Karen Wetzel

In this episode, I was honored to bring you my up close and personal interview with Phil Long.  Phil talks about his role as President of the Association of African American Vintners and how this organization helps pave the way for aspiring members of the BIPOC community to join the wine industry.  And, he talks …

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Meet Chrissy Frentz, Program Director for Vitro Ad Agency.  Chrissy oversees a Fine Wine Brand Ambassador program for a popular wine and spirits portfolio. In this episode, she is going to fill in the blanks and solve the mystery that surrounds this sometime elusive role.  Resources Book a private career coaching session with Karen Wetzel …

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My guest today is Paul Bourget, VP of Consumer Insights for Delicato Family Wines. Paul’s team literally gets inside the head of today’s wine consumers to help develop new products, create dynamic marketing strategies and drive sales.  It’s almost like he predicts the future.  Keep listening to learn about yet another way to jump into the …

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If you are searching for a wine industry job on one of those big job search engines you might as well be looking for a needle in a haystack.  Today, my guest is Eric Jorgensen, President of Wine Communications Group, which is the parent company of WineJobs.com.  This episode is packed with great ideas to …

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  In today’s episode, you’ll meet, Beth McCauley, a Division Manager for The famed Hess Persson Estates.  Beth will give us a snapshot of her wine journey and discuss the road that brought her to work for such a respected producer as Hess Persson.  And she we’ll talk about the three-tiered systems to help you better …

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Have you ever thought about becoming a wine sales rep or wondered what it would be like to work for distributor?  Well then today’s show is for you. My guest is Pat O’Sullivan, the Chief Sales Officer at Heidelberg Distributing in Ohio & Kentucky. Pat is a wine industry veteran with over 35 years of …

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In this episode I’ll talk to Cat Wolinski, Senior Editor at VinePair, the largest digital media company in the beverage space.  VinePair publishes engaging, entertaining and inspiring articles about all types of beverages and the experiences you’ll have with a glass in your hand. Cat will share her experience and expertise from an editor’s point …

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  Founded in 1883, Wente Vineyards is located in Livermore California and is America’s longest, continuously operated family-owned winery.  Today I’ll talk to Aly Wente, Vice President of Marketing & Customer Experience and Fifth Generation Wente Winegrower.   Recently named to the Wine Enthusiasts prestigious Top 40 under 40 Tastemakers list for 2021, Aly will share her …

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