Best MCV Podcasts (2024)

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S4E6 Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Three Sticks makes hella good wines! 47:04

11d ago47:04

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Send us a text On our recent road trip to Sonoma, we had an enchanting visit to Three Sticks tasting home, the 1842 Vallejo Casteñada Adobe in downtown Sonoma. We were equally captivated by the charm and history of the downtown area, and the amazing wines of 3 sticks! We got to sit down with Director of Winemaking, Ryan Prichard who is known for cr…

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S4E5 MCV-Blending family and Petite Sirah a balance of love 31:59

2M ago31:59

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Send us a text Meet Matthew Villard, the passionate owner and winemaker behind MCV. He is on a mission to create a name for Petite Sirah wines, and doing a great job at it! His love for wine blossomed around the family dinner table, fostered by his European-minded parents' perspective on alcohol. Matt pursued his wine education at the University of…

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S4E4 Inside the Bunghole goes deep in the cave...with Jess at Bella Grace 32:27

3M ago32:27

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Send us a text At some point, serious wine lovers will have the same thought..."What if I quit my job and start a winery"? Some will dwell on it for years, some for only a few seconds, and then there are those like Michael and Charlie Havill who actually do it. Still committed to growing and providing grapes to award-winning wineries, Bella Grace n…

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S4E3 Eberle Wines - Gary Eberle, The Pioneer of Paso Robles! 31:17

4M ago31:17

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Send us a text Wow! What a legend! Gary Eberle not only shares his great wines, he also shares his rich history from Pennsylvania to Paso, and his part in making Paso Robles a destination wine region in California! Gary released his first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1979, depicting the now iconic boar logo, which pays homage to the German origin of the n…

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S4E2 Paso Robles Tooth & Nail with Jeremy Leffert 32:47

6M ago32:47

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Send us a Text Message. Pam, James and (introducing for the 1st time as a host) German , who has been a guest, fan and supporter of Inside the Bunghole since the very beginning, are off to Paso Robles. Our first stop is Tooth & Nail. Join us as we sit down with Jeremy Leffert, Director of Winemaking. We find out how Jeremy got in to wine making and…

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S4E1 You CAN have fun at school! If Grape Expectations is your classroom! 36:49

7M ago36:49

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Send us a text Welcome to our 4th season! This year we kick it off with a field trip to Grape Expectations, where James and I and a few other bungholers took the winemaking class and ended up with a lot of knowledge and a few cases of our very own, and if I do say so myself, very delicious wine! We made a Super Tuscan made with grapes sourced just …

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S3E8 Astronaut Jose Hernandez wines are out of this world! 28:29

11M ago28:29

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Send us a text James and I are on a field trip to Stockton and caught up with Astronaut turned wine maker, Jose Hernandez. We first tried his wines at a wine tasting at La Fe, our regular haunt in Palm Desert, and decided we needed a re-visit. His story is fascinating...so fascinating that Amazon decided to produce a feature film on his life. Just …

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#233 Future Looks Good: Ep 18 Meet Jason Bean 1:05:16

11M ago1:05:16

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On this episode of the Future Looks Good, we meet Jason Bean. Jason is one of the most resilient people and persistent learners I've ever met. Today we get to peel pack some layers of the onion that is Jason and find out how he made the transition from "you can't do that" to "I'll show you" without completely losing his Ogre in the process ;)…

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#232: Autistic Rambler Ep 7.5 Big Boys Don't Cry 37:02

12M ago37:02

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Why does society get to dictate how people express their emotions? Excellent question. Let's discuss ;)By Elizabeth Plouffe

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#231 Autistic Rambler: Barbie and Pink Power 1:09:29

12M ago1:09:29

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Do you deny your pink? Do you mask to fit in? We're talking embracing the things in life that make you happy vs worrying about what other dingalings think you should be. Someone wants you to fit in? That's a them issue, not a you issue. Are you getting grief about what colors you choose to wear? Also a them issue. We're chatting about our "roles" i…

