houlihan Financial Resource Group, an independent RIA based out of Washington, DC, that oversees $345 million in AUM for 150 households. She joins the show today to share how she has successfully implemented an internal succession plan with her son and a second advisor that ensures continuity of services for clients over maximizing the value of the sale, as well as why having her name as part of the firm's name is not a hindrance in her plan. Listen in as she opens up about how she has built her succession plan to...
2021-12-141h 21
INspired INsider PodcastThe Barefoot Wine Story: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America's #1 Wine Brand With Michael Houlihan, Founder of Barefoot WinesMichael Houlihan is a highly sought-after business strategist, keynote speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. He is the Founder of the iconic Barefoot Wine brand, which eventually was acquired by E & J Gallo. After selling the company, Michael and his partner Bonnie Harvey co-authored The New York Times best-selling business book, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America's #1 Wine Brand. His latest venture is Business Audio Theatre, which performs founder stories in audiobook format to improve employee acquisition, engagement, and tenure. In this episode… Inspirational stories, the sheer hustle behind building a h...
2021-11-091h 13
Chip Chat On Customer ServiceThe Barefoot Spirit with Michael Houlihan, Co-Founder of Barefoot WinesSince they sold their popular wine brand Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey have dedicated themselves to helping others achieve the same success without suffering through the same mistakes that they made. They started in a laundry room of a rented farmhouse in the Sonoma County hills and ended up in the boardroom of the world’s largest winery. They were under capitalized and lacked knowledge of their industry. They were forced to become resourceful, develop and utilize soft skills, forge long term relationships with strategic allies, and practice an extended view of customer service.Because they couldn’t afford commercia...
2021-11-0931 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastVaccinating the World: How Behavioral Science Helps. With Michael ColemanHow can behavioral science aid the mammoth task of vaccination the world against Covid? What common barriers cause vaccine hesitancy in populations around the globe? And how can behavioral design overcome them?
Born out of frustration, while trying to eliminate Polio from Pakistan, the global behavioral design agency Common Thread (www.gocommonthread.com) was born. They use findings from psychology, anthropology, economics and sociology, to identify and analyze behavioral insights. Bringing a people-centered approach to the world's toughest public health problems.
We are delighted to be joined on this podcast episode with the co-founder, director a...
2021-09-0555 min
The Sherwood ShakeupMichael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey "Business Audio Theatre"Special guests Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey (creators of America's #1 selling wine brand Barefoot Wine, and NY Times Best Selling authors) share their story behind the birth of Business Audio Theatre and their co-partnership with The Sherwood Players.
Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers
2021-08-1157 min
All Business with Jeffrey HayzlettBottling the Barefoot Spirit with Bonnie Harvey & Michael HoulihanHow do we successfully transition from industry outsiders to insiders? How do we achieve the pinnacle of success starting a business with little to no knowledge of it? Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Founders of Barefoot Wines and a husband and wife team who train and consult everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies on brand building, increasing sales, and keeping people engaged and loyal.They’re international keynote speakers, best-selling authors andwill give us a sneak peek behind the grapevine to create the perfect productand brand.I sp...
2021-07-2339 min
En Factor PodcastRe-Posting our Conversation with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey- How They Built Barefoot WineRe-posting our episode with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, founders of Barefoot Wine and authors of the best-selling book, “The Barefoot Spirit.” In this episode, Michael and Bonnie share the details of how they turned a collections nightmare into America’s #1 wine brand.
Key Words: Branding, Supply Chain, Business Partners, Pivoting.
2021-05-2047 min
HawkeTalk37. Michael Houlihan: Founder, Barefoot WinesBeer is a working man's drink. Wine appeals to the posher classes, those gatherings of uptight people who (try to) speak French and show off their fancy footwear.At least, that's how things used to be, before Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey.Michael and Bonnie started their wine business by making friends in low places, as they like to say. They talked to forklift operators, supermarket stockers, and truck drivers.And so the best selling wine brand in the U.S. was born — barefoot and wearing a deep blue collar.In th...
2021-05-1240 min
Voices of CXMichael Houlihan And Bonnie Harvey - Teaching Empathy Through Storytelling - S7E1Bonnie Harvey is the co-founder of Barefoot Cellars along with partner Michael Houlihan. She was Vice President and “The Original Foot” for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael’s role was “big picture visionary,” Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a genius for managing the millions of details that come with a start-up. She proved to possess a rare combination of creativity and business savvy that served Barefoot well.
In the early days of the brand, Bonnie was responsible for bottling oversight, supply inventory and label...
2021-04-0547 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastScrutinizing Hype: Powerful lessons from The Hype Handbook with Michael F. ScheinMichael F. Schein is a hype specialist and the author of The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Secrets from the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers. He is also the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their industries.
