The Elephant in the Friend Camp

Driving through Virginia wine country with a fellow professional, our conversation turned to friends and how they may feel awkward and even hostile toward a new business.  My driving partner is Cindy Rynning. By day, she’s an Early Childhood Special Education teacher from one of my newest favourite cities, Chicago, by night, she’s blogging all things wine at Grape Experiences. Cindy has a wine path for her future self and with an Advanced WSET certificate and a carefully nurtured wine network she’s begun the journey on the wine-coloured road.  As … Read more →

The Startup, Volume 1

The funny thing about a startup’s journey is that it forces us to look beyond our comfort zone. The whole process seems to take on a life of its own and the more power we give it, the better the rewards. Don’t get me wrong though, by rewards I’m not talking monetary, but those elusive personal rewards of becoming something better than your original self.   We start on this path towards something and think we’re moving in a certain direction, but in reality there is always the inevitable “fork” … Read more →