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#230: Autistic Rambler Ep23: Comfort Is A Hot Cup Of Whatever You Need 56:10

12M ago56:10

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Maddy and I began this podcast talking about coffee. The beans of the gods for some folks. Or is it? Is it the beans or the moment you take for yourself to do something just for you? That moment of comfort. And then I said, Should we press record. Maddy said yes and now you have whole podcast dedicated to why finding what gives you comfort and not …

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#229: Autistic Rambler Ep 21 - PIVOT Instead Of Change 54:56

12M ago54:56

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What if we started looking at change as a pivot? Looking at our existing skills and building on them instead of thinking we have to learn a whole new set of skills? Pivoting isn't just a funny Friends meme - it's a tactic used in business and many other places when what we're doing just isn't working for us anymore.…

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S3E7 Join us at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival! November 11 and 12, 2023 33:09

1y ago33:09

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Send us a text If you are around the Palm Springs area on Veteran's Day come join Pam, James, Don, German, Lisa Wherry and Jeff Hocker at Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival – Saturday, Nov 11! Explore the finest international cuisine from world renown food purveyors and award-winning chef owned restaurants, watch LIVE celebrity and emerging chef a…

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#228: Autistic Rambler Ep 20: We're Talking About Big Feelings And F Bombs 1:02:24

1y ago1:02:24

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Have you ever tried something brand spanky new? Something different than anyone else in your network? Something that causes you to feel uncomfortable? Good! The feelings that come along with that are a human response to doing something brave. Unless you are lying your face off, you are not an imposter. You are just kicking ass and taking names ;)…

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#227: Autistic Rambler Ep 19: We're Talking About The C Word 51:56

1y ago51:56

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The C word. I'm sure some of you thought cancer. Some thought something I can't type here without getting censored. And some just wondered, what the heck does this mean??? Without context, it's hard to understand ;)By Elizabeth Plouffe

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#226: Autistic Rambler Ep 18: Expertise Comes In Many Valuable Forms 54:04

1y ago54:04

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I had a GREAT description written and then Soundcloud messed it up! Now my expertise is in writing and crafting messaging but that doesn't mean I want to rewrite this one ;)Today we're talking about the value of lived experience and owning the title of expert if it fits you. It's a bit of a journey to get there but the other value is that if you ca…

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#225: Autistic Rambler Ep 17: Shine The Light 13:51

1y ago13:51

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Sometimes navigating the world of autism can be a dark and lonely place for many people. Those diagnosed and those along for the ride to support the individual. The ever lovin' Maddy came up with the PERFECT analogy to describe what that wild ride can be like. Today's a shorty podcast but we expand on it next session. Don't miss it!…

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S3E6 Good friends and (many) bottles of wine🎶🍷 30:54

1y ago30:54

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Send us a text Oh BOY! What happens when 3 great friends, and several bottles of wine meet in one crazy evening? Well, this episode of Inside the Bunghole is what happens! Don gifted Pam a bottle of wine with the explicit instructions NOT TO DRINK for 5 years, and Pam actually listened! Listen, if you dare, as they uncork a 2011 French Bordeaux to …

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#224: Autistic Rambler Ep 16: Habits, Change, Conflict and Communication 56:45

1y ago56:45

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Once again, Betty and I get in to a non-podcast podcast where Betty starts talking smarticles and all I did was ask a damn question. Jeepers.We talk about the anticipatory energy brought to a conversation which can either go smoothly or become a conflict depending on how we show up. Then we leap to change: who should start? More importantly, why sh…

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#223: Autistic Rambler Ep 15: Do NOT Boldly Go In To My Space 59:27

1y ago59:27

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What do we ramble on about on this episode? When I listened back while editing, I had to message Maddy because we covered SOOOO much that all tied back to communication and personal space. We touch on how trauma influences how we engage in certain situations. How our lenses on life can contribute or get in the way of belonging. How personal space, …