We caught up with Michael recently to talk about his book about how hype can be a very good thing. In and of itself, hype can be a powerful tool of promotion and its bad reputation may be well deserved, but it’s not carve...
2021-03-311h 22
Business without Barriers! Season 2: Game ChangerHow Breaking Convention Took Barefoot Wine From Zero To World Hero! Business Strategy by Co-Founder Michael HoulihanA refreshingly different approach to business that built an iconic world brand. Placing people first, asking uncommon questions and breaking legacy rules are just some of the smart tactics that transformed this brand from bankruptcy into a World Leader. Michael Houlihan opens the door of his heart and home and warmly invites us to go Barefoot with him to hear how he and Bonnie beat the grind and overcame countless and often unexpected corporate challenges on their road to success. Michael and Bonnie’s international success is not kept a state secret. Instead, they have generously packaged their universal tr...
2020-12-011h 08
The Smart ConnectorHow A Family Business Sold Their Wine Brand For $100M With Michael HoulihanMichael Houlihan achieved a legendary exit from his $20M California wine business Barefoot, when he and his wife Bonnie sold it to E&J Gallo for $100M in 2005.
This interview tells the story of their phenomenal rise to fame and fortune.
Today Michael is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People.
From humble beginnings in a laundry room of a rente...
2020-11-1046 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastElspeth Kirkman and Michael Hallsworth on Designing Behavioral InterventionsCORRECTION: In this episode, we incorrectly state that Michael Hallsworth started the BIT North American team. In fact, the BIT North America team was founded in 2015 by Elspeth Kirkman. Under Elspeth’s leadership, the team delivered over 100 trials to cities across the US before she returned to the UK in 2018, which was when Michael Hallsworth came to Brooklyn to manage the group. We regret the error and thank Elizabeth Linos, PhD for calling attention to it.
In their book, “Behavioral Insights,” Michael Hallsworth and Elspeth Kirkman took time to think through the critical steps in the design and exe...
2020-11-081h 11
Best Seller PodcastThe Barefoot Spirit (Audiobook) Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyMichael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, authors of The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand, turned their best-selling book into an audiobook to take the message where the people are. As nationally recognized speakers, both Houlihan and Harvey noticed the number of people with earbuds on kept increasing. They found people weren’t listening to music, but podcasts and audiobooks, and that sparked the idea. The book is about lessons they learned the hard way – it’s about learning about business by actually doing it. What makes this audiobook unique is that the audience is part of...
2020-09-2121 minAll Business with Jeffrey HayzlettAB Special Bottling the Barefoot Spirit with Bonnie Harvey & Michael HoulihanHow do we successfully transition from industry outsiders to insiders? How do we achieve the pinnacle of success starting a business with little to no knowledge of it? Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Founders of Barefoot Wines and a husband and wife team who train and consult everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies on brand building, increasing sales, and keeping people engaged and loyal.They’re international keynote speakers, best-selling authors and will give us a sneak peek behind the grapevine to create the perfect product and brand.I spoke with Bonnie and Mi...
2020-09-1138 min
Amazing Business RadioCustomer Service and Community Support Featuring Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyTop Takeaways:- Creating a good customer experience requires doing research. Learn about your customers and their expectations, then build your CX to meet those expectations.- To find out what your customers want, ask them! Incorporate conversations with customers into your business and CX model. Ask people who may not usually get asked. There are many untapped sources of valuable information that will help you succeed.- Know who your customers are, and once you do, you will be able to better market to them personally. Personalization will help your product sell.- Don’t confi...
2020-08-1830 min
Grape Encounters Wine RadioEpisode #578 – When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Barefoot. A Covid-Era Conversation with Michael HoulihanEpisode 578 of Grape Encounters features Michael Houlihan, co-founder of Barefoot Wine, America’s most successful wine brand. Everything about the Barefoot Wine story seems totally unimaginable. When a debt back in 1986 was paid in grape juice to folks who barely even drank wine, one could only imagine things turning out very badly. Instead, the colorful, quirky and incredibly clever Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey let their imagination and instincts take them on a journey that would result in birth of an everyday-drinking pocketbook-friendly wine that would eclipse all the other easy-drinking budget brands. Mavericks. Fearless. Wildly successful. The meteoric rise of...
2020-08-1545 min
Hire Power Radio ShowFinding & Building Great People in an Off Premise Work Environment with Bonnie Harvey & Michael Houlihan of Barefoot WinesWe are now remote. And we are learning so much about what it takes to keep your people engaged and productive. The balance between communication and micromanagement is often the Biggest challenge.
Here’s what we’ve learned: Consistent communication with ultra flexibility is working. Encouragement to take care of yourself first: ie: a walk, bike ride or step away is increasing productivity. Virtual happy hours are helping to forge team comradery.
