Welcome back Wine and Dime Listeners! This week it was my pleasure to talk to fellow entrepreneur Elin Barton. In this episode we talk about Grit. The grit it takes to open you own business, is a characteristic that Elin and I share. We talk about what it takes to be a business owner, female business owner and plenty of other topics. We dig into Elin book, "Ready, Set, Grit: Three Steps To Success in Life, Business & The Pursuit of Happiness". We think you will enjoy the conversation, and be sure to check out Elin's recommendation as well!
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Elin Barton
ABOUT ELIN
Elin Barton is a purpose-driven business leader, author and entrepreneur who believes in the power of story to elevate brands and individuals. Her vision is to create a virtual ecosystem where entrepreneurs and solopreneurs are supported by a strong community, regardless of geographic location, and where women and girls in particular can find empowerment, inspiration and guidance to forge their own unique path.
READY, SET, GRIT: THREE STEPS TO SUCCESS IN LIFE, BUSINESS AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Ready, Set, Grit is your guide to identifying what you want out of life and how to get it. Whether you are just getting started in your career, reinventing yourself, or looking to break through barriers in your business, you MUST master the three tenets of this book:
Mindset – learn how to crush your own self-limiting beliefs
Foundation – preparing for success by creating your support system and framework
Action – taking action and practicing GRIT helps to stack the odds in your favor
Learn what is holding you back and how to rewire your thinking so that you can move forward and step into your full potential and turn your dreams into reality.
Merry Edwards Winery
When sampling grapes in the vineyard, hand pruning her cherished roses, preparing dinner for her family, practicing Bikram yoga - in whatever she does, Merry balances intellect with intuition. Each wine she makes benefits from her precision and perception of subtlety and elegance.
Merry Edwards approaches life with graceful intensity. Now in the fifth decade of her winemaking career, Merry has earned the universal respect of winemaking peers, grape growers and academicians. A self-described perfectionist, she has constantly refined her vineyard practices, wines and techniques. Merry does not rest on her laurels ― she grows. “People frequently ask what is the best wine I have ever made. I tell them it’s not made yet!”
Food was Merry’s gateway to wine. She recalls, “When I was a teenager, my mother had cookbooks produced by the California Wine Advisory Board. Wine was an ingredient in every recipe, so I started cooking with wine.”
Fascinated with food chemistry and fermentation in particular, Merry brewed beer as a simple extension of making bread and working with yeast. Then she purchased a book on home winemaking and began to ferment fruit wines. In 1970, when Merry earned her B.S. degree in Physiology from the University of California at Berkeley, her friends knew her as the accomplished amateur who made The Merry Vintners wines.