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S3E5 Diniz Cellars - Sandra Gomes Rocha, a girl on a mission! 33:00

1y ago33:00

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Send us a text Today we interview Sandra Gomes-Rocha of Diniz Cellars, whose missions is to bring wines from her homeland of Portugal to the US. Diniz Cellars is a passion project as Sandra's goal is to expose the talent and history of Portuguese winemaking to the palates of Americans! In Portugal, wine is part of the family, part of everyday life,…

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#222: Autistic Rambler Ep 14 - Values, Checklists And Moving Forward 1:01:07

1+ y ago1:01:07

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One thing I've always struggled with is putting value on lived experience. Not that it doesn't have value but how do you get paid for it? How do you get others to recognize it? If you think I've struggled, I've got nothing on the autism community. Tokenism is not paying someone a fair value in exchange for sharing lived experience. If it's valuable…

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#221: Autistic Rambler Ep 13 - Suzy's, Sherlocks And Moving Forward 48:45

1+ y ago48:45

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Socrates, Suzy's, Robert's and more. We get in to the necessity of having variety on a team and particularly so when dealing with the neurodivergent community. If you're a service provider and you've hired yourself a team of Suzy's, that all meet the same hiring criteria and wouldn't know the Socratic method of teaching if the philosopher himself w…

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...Jon Simmons, the Som at 4 Queens, Hugo's Cellar 54:42

1+ y ago54:42

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Send us a Text Message. WOW!! What an interview with the incomparable Jon Simmons of Hugo's Cellar restaurant in the 4 Queens, downtown Freemont Street in Las Vegas. Jon shares not only his knowledge and approach to wine, but boy, oh boy, does he have some amazing stories of Las Vegas, the mob, Sinatra...just to name drop a few! This episode is lon…

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#220: Autistic Rambler Ep 12 - Getting Through Setbacks 1:20:37

1+ y ago1:20:37

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Adulting was hard on the day we recorded this podcast. HARD I tell you. But as usually Betty pulled up their socks and dragged me along for an insightful, vulnerable and honest to goodness learning session on setbacks. They do have value as long as you try to learn from them and don't let them keep you mired in the muck for too long. A little pity …

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S3E3 Bouschet is full of surprises! 26:43

1+ y ago26:43

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Send us a Text Message. Place your seatbacks up and put your trays in the upright position as we taxi the runway to one of the most unique destinations for wine tasting around, Bouschet wine bar! In a retro strip mall in South Palm Springs, CA there is a little wine bar with big surprises inside! Join us as we chat it up with the owners Dennis Cost…

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#219: Autistic Rambler Ep 11 - Capacity To Create Opportunity Out of Chaos 1:11:30

1+ y ago1:11:30

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Do you get sick and tired of people treating your autistic kid or your autistic self as someone who's incapable of doing just about anything? It really grates my cheese when people make assumptions about my son's capabilities and Maddy's cheese is equally grated for themselves and their kids. Sometimes it's just about capacity and understanding the…

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#218: Autistic Rambler Ep 10 - Shut the Should-ers 1:02:53

1+ y ago1:02:53

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The word should is one that really grates my cheese. And not in a delicious mac and cheese way but in a ticks me off way. Should implies that what you're doing is wrong and the person who's saying it? Their way is better. Should creates limits when it becomes shouldn't. As the parent of an autistic individual I have banished should and my lovely co…

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S3E2 Grape Expectations-Where schooling you is FUN! 38:11

1+ y ago38:11

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Send us a text You can enjoy a nice bottle of wine, but once you know what REALLY goes in to making wine, you can truly appreciate all of its nuances. Well, we couldn't call ourselves true students of wine without exploring what it takes to make our own now, could we? Although we believed that anything we made would likely be barely drinkable, at b…

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La Fe - Where everybody knows your name 38:06