Our guests today: Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of the world's top wine brand, Barefoot Wines
Beginning with virtually no money and no...
2020-07-2329 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastDan Hill, PhD: On the Facial Coding of Trump, Hendrix, Prince, Gretzky and the BeatlesDan Hill, PhD is an internationally recognized expert on the role of emotions in politics, business, sports, and popular culture. He pioneered the use of facial coding (the analysis of facial expressions) in market research and has done work for over half of the world's top 100 consumer-oriented companies. He’s even received seven U.S. patents related to facial coding and he is an author on top of that.
We talked to Dan about one of his recent books called Famous Faces Decoded: A Guidebook for Reading Others. Unless you’ve never been lied to in your life...
2020-05-311h 00
Speaking to InfluenceWhat You Can Learn from the People You Influence with Michael HoulihanOn this episode of Speaking to Influence, author, speaker, and founder of Barefoot Wines Michael Houlihan shares his journey of leadership and learning to influence people at all levels of business. Listen in as Laura and Michael discuss how to make others feel important, the difference between humbling and humiliating, and how he’s helping other founders influence their own people. Michael Houlihan is the founder of barefoot wines, America's number one wine brand, and the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit. He's a consultant, a workshop leader, a speaker, and coauthor of we...
2020-05-2935 min
Another Way to PlayHow To Lead the Wine Industry with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyToday I had the please of speaking with the founders of Barefoot Wine, Michael Houlihan, and Bonnie Harvey. Barefoot Wine is the number one brand in the country, Michael and Bonnie built it from the ground up. They sold the company and wrote a book, The Barefoot Spirit, and is now educating people about entrepreneurship.Let’s dive into their story of how humble beginnings can take you to the top.Things you will learn in this episode:[00:01 - 08:01] Opening SegmentI talked briefly about valuable information that you ca...
2020-05-1200 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastCovid-19 Crisis: Michael Boden on How Field Sales Reps Are Adapting to the CrisisMichael Boden is the Head of U.S. Crop Protection Sales at Syngenta, a global agrochemicals and seeds firm based in Basel, Switzerland. He joined the company in 1986 and has held global sales and marketing positions throughout his career. Michael grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, and is currently based in Syngenta’s North American headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Michael shared a vivid image of his business: it’s what he calls belly-to-belly relationships his reps and agronomists have with growers (farmers), retailers and distributors. He also shared an insight about the need for corporate redundancy that...
2020-04-1737 min
The Matt Baxter ShowThe Barefoot Spirit with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyThis week Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey join The Matt Baxter Show. Michael and Bonnie are the founders of Barefoot, America’s #1 wine brand, and co-authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit. They started with virtually no money or wine industry experience and pioneered ‘Worthy Cause Marketing’. They now share their innovative approach to businesses as consultants, authors, workshop leaders, speakers, and are sought-after thought leaders in entrepreneurship in both print and broadcast media.
Check out their audiobook here: barefootaudiobook.com
Here is their special offer for MBS listeners: https://thebarefootspirit.com/freech...
2020-04-1043 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastChiara Varazzani: Behavioral Science Needs More NeuroscienceChiara Varazzani, PhD is the Principal Advisor at the Behavioral Insights Unit in the Victorian Government's Department of Premier and Cabinet in Australia. Chiara is Italian born, French-educated, and employed in Australia, adding her to the list of Italian-born behavioral scientists we’ve had on our show (Cristina Bicchieri, Francesco Gina, and Silvia Saccardo, in case you’re counting).
She blew us away with her passion for behavioral science as well as her comments about the way our brain calculates the ratio between effort and reward with dopamine and noradrenaline. It was a reminder that there is hard...
2020-03-151h 07
The Storytellers NetworkDramatic Business Storytelling with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey (#116)Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Managing Members of Footnotes Press LLC, the Founders of Barefoot Wine, and co-authored The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s#1 Wine Brand. The book chronicles the humble beginnings of the world’s largest wine brand and is a case study in more than 50 schools that teach entrepreneurship. Their original New York Times Bestselling paperback has been transformed into a dramatically performed audiobook – with voice work from actor Ed Asner.If you liked the show, please consider sharing this podcast with your friends, family and network. Your stamp...
2020-02-2449 min
ValuClarityStories, Culture, and Value: Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyStories are getting big in the sales world...but why, and how can you get those benefits? And what else can you use stories for. Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan built Barefoot wines into the world's largest wine brand, by building a culture focusing everyone at Barefoot on value; on the customer. They have started a venture focusing on using the best in storytelling to help companies build the right culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-1726 min
The Expert Authority Coach PodcastTHE BAREFOOT SPIRIT GUIDE TO BUSINESS WITH ED ASNER, MICHAEL HOULIHAN AND BONNIE HARVEYIn this episode of OUT OF THE BOX WITH CHRISTINE we visit with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey to hear about their incredible journey as entrepreneurs and to learn about their unique “Barefoot Spirit” sales-driven culture and approach, which helped establish the Barefoot brand as one of the most recognizable wine brands globally.
