This week, Beck recaps the Sip & Sabor Festival and the conversation around mindful hospitality and creating welcoming spaces.
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Feeling the Strain? How To Lean on Community to Weather Tough Times
In a world where everyone seems to be "killing it," it's okay to admit that things are tough. This week we tap back into community, and share the Top 10 list of ABG community profiles that you all loved, for inspiration.
Navigating Dry January - The ABG Community Weighs In
As we kick off the New Year, the ABG community chimes in with their perspective on ‘Dry January’.
Community is King, and Queen: 5 Takeaways from the LatinX Wine Summit
Fresh from the LatinX Wine Summit, Beck shares her Top 5 takeaways from the conference to support the latinx wine community.
How To Have a Conversation: Real-Life Examples from the Wine Industry
Think about the last time you had a great conversation.
Like, a GREAT conversation. Where you felt like you were really seeing the other person. Where you learned something new about them. Where your curiosity was piqued. It may not be common, but it is possible, as Cathy explains.
How Small Gestures Can Become Healing Acts
It can feel like humanity is tearing itself apart with division, anger, angst and anxiety. While it may feel like there is no end or easy way out of the malaise that we find ourselves in, Beck offers one idea to help ease things a little…
Slowing Things Down a Little: ABG Goes Bi-Weekly
We’re taking a breath, and now publishing bi-weekly. Update here.
An Honesty Refresh. Thanks To You
In the final days before wine2wine Business Forum, it's honesty that makes the difference, as Cathy explains.
Survey Says! ABG Community Responses for ABG: A Preview
This week, we preview the responses from our short and anonymous survey that will help us present our session at this year’s wine2wine Business Forum.
ABG Moms Say the Darndest Things
ABG Moms say the darndest things, and I don’t just mean our Aussie friends from last week’s post! (Though, you have to admit, they pretty much take the cake, swearing and all.)
Supporting ABG’s BIPOC Community with Action and Resources
Fresh from a thought-provoking Lift Collective virtual conference, Beck considers the ways we can step up and take action to support ABG’s BIPOC community.
COVID, Wellness and the Lessons We've Learned, Part Two
In Part II of the team’s look back at a year forever changed by COVID, Beck and Cathy share their personal perspectives.
Holiday Hacks from the ABG Community
With only 13 days until we can officially turn the page on 2020, you all deserve an enormous hug for getting through one hell of a year. So with many of our friends and family at their wits end, we turn to our ABG community to see what they are looking for to find some reprieve and sanity during the closing days that is to survive the sh*t show of 2020.
Here are ways they are planning to 'hack' the holidays:
"Work Like You Don't Have a Child. Parent Like You Don't Have a Job." The ABG Community at the Crux of the Impossible
"Work Like You Don't Have a Child. Parent Like You Don't Have a Job." Welcome to parenting, the 2020 version. It’s time to talk about it. That is exactly what we’ll do on Monday’s webinar, and we hope very much you’ll join us. Whether or not you yourself are a parent, you undoubtedly know someone who is. Monday’s webinar is for you too, to gain some insights of this aspect of the pandemic reality for friends and colleagues.
Right Now is the Time to Hold Our Loved Ones Close
This week we’ve listened, read, shared and confided our experiences. We’re holding space to recognize the deep trauma, pain and suffering inflicted on our friends and colleagues, many of whom were victims at the hands of a few. Here we consider ways to keep safely in community with trusted friends and colleagues.
Announcing Two New Developments to Honor the ABG Community
This week we’d like to share some information about two new developments at ABG, that arise directly from your feedback to the Community check-in survey a few months ago. Beck and I are excited about both of these things, mainly because they address topics and interests that you all have expressed.
From One Extreme to Another, and Finding Balance in Between
It’s been a week of emotional extremes for the ABG community as we mourn the loss of one of the wine industry’s true creatives, while being grateful for the public recognition of the work and conversations that this forum continues to open up.
Survey says! Results from the ABG Community Check-In
This week we will share Part 1 of the results received from our recent ABG Community check-in. All responses were completely anonymous which, judging by your additional comments, helped in the honesty department. check it out!
WE Need YOU for A Balanced Glass Community Check-In
The relentless impact that COVID is having on our daily lives is palpable, so we really do want to know how you are faring. In the absence of 1,000 separate telephone calls, we are hoping to find out a little more about how people are faring. To that end, we have created a simple survey to receive your input.