1+ y ago38:06

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Send us a text Welcome to 2023! Inside the Bunghole's Pam, Don and James visit their favorite local wine bar in the Coachella Valley, La Fe on the World famous El Paseo! We interview one of the owners, German to find out how and why Richard and he decided to go into unchartered territory and open a wine bar! We'll talk about the pitfalls and challe…

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#217: Autistic Rambler Ep 9 - Pink Glittery Trees and Letting Go of Holiday Perfection 1:15:35

1+ y ago1:15:35

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Have you ever been sick and then spent weeks catching up from that??? Shortly after we recorded this AMAZING episode, Elizabeth got COVID. She got it goooood. And she's been catching up ever since. So while this Holiday glitterati inspired podcast is late, it can be applied to birthday parties, summer gatherings, graduations and more. Because a par…

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#216: Autistic Rambler Ep 8 - Tiaras, Soap and Sensory issues 1:24:47

2y ago1:24:47

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We all have things we need to work on. For some it's talking to loud or too much (that's a me thing, hence the podcast) for others it's refusing to bathe and for some it's about whether they can rock a tiara. It's all about how we show up in the world and how we communicate our needs around that. Sometimes it's not about not wanting to take a showe…

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#215: 13 - Meet Whitney Hodgins, Munson Award Winner 58:02

2y ago58:02

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Meet Whitney Hodgins, an autistic Canadian who is a change maker and policy shaker! Learn more about the inaugural Jim and Jinette Munson Award winner who is absolutely a leader in the autism community and someone I plan to keep an eye for great things ;)By Elizabeth Plouffe

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#214: Autistic Rambler Ep 7 - Long live the Queen and How Grief Impacts Us 1:01:48

2y ago1:01:48

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I am a proud Monarchist. I come from a long line of Monarchists. It's not for everybody and I respect that. What caught me unawares was the level of grief I'd feel at the death of Her Majesty. Of course Maddy and I went off on a bit of a tangent instead of our scheduled topic but we both see value in embracing the moment vs strictly adhering to a t…

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#213: Autistic Rambler Ep 6 - IEP and Leadership Skills 1:16:38

2y ago1:16:38

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Have you ever had to work with a school to develop an IEP for your child? Was your child ever given an opportunity to be a part of the discussion? Mine wasn't and it didn't even occur to me to ask him because the school never said it was an option. But who better to influence how an IEP is developed that the person it's most affecting?? Join us as …

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#212: Autistic Rambler Ep 5 - Channeling Gene Roddenberry 1:14:01

2y ago1:14:01

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Did Gene Roddenberry have any idea that when he created Star Trek in 1966 that he'd be influencing technology development, societal relationships, exploration and so much more for generations to come? He definitely boldly went where no one had gone before and has been inspiring people around the world ever since. Today, Maddy and I discuss the crea…

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#211: Autistic Rambler Ep 4 - Allyship and Maybe Capes 1:01:39

2y ago1:01:39

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We don't want to should on you but being an ally is part of being a good human. It doesn't have to be a huge action to count. It can be standing up for someone in a meeting. It can be acting through altruism vs ego. It can be shining a light on tokenism. Or any other ism. Being an ally isn't about you - it's about what you can do to make a differen…

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#210: Autistic Rambler Ep 3 - Intersectionality Of ASD and LGBT 1:05:23

2y ago1:05:23

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As the Queen of Soul once sang: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me.We're back with the indomitable Maddy Dever and a chat about the intersectionality between the autism community and the LGBTQ+ community. Maddy, who is non binary, uses the pronouns they / them. This was not an easy choice but one they felt they needed to live as authentica…

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#209: Autistic Rambler Ep 2 - Chase That Pokemon 51:28

2y ago51:28

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What could prompt you to get outside? Is the benefit of getting outside enough to prompt some movement or is there something creating a barrier? Today we chat about the benefits of looking after your mental health and your physical health and hopefully at the same time ;)By Elizabeth Plouffe