We also chat with TV Legend Ed Asner on his involvement with the theatrical audio version of their best selling book.
For more on The Barefoot Spirit visit https://thebarefootspirit.com
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2020-02-1041 min
The Secret is You with Chris CicchinelliHIT #62 Barefoot Wine Founders Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyChris talks to Barefoot Wine Founders Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey.
2020-01-1432 min
DealQuest Podcast with Corey KupferEpisode 50: The Deals That Made Barefoot Wine a Household Name, with Bonnie Harvey and Michael HoulihanBonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan are the founders of the worlds largest wine brand, international Keynote Speakers, and New York Times Bestselling authors of The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People.
From humble beginnings in a laundry room of a rented farmhouse to the boardroom of the world’s largest wine company, E&J Gallo, they learned valuable lessons crucial to any business. They consult and train startups and Fortune 500s on brand building and company culture.
They are hi...
2020-01-0157 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastKaty Milkman: Behavior Change for GoodKaty Milkman is no ordinary behavioral scientist. She’s a Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at Wharton and has a secondary faculty appointment in the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical School in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She’s Co-Director, with Angela Duckworth, at the non-profit Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She’s the host of one of our favorite podcasts, called Choiceology, she is in the middle of writing a book, and she’s a Mom and Partner all at the same time.
We are grateful to her for taking time to record a c...
2019-11-2457 minEn Factor PodcastHow Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey Built America’s #1 Wine Brand - Barefoot WineThis episode features Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, founders of Barefoot Wine and authors of best seller book, “The Barefoot Spirit.” In this episode, Michael and Bonnie share the details of how they turned a collections nightmare into America’s #1 wine brand.
Click here to get free access to the first chapter of "The Barefoot Spirit."
Key Words: Branding, Supply Chain, Business Partners, Pivoting.
2019-11-2047 min
Eliances HeroesMichael Houlihan, Founder of Barefoot Wine sold to E&J Gallo, Creator Business Audio Theater"How would you like it?" Michael Houlihan, Founder Barefoot Wine sold to E&J Gallo, and Business Audio Theater (www.thebarefootspirit.com) is interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.eliances.com
2019-11-1810 minEliances Heroes in BusinessMichael Houlihan, Founder of Barefoot Wine sold to E&J Gallo, Creator Business Audio Theater"How would you like it?" Michael Houlihan, Founder Barefoot Wine sold to E&J Gallo, and Business Audio Theater (www.thebarefootspirit.com) is interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication. www.eliances.com
2019-11-1810 min
The Kingsley Grant Show: Where Emotional Intelligence (EI/EQ) and Leadership Skills IntersectKGS135 | Barefoot Wine Founders Reveals Secrets For Their Success And The Art of Storytelling with Michael Houlihan Bonnie Harvey and Kingsley Grant+++ LIFT YOUR GLASS +++
I'm not sure you're interested in a glass of wine or not but you're going to get more than a glass of wine in this episode.
Barefoot wine founders Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan are in the hooooouuuuseeee!!!
Have you ever wondered how a brand is built from the ground up to become one of the most successful in the industry?
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to do the same?
What if you were invited to pull up a chair and listen in on...
2019-11-0547 min
BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger PocketsBiggerPockets Business Podcast 26: Fail Fast? No, Start Slow! Secrets from Building (and Exiting) the World’s Biggest Wine Brand with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyHow would you run your business differently if you started with the end in mind?
Today’s show is all about forming your exit strategy up front… and there’s no one more qualified to talk about that than the co-founders of Barefoot Wine.
Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan weren’t even “wine people” when they went into business. Yet they found a way to outsell everyone else and eventually had giant companies competing to buy THEM. (They happily sold to Gallo in 2005.)
In this episode, you’ll learn the strategies that drove their explosive growth and the way in which you can...
2019-10-2200 min
BiggerPockets Business PodcastFail Fast? No, Start Slow! Secrets from Building (and Exiting) the World’s Biggest Wine Brand with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
How would you run your business differently if you started with the end in mind?Today’s show is all about forming your exit strategy up front… and there’s no one more qualified to talk about that than the co-founders of Barefoot Wine.Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan weren’t even “wine people” when they went into business. Yet they found a way to outsell everyone else and eventually had giant companies competing to buy THEM. (They happily sold to Gallo in 2005.)In this episode, you’ll learn the strategies that drove their explosiv...
