Interview with Winemaker Tony Biagi - Small Business Show 178
Channel: Business Brain — The Entrepreneurs' Podcast
Date: 2018-07-06

https://www.businessshow.co/interview-with-winemaker-tony-biagi/

Join us this week on the Small Business Show for an insightful interview with Winemaker Tony Biagi to hear his story of moving from being employed by wineries to starting his own consulting business and eventually creating his own wine label, Patria.

During this episode, you'll learn about how Tony built his own brand equity with his consulting business and how Tony learned early on to "not chase money, let it chase you". Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss with Tony the challenges of stepping into situations where you are there to solve problems and how he works through the "because we've always done it this way" mentality.

Tony talks about how nature plays a huge role in his business and how he has adapted to take advantage of the good and downplay when things don't go right. We ask Tony about his favorite mistake and we were not surprised to hear a common answer of "apprehension" and not taking the jump early enough to go out on his own.

Listen in for all this and more before you join us over on the Small Business Support Group with your questions and comments.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Small Business Show #178 for Wednesday, July 4, 2018 
00:01:42 Tony Biagi Winemaker, Consultant, Entrepreneur 
00:02:43 Winemaking: a marine biologists dream 
00:04:38 Formulating a plan... and seeing it through to fruition 
00:07:28 Building your own brand equity while consulting 
00:09:30 Trust your gut, own your decisions. 
00:11:17 Think critically, be proactive 
00:12:07 Blossom yourself and your business by empowering others to do the job 
00:14:49 Every decision needs a purpose 
00:17:00 Stop and recognize the charmed life 
00:18:44 When nature plays a role in your business 
00:20:55 Protect your reputation 
00:21:40 Weather patterns, “Global Weirding”, and Risk Management 
00:23:31 Tony’s favorite mistake: Apprehension 
00:24:51 Believe in yourself and take the jump! 
00:25:06 Stop chasing your competitors and start working on your business 
00:26:26 Accept your role 
00:28:22 Focus on what’s next 
00:30:38 Find Tony Biagi: tony@patriawines.com 
00:36:00 You’re buying the person and the product 
00:36:57 SBS Outtro