How is it already November? What a whirlwind year full of change and promise for the future. It’s an interesting world we live in at the moment, and there is nothing I would rather do than focus on being the best version of myself.
This year I pushed myself to take part in the Pow Wow Pitch, something that I have known about for a couple of years, but had not had the confidence previously to go through with it. The Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous Entrepreneurs across Turtle Island. You have 1 minute to pitch your business idea and you can do it in person or send in a video.
I am happy to say that I was was chosen as a semi-finalist in my category of Food & Drink with my CREE-ATION NATION Pitch, one of 8 businesses chosen across North America.
If you want to check out my final pitch, here is the link to the semi-finalist episode, my segment starts at 2:42.
I did not make it past that level, but it gave me some food for thought on how I can move forward while still holding down a FT job and keeping up with life demands.
I have recently attended a Business Plan Bootcamp through Community Futures and have revamped the website. I am confident that the next steps and path I take will bring me closer to next year’s launch!
Cheers
Published by ZWineNinja
In wine there is truth. This blog is about my own musings, from the very beginnings....
Truth.
In my very first wine experience, I did not even like the smell of wine. I loved the tanks, hoses, and barrels but plugged my nose while walking around the winery. In reality, this wine ninja was all of 5 years of age and had many years to go before falling under the allure of wine.
Flash forward a few years, I was culinary bound, learning about flavours, origins and the land and then discovered the concept of Wine pairings. My mind was blown :O! I needed to learn all I could, so I took a chance and applied at 3 wineries. I started at my first choice one on an entry level position, but I have never looked back. I grew with the winery, experiencing different aspects and later growing with the company in management in all aspects of retail and also in sales.
Though I have done schooling for other things artistic in nature, I have always circled back to wine, the siren to my career. I have my ISG diploma, are WSET Certified and strive to learn all I can, taking my WSET Diploma with a goal in sight.
This is a place where I will share my true impressions, experiences, tastings, recipes (gluten free as I am a celiac), and thoughts not of anyone else.
In vino veritas, the quest for knowledge never ends.
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