2019-10-221h 05
The Nice Guys on Business982 Barefoot Wine’s Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey: Business Audio TheatreMichael & Bonnie are the founders of Barefoot Wine, America’s #1 Wine Brand. Their New York Times Business Bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit, is now required reading in more than 50 schools of entrepreneurship. They are thought leaders in entrepreneurship, workshop leaders, speakers, bloggers, writers, consultants, and regular media guests. For more information, go to www.barefootspirit.com and www.consumerbrandbuilders.com Connect with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey: The Book: https://www.BarefootAudioBook.com Twitter...
2019-10-1940 min
The Tyler Wagner ShowBonnie Harvey & Michael Houlihan: Founders of Barefoot WineBonnie Harvey & Michael Houlihan joins us on The Authors Unite Show!
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2019-09-2731 min
The Nice Guys on Business951 Barefoot Wine’s Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey: Business, Relationships and WineMichael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the founders of Barefoot Wine and co-authors of the NYT’s bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand. This conversation was held at their house in Sonoma, California in the middle of wine country. JJ, Doug, Michael and Bonnie, all dressed in robes, chat about business, relationships, wine and working with your partner to make the best business possible. Connect with Michael and Bonnie: The Audio Theater book: www.barefootaudiobook.com Books courses and consulting: www.thebarefootspirit.comBrand Building & Marketing: www.consumerbrandbuilders.com Nice Sponsors: Coaching as Culture. Che...
2019-08-061h 09
Best Seller PodcastThe Barefoot Spirit by Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyBest-selling authors Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey share their insight and expertise into why c-suite leaders must always keep an entrepreneurial mindset, and instill that entrepreneurial spirit company-wide are unique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-07-0815 minSpeaking of WealthSW 423 FBF: Barefoot Marketing with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyToday’s Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 74, originally published in March 2013.
Jason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss “out-of-the-box” marketing principles that led to Michael’s and Bonnie’s highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, “Head Stomper,” Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President and “The Original Foot” for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael’s role was “big picture visionary,” Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a geniu...
2019-06-1400 minPodcast – Speaking of WealthSW 423 FBF: Barefoot Marketing with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyToday’s Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 74, originally published in March 2013. Jason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss “out-of-the-box” marketing principles that led to Michael’s and Bonnie’s highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, “Head Stomper,” Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President…
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2019-06-1400 min
Speaking Of Wealth with Jason Hartman423 FBF: Barefoot Marketing with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyToday's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 74, originally published in March 2013. Jason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss "out-of-the-box" marketing principles that led to Michael's and Bonnie's highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, "Head Stomper," Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President and "The Original Foot" for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael's role was "big picture visionary," Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a genius...
2019-06-1423 min
Speaking Of Wealth with Jason Hartman423 FBF: Barefoot Marketing with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyToday's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 74, originally published in March 2013. Jason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss “out-of-the-box” marketing principles that led to Michael’s and Bonnie’s highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, “Head Stomper,” Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President and “The Original Foot” for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael’s role was “big picture visionary,” Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a genius for ma...
2019-06-1423 min
Beyond 8 FiguresBeing resourceful with Michael Houlihan, Barefoot WinesIn this episode, Steve, Mary, Richard, and Michael discuss:How Barefoot Wines started on accident and grew to the internationally known brand it is today.Being resourceful to become innovative.Worthy cause marketing and how it can help grow your business.Timing can make or break a business – make it work for you.Strategic value of a business. Key Takeaways:Do what needs to be done – even when it’s not what you signed up for!Do not underestimate the cost of sales.Ask before you do.Don’t scale fast to fail f...
2019-04-0354 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastMichael Kaplan: Seeking NaysayersMichael Kaplan is a private equity and angel investor who was part owner and president of the wildly successful carpet cleaning franchise called Zerorez. (Note that it’s spelled the same backward as it is forward. A classic palindrome!) He is now associated with Red Hook Investments and is actively finding new ways to help small service companies grow.
Michael grew up in Minneapolis, moved to Maine (undergrad) then to Atlanta (for barbeque and bourbon) then to Boston (pondering a Jimmy John’s franchise) then to Minneapolis (law school) and stayed to help turnaround a troubled carpet cleanin...
2019-03-101h 22
The Nice Guys on Business830 Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey: Wine and EntrepreneurshipIf you've spent any time listening to the Tuesday and Thursday episodes you know how much JJ and I love wine. I love it as much as entrepreneurship. Today is a double treat, because we get to talk both. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey is the founder of Barefoot Wine, America’s #1 Wine Brand. He and his co-Founder Bonnie Harvey New York Times Business Bestsellers, thought leaders in entrepreneurship, speakers, bloggers, writers, consultants, and regular media guests. Right now I am reading their book The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People. Love having you here, welcome Mi...
2019-01-1438 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastMichael Hallsworth: From MINDSPACE to EASTIn this episode, we spoke with Dr. Michael Hallsworth PhD, the Managing Director of the North American Behavioral Insights Team. We met up with him at his office in Brooklyn which gave the audio a bit of an echo-chamber vibe.