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#208: Autistic Rambler Ep 1 - Meet the Ramblers 1:11:42

2y ago1:11:42

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So what does a rambler do? Well it can drive you from A to B. It can keep you cool in the hot sun. Or it can chat about all kinds of things under the sun which is what this Rambler does. I'm so tickled to introduce you to Maddy Dever who is one of the kindest, sweetest, perceptive, strong, intelligent and best advocate for others I've ever met. In …

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One Hope Wines...drinking for a GREAT cause! 38:09

2y ago38:09

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Send us a text Imagine drinking wine for a grape cause...your cause! We are joined by winemaker, Mari Wells Coyle from One Hope Wines, which has a totally unique and fun way to learn about wines, while making money for your favorite charity! Think Tupperware party, but MUCH, MUCH more fun! One Hope has set up a business model where you throw a wine…

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#207: Autism and Advanced Manufacturing - part 2 24:13

2+ y ago24:13

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Sometimes when you're looking to get in to a new job, you need to get the inside scoop on how to make it more successful. That's what we're offering here. Some tips to be aware of if you're looking to try out our Autism and Advanced Manufacturing program or to start applying on your own. We all need a helping hand (or gantry ;)) now and again!…

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#206: Autism and Advanced Manufacturing Employment 25:15

2+ y ago25:15

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We are not fans of boxes when it comes to employment opportunities. Unless you're ticking one off on a job application ;) It's one of the reasons we launched the Autism and Advanced Manufacturing Career Exploration program! Learn how you can blow the lid off employment opportunities by exploring roles like CNC Operator or Mold Maintenance Technicia…

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A damn good reason to travel down Mexico way! Nativo Venicola 39:29

2+ y ago39:29

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Send us a text We had a fantastic adventure in Valle de Guadalupe in Baja Norte, less than an hour east of Ensenada. We had the absolute pleasure of staying at the beautiful airbnb Nativo, which, unbeknownst to us, had such a wonderful winery, and winemaker Benjamin Peña Guerrero, with a unique story of how he changed careers mid-life from being a …

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Passion 4 Pinots!! 31:43

3y ago31:43

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Send us a Text Message. We are so excited to sit down with Dave Fraschetti, who puts on several wine events in California including Vin Diego in San Diego, Rancho Mirage Food and Wine Festival, and the Palm Springs Pinot Noir Fest. He gives us some insight on what it takes to put on such an event and why his events have been so successful! Dave's p…

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#205: The Power of Partnerships and Meeting Wayne Lamon 39:16

3y ago39:16

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What are partnership and collaboration such amazing things for a business? Because they open up opportunities that you might not have been able to act on by yourself and they create opportunities that you could never consider. I was fortunate to be introduced to Wayne Lamon from the Work Based Learning Consortium almost 2 years ago. Not only are th…

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The Girl (Episode 2) 16:09

3y ago16:09

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The Girl (Episode 2)

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Dear Diary - The Vanished Friend (Episode 3) 17:38

3y ago17:38

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Dear Diary - The Vanished Friend (Episode 3)

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#204: MentorAbility Meet: OpenText with Amanda Craig and Doug Wallbank 36:35

3y ago36:35

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This is a Canadian success story across so many levels. It brings together the importance of pursuing an idea, being open to opportunity and the power of being a part of a mentorship. Meet Amanda Craig and Doug Wallbank and hear their story of how mentorship changed their lives and businesses.By Elizabeth Plouffe

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Little Owls in Mexico - Lechuza winery Valle de Guadalupe 43:49

3y ago43:49

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Send us a text WOW is all I can say about Valle de Guadalupe, the wine region that we recently visited just east of Ensenada in Baja Mexico! Quite possibly THE BEST WINES we have ever tasted...and believe me, we have tasted ALOT of wine! This episode we were so lucky to meet Kristen at Lechuza Wines, and taste what truly is a passion project for he…

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