Stacie Elkhoury is an Entrepreneur with a few successful companies; surprisingly not one related to the wine industry. She is also a wife and mother of four. Learn how she juggles it all and still has time and energy to go out! Find out where she developed her great work ethic and who influenced her most and showed her how to have work/life balance. Discover how this woman from Ohio landed in Sonoma and is happy to call it home. Learn how Stacie describes her life in wine country and how she became a wine expert too.

Julia Allen is the Founder and Creative Director of Folia Design in Napa, but also practices yoga and is a baker. Discover how this woman from Chicago, who is an experienced brand strategist, print, packaging and digital design professional, landed in California. Find out how she enjoys working for a variety of clients from restaurants to wineries. Discover why Julia takes a deep sense of pride and ownership in each project. Learn more about her professional process and personal life and why Wine Country Women was so happy to work with her on their logo! This and so much more…

Meet Heather Patz a Founder of Patz & Hall. She grew up in Oregon, but moved to California in the early 1980s. She has lived in a few wine regions, but is happy to now call Sonoma County home. Find out what makes this area a perfect place for her. Discover what she learned from consumers after working in the tasting room for twenty-five years. Find out why she is spending more time in the kitchen and outdoors.

Meet Karen Crouse who is the Proprietor of Mount Veeder Magic Vineyards in the Napa Valley. Find out how her New Orleans roots continues to influence her life today. Discover after a lengthy career with American Express why she decided to become a grape grower. Learn about her creative approach to the wine business and how she can help you create your own personal wine brand.

A conversation with Suzanne Phifer Pavitt and Peggy Noe Stevens. Suzanne owns a premium boutique wine brand in the Napa Valley and recently released her first batch of bourbon. Peggy is the World's first female Master Bourbon Taster, founder of Bourbon Women and a woman whose family is rich in bourbon history. Her cousins are Fred and Booker Noe of Jim Beam. Find out why Suzanne decided to get in the bourbon business and what Peggy thinks about this Tennessee whiskey bourbon...and, so much more.

Meet Clarice Turner who is the President of Joseph Phelps Winery. Discover while she has been surrounded by grapes and wine her whole life, this is the first time she’s worked for a winery. Learn how her entrepreneurial spirit and China significantly affected her life and brought this Californian back home. Learn what she enjoys most about running a successful family owned business and what makes their flagship wine so special each year. Discover how she found the perfect home after several years of searching for it and why she never plans to leave.

Sara Scott is a self-taught chef in the Napa Valley. Learn how working for a prominent couple in the wine industry provided her with several wonderful opportunities and helped boost her career. Discover what she has seen and experienced living in wine country for 40-years. Find out Sara’s advice for those who want to work in the culinary industry. Learn what this southerner enjoys doing in her free time and what her favorite restaurant is right now in Napa.

Christine A. Moore is the featured Milner of the Kentucky Derby! A Milliner is someone who designs, makes or sells women’s hats. Christine is one of the best in our country. She has found her niche in the horse racing industry, but she makes hats for all occasions. She’s designing a few hats for some Wine Country Women attending the Kentucky Oaks. Find out how Christine started her career and where she gets her inspiration for her designs. Discover how a man and a successful Milner working on Broadway in New York City changed her life forever. We caught up with Christine at Rodes in Louisville, KY where you can find her beautiful hats.

Episode 20 - Molly Hill, Sequoia Grove Winery by Michelle Mandro

Kendall Hoxsey-Onysko’s family is rich in Napa Valley history. She grew up in Yountville and is fifth generation. Find out how Kendall’s first professional job at the French Laundry restaurant prepared her for success in wine and hospitality. Learn which wine industry women mentor her and still help her today to incorporate work-life balance. Discover how she spends her days as the Business Manager at Napa Wine Company, one of the first custom crush businesses in the area. Learn about Kendall’s 1950 farm house and why she and her husband took a hand gun training course and so much more.