Michael was an early member of the UK’s Behavioral Insights Team. Along with Paul Dolan, Dominic King, Ivo Vlaev, and David Halpern, Michael created MINDSPACE in 2009 and later, the EAST model. Both are mnemonic tools for remembering key elements of behavioral science.
To ensure that everyone is comfortable with the MINDSPACE and EAST models, we...
2018-12-031h 21
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!Cynthia Mazzaferro, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyJoin Tony DUrso, Host of The Spotlight as he interviews Cynthia Mazzaferro, Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey! Cynthia is a Visionary and Motivational Speaker, international award winner and #1 Best-Selling Author, Reiki Master, and Powerful Beyond Measure Life Coach. Her award winning book, Powerful Beyond Measure Explores your Past, Empowers your Present, and Envisions your future filled with purpose, passion, and success. Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey built the famous Barefoot Wine brand starting in a laundry room with no money and no knowledge of their industry. International speakers and advisors to startups & Fortune 500's alike, their NYT's Bestseller is required reading in 50...
2018-10-051h 01
C-Suite Success RadioMichael Houlihan Success InterviewOn this weeks episode of C-Suite Success Radio, your host Sharon Smith interviews Michael Houlihan, founder, former President and CEO of Barefoot Wine and NYT’s Bestselling Author. Michael shares his story of starting Barefoot Wine and the entrepreneurial spirit that allowed the company to go 10 years with no turnover. You will learn how Michael defines success and the lessons he has learned to help you gain the edge you are looking for.
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2018-09-0943 min
Behavioral Grooves PodcastStars - Cores - Laggards - Better Incentives for Your Sales Reps featuring Dr. Michael AhearneIn this episode, we spoke with Michael Ahearne PhD, a professor and researcher at the University of Houston. Mike is an expert in sales incentives, so we talked about the behavioral issues that come to light with – mostly – bad incentive design. Mike’s work with Tom Steenburgh, PhD at the University of Virginia’s Darden School has introduced a new way of thinking about salespeople. This was highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article from July-August 2012 called "What Really Works." These two researchers coined the use of the terms Stars, Core and Laggards to describe salespeople on their performance journey. One...
2018-06-131h 23
Dave Lukas, The Misfit Entrepreneur_Breakthrough EntrepreneurshipChasing the Barefoot Spirit with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyThis week’s Misfit Entrepreneurs are the king and queen of the wine business. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the co-founders of Barefoot Spirits, the world’s largest wine brand. You no doubt have had some of their product before. In fact, my wife and I toasted in the New Year with some Barefoot Bubbly just this year. As you can imagine, Michael and Bonnie have won just about every type of award and been featured on every major news outlet you can think of. But, they haven’t just created an amazing business, they have create...
2018-05-1655 min
As Told By Nomads326: How Hardship, Hustle and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyToday's interview is with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey. They are both international Keynote Speakers and New York Times Bestselling authors of Barefoot Spirit, How hardship Hustle and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People. From humble beginnings in a laundry room of a rented farmhouse to the boardroom of their acquirer, the world’s largest wine company, E&J Gallo, they learned lessons applicable to any business. They consult and train startups and Fortune 500’s on brand building and company culture. They regularly contribute to national and international media...
2018-01-1843 min
Everyday MBAThe Making of a #1 National Brand with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyEpisode 129 - Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey return to Everyday MBA to discuss their success with building Barefoot Wine into America's #1 wine brand. They are the authors of the New York Times best-seller "The Barefoot Spirit". Listen for three action items you can do today to take advantage of the ideas and advice in this interview. Host, Kevin Craine Everyday-MBA.com
2017-11-1830 minThe Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot WineJoin Tony DUrso, Host of The Spotlight as he interviews Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine! Michael & Bonnie are international Keynote Speakers and New York Times Bestselling authors of Barefoot Spirit, How hardship Hustle and Heart Built America's #1 Wine Brand and The Entrepreneurial Culture, 23 Ways to Engage and Empower Your People. From humble beginnings in a laundry room of a rented farmhouse to the boardroom of their acquirer, the world's largest wine company, E&J Gallo, they learned lessons applicable to any business. They regularly appear on ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and all the other alphabets. They consult...
2017-11-1056 min
World of Speakers02: One More Thing, Smile with Bonnie Harvey and Michael HoulihanOne more thing, smile: Ryan Foland speaks with Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan are the founders of America’s most popular wine brand, Barefoot Spirit. They are thought-leaders on entrepreneurship and developing a workplace culture.
Bonnie, Michael and Ryan share insights about the top things they have learned about becoming professional speakers, and how to make the transition from speaking for free to getting paid to speak all around the world. They also give a handful of great tips on beating pre-performance jitters.
