Jeannette is joined by Michael Juergens, a self-professed wine geek and entrepreneur, who shares his fascinating journey of establishing the Bhutan Wine Company in the remote kingdom of Bhutan.
From his unexpected introduction to Bhutan through a marathon opportunity to the challenges and triumphs of creating a wine industry in the Himalayas, Michael's passion and determination shine through. He emphasises the importance of doing "epic shit with cool people" as his guiding principle, leading him to pursue extraordinary ventures and meaningful connections
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
"I think the biggest thing that's happened probably over the last, let's call it 30 years, is global supply chain."
"I think the universe presents us opportunities all day every day. And most of us are too busy driving around with whatever stupid goal that we've got going on to even become aware that the universe is presenting you with an opportunity."
"Epic shit with cool people!”
This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Michael Juergens is a super wine geek who started the Kingdom of Bhutan's wine industry from scratch, something that hasn't been done in the world in 200 years, after discovering in 2016 that the country had no vineyards.
His company, Bhutan Wine Company, currently has approximately 200 acres of vineyards, growing 16 different grape varietals—nine red and seven white—spread across nine sites in Bhutan. Their first grape harvest for wine production will occur in Summer/Fall 2024.
Michael has spent 25+ years reading, studying, and traveling to wine regions across the world, meeting the people and drinking the wine, and generally being obsessed with wine.
He is also the best-selling author of several wine books, including the game-changing Drinking & Knowing Things series adapted from his widely popular Drinking and Knowing Things blog, which provides a wealth of wine knowledge, including wine recommendations.
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.