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Here’s What I’ve Learned as a Woman Winery Owner
Career

Here’s What I’ve Learned as a Woman Winery Owner

In my career, I'm often asked what it's like to own and operate a winery as a woman. When you look at the numbers, I can see why this question arises. Nationwide, women only make up 8% of winemakers. While 47% of male winemakers, only 4% of women do. Winemaking being a male-dominated industry bears no influence on what I love about it.That said, if there were two pieces of advice I could give to any woman thinking of becoming a winemaker, the first would be to never work a harvest while pregnant

By Ashley Trout
Getting Your Spark Back: 4 Quick Tricks For Career Fulfillment
Practice

Getting Your Spark Back: 4 Quick Tricks For Career Fulfillment

Are you one of the lucky people who wakes up every morning eager to get out of bed? Or do you linger under the covers, dreading the day in front of you? Do you envy people who get up at 5:30 am, meditate for 20 minutes, go to the gym, then power through a productive day, accomplishing their goals? Are those people just lucky to be extremely passionate about their work and lives? Or do they have a special formula that enables them to be extremely efficient?

By Milbert Kiggundu-Bentham
How I Discovered What It Means to Be Driven by My Passion and Not Finances
Career

How I Discovered What It Means to Be Driven by My Passion and Not Finances

From my childhood through the early days of my career, one carrot always loomed clearly in the distance: money. Growing up, my family earned a modest income, so we always had to be extremely financially conscious with every decision. So after graduating college, I thrilled my grandmother when I snapped up a position as project manager for IBM Global Services and plunged myself into the "security" of a corporate job. I gave it all the dedication and passion I could, but every day I felt myself be

By Teneshia J. Warner