Listen to this podcast to find out:
Physical tricks you can do backstage to loosen up
How to...
2017-09-2049 min
Take The Lead Radio Season 1Michael Houlihan, Bonnie Harvey, and Lizzi AckermanCreators of two of the hottest brands discuss how they became successful. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are cofounders of Barefoot (now the #1 wine brand in the world). They are highly sought-after business strategi
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2017-09-0659 min
Take The LeadMichael Houlihan, Bonnie Harvey, and Lizzi AckermanCreators of two of the hottest brands discuss how they became successful. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are cofounders of Barefoot (now the #1 wine brand in the world). They are highly sought-after business strategi
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2017-09-0659 min
School for Startups RadioJune 28, 2017 Barefoot Wine Founder Michael Houlihan & Media Maven Christina NicholsonJune 28, 2017 Barefoot Wine Founder Michael Houlihan & Media Maven Christina Nicholson
2017-06-2854 min
The Kim Orlesky Show06: How to Keep the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive as You Grow with Barefoot Wine Founders Houlihan and HarveyShow Notes: KimOrlesky.com/6 “The first thing we did was ask lots of questions.” - Michael Houlihan (click to tweet) How do you start a business? Having an idea doesn’t mean you know what to do next! In fact, getting started is often much, much harder than the initial concept. Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, are here to talk about what they did to get started after purchasing their first vineyard. They’re full of advice on the importance of asking questions, getting to know the whole pro...
2016-11-0200 min
The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan114: What it Takes to Build America's Largest Wine Brand (Barefoot Wine) with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyWhen you think about wine, you most likely imagine stern-faced sommeliers, or parties where tuxedos and hors d'oeuvres on silver platters are the norm.Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey do not fit the stereotype. You probably wouldn't even expect them to be wine-lovers, let alone the co-founders of Barefoot Wine, the largest wine brand in the world. But according to them, the reason they're so successful is precisely because they knew nothing about the industry going in.Houlihan and Harvey never planned on going into the wine business, but when the opportunity presented itself, they jump...
2016-10-191h 00
Winning the Game of Life PodcastWGL49: Michael Houlihan, the co-founders of Barefoot with Shawn Sudershan ChhabraMichael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the founders of Barefoot, America’s #1 wine brand, and co-authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit. They started with virtually no money or wine industry experience and pioneered ‘Worthy Cause Marketing’. They now share their innovative approach to businesses as consultants, authors, speakers, and workshop leaders, and are sought-after thought leaders in entrepreneurship in both print and broadcast media. They co-author weekly blogs at www.thebarefootspirit.com & www.thebrandauthority.net http://mediaauthorityshawnchhabra.com/ http://shawnchhabra.com/
2016-05-1729 min
Winning the Game of Life Podcast Interviewing Entrepreneurs, Wantrepreneurs, Intrapreneurials, Intrepreneurial & StartupsWGL49: Michael Houlihan, the co-founder of Barefoot with Shawn Sudershan ChhabraMichael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the founders of Barefoot, America's #1 wine brand, and co-authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit. They started with virtually no money or wine industry experience and pioneered 'Worthy Cause Marketing'. They now share their innovative approach to businesses as consultants, authors, speakers, and workshop leaders, and are sought-after thought leaders in entrepreneurship in both print and broadcast media. They co-author weekly blogs at www.thebarefootspirit.com & www.thebrandauthority.net http://mediaauthorityshawnchhabra.com/ http://shawnchhabra.com/
2016-05-1729 min
Listen Up Show with Mitchell ChadrowBarefoot Wine Bonnie Harvey Michael Houlihan FoundersBarefoot Wine Founders Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan sold their iconic wine brand to E.J. Gallo Winery in 2005.
2016-04-2943 min
Success Hackers | Empowering Entrepreneurs to Play Bigger in Business and Life066. Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey went from starting a business in their laundry room, to creating Barefoot Wines, one of the largest wine companies in the country.Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey started in their laundry room with virtually no money and no wine industry experience. Facing bankruptcy the first years in business, they bootstrapped a novelty brand and revolutionized their industry by employing innovative ideas to overcome obstacles and create new markets. When their nationwide bestselling brand, Barefoot Wines, became a top global brand, they wanted to share their business adventure story to help other entrepreneurs.
2016-04-1930 min
OneByOne Podcast#015 - Shawnee HoulihanShawnee Houlihan joins me this time along with Bob Bowling at his awesome Studio in Atco, NJ. We talk about her new album, "You Again", that she recorded at Bob Bowling Audio and what she plans to do in the days to come. "You Again" is an incredible album. Shawnee brought the songs into the studio as acoustic tracks and Bob, along with Bill and Nate from "Heroes in Error", helped fill in the incredible sound that the album came to be. Check out Shawnee on her website at www.shawneehoulihan.com or look up her name on Facebook, Y...
