This week in the guest chair we have Julia Coney, award winning wine writer, speaker, & consultant.
Julia wears many hats, including being the Wine Consultant for American Airlines and Founder of Black Wine Professionals; a resource for Black professionals in the world of wine.
In this episode she shares about:
- Being multi-passionate: how exploring a range of interests, from starting at a law firm to writing a beauty blog, has elevated her career
- Paving the way for diversity: how starting honest conversations about racism, equity, and inclusion in the wine industry led to being the recipient of Wine Enthusiast’s 2020 Social Visionary Award Winner
- The power of putting yourself out there on social media: How she has created opportunities for herself like being the first Black woman to run a wine program for American Airlines
Highlights include:
00:00 Intro
04:42 Original career path and intro to wine
13:00 Navigating a switch in careers
21:39 Transition from beauty blogging to wine writing
27:06 Addressing racism in the wine industry
29:40 Sustaining financially as a freelance writer
35:00 Providing a niche wine service
41:30 Unlocking networking opportunities
45:07 Running a wine program for American Airlines
54:16 Tips for entrepreneurs
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Links mentioned in this episode
- Julia’s Substack: https://juliaconey.substack.com/
- Julia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaconey/
- Julia’s email: hello@juliaconey.com
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- Julia’s Substack: https://juliaconey.substack.com/
- Julia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaconey/
- Julia’s email: hello@juliaconey.com
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