2016-02-151h 28School for Startups Radio11.06 Barefoot Wines Michael Houlihan & Venture and Vultures Chapter 14November 6, 2015 Barefoot Wines Michael Houlihan & Venture and Vultures Chapter 14
2015-11-0654 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Radio Show May 5, 2015 Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
Barefoot Wine founders, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey come back to the studio to talk about their latest book The Entrepreneurial Culture. Our guests discuss the importance of empowering and engaging your people by knowing the difference between customer service and complaint resolution.
2015-05-0654 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Radio Show January 15, 2015 Michael Houlihan, Bonnie Harvey and William HartEntrepreneurs and authors Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are back on Critical Mass Radio Show to talk to us about their latest book The Entrepreneurial Culture. The successful entrepreneurs discuss the two divisions of every company: sales and sales support, the number one hidden cost of any business and how to spot and hire people with entrepreneurial DNA, integrity and hustle.
Managing partner at Hart King Law, William Hart joined Ric in the studio to talk about what middle market companies should be doing this new year to keep their business on track. William also shared with our audiences his...
2015-01-1651 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Coast to Coast Radio Show September 11, 2014 Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Winery joined our host Richard Franzi in the studio to talk about how they launched their successful winery into the market through a unique business strategy. The couple also chatted with our host about their latest book The Barefoot Spirit.
2014-09-1228 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Coast to Coast Radio Show September 11, 2014 Kevin Corbett, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyManaging Partner at Consult2Hire, Kevin Corbett joined our program to talk about how his firm is helping middle market companies in the Richmond, Virginia area create staffing solutions for their business. Consult2Hire uses various e-business solutions as well as enterprise application solutions to address the needs of their clients.
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Winery joined our host Richard Franzi in the studio to talk about how they launched their successful winery into the market through a unique business strategy. The couple also chatted with our host about their latest book The Barefoot Spi...
2014-09-1252 min
BizcastBizcast :: Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, Authors of The Barefoot SpiritMichael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, founders of Barefoot Wine and authors of the New York Times Bestseller The Barefoot Spirit, share with Bizcast host Kevin Craine the creation of the famous Barefoot Wine, establishing an entrepreneurial culture in the business, and give a sneak peak into their new book on that subject: The Entrepreneurial Culture. Michael and Bonnie answer the hard c-suite question: How do you create an entrepreneurial culture within a business and empower employees to act with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Visit http://www.thebarefootspirit.com/c-suite to order The Barefoot Spirit and receive a free copy...
2014-09-0514 min
Purse StringsUnorthodox Marketing Approaches with Michael Houlihan and Bonnie HarveyTalking Unorthodox marketing approaches as Maria welcomes Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the Founders of Barefoot Wines and the co- authors of The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built Americas Number 1 Wine Brand.
2014-07-2939 min
Doubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & Tools0095 Michael Houlihan | Barefoot Wine | Passion vs. OpportunityMichael Houlihan didn’t even like wine, yet he built the largest wine brand in the United States.
2013-10-2656 minSpeaking Of Wealth with Jason HartmanSOW 74 - The Barefoot Spirit with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyJason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss “out-of-the-box” marketing principles that led to Michael’s and Bonnie’s highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, “Head Stomper,” Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President and “The Original Foot” for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael’s role was “big picture visionary,” Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a genius for managing the millions of details that come with a start-up. She proved to pos...
2013-03-3025 min
Speaking Of Wealth with Jason HartmanSOW 74 - The Barefoot Spirit with Michael Houlihan & Bonnie HarveyJason Hartman invites Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, co-founders of Barefoot Wine, to discuss “out-of-the-box” marketing principles that led to Michael’s and Bonnie’s highly successful wine business. Though his business card reads, “Head Stomper,” Michael officially served as president and CEO for 19 years. She was Vice President and “The Original Foot” for 19 years. There she had a wide variety of duties, doing whatever was necessary to operate the business. While Michael’s role was “big picture visionary,” Bonnie translated his ideas into workable processes and displayed a genius for managing the millions of details that come with a start-up. She proved to pos...
2013-03-3025 min
Write Now RadioWrite Now featuring Author Michael Houlihan!2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Michael Houlihan! Michael is a serial entrepreneur, industry reformer, and brand builder. He helps small and medium size businesses build their brands and achieve profitability. Michael created and built the famous Barefoot Wine Brand. He offers extensive experience from demonstrated success. As a keynote speaker, author and consultant, Michael is focused on the proven Business and Marketing principles responsible for growing the famous Barefoot Wine Brand. Using out-of-the-box thinking, pay-for-performance, positive culture, channel distribution management and "Worthy Cause Marketing," he took the Barefoot Wine bran...
2012-09-0631 min