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10 Questions
Each Wednesday the Napa Valley Register's Business Focus asks "10 Questions" of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled. To suggest a candidate for "10 Questions" e-mail: jhuffman@napanews.com
November 25th, 2009
10 Questions for Diane Shimshak of Judd's Hill WineryWorking for a small winery, Diane Shimshak’s job is as varied as the wine she pours in the Judd’s Hill tasting room.
November 18th, 2009
10 Questions for Todd Humphries Chef/co-owner, Martini House, St. HelenaTodd Humphries likes to live and work in the moment. As executive chef and co-owner of the critically acclaimed Martini House in St. Helena, “My greatest pleasure is to create what I think of as cuisine of the moment, grounded in what’s fresh daily, and then improvising.”
November 11th, 2009
10 Questions: Claudia Sonder, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine of Napa Valley Veterinary Hospital Inc.Each Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
November 4th, 2009
10 Questions with Jac Cole of Spring Mountain VineyardEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
October 28th, 2009
10 Questions with Sean A. Knight of Cindy Pawlcyn RestaurantsEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
October 21st, 2009
10 Questions for Debora J. Ferrero-Waite of Puertas Abiertas Community Resource CenterDebora Ferrero-Waite has been the executive director of Puertas Abiertas for more than a year, but many Napans will know her from her first career in education.
October 14th, 2009
10 Questions for Jim Carte of The Missing Rib BBQJim Carte had a hard time naming his favorite barbecue sauce. “I like Texas red but also Georgia vinegar and mustard. I also like the hot, sweet, spicy Memphis style,” Carte said. “I love them all.”
October 7th, 2009
10 Questions for Erin Sullivan of Acme Fine WinesErin Sullivan certainly covered some ground on her way to Napa Valley. Sullivan was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. After college, she lived and worked in New York City for five years.
September 30th, 2009
10Questions with Misty Michele Phelps of Getting Fresh With MistyEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
September 24th, 2009
10 Questions with Garret Murphy of Vintner's CollectiveEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
September 23rd, 2009
10 Questions with Garret Murphy of Vintner’s CollectiveEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
September 16th, 2009
10 Questions for Chris von Eckartsberg of BCV ArchitectsShoppers who enjoy visiting the Oxbow Public Market can thank Chris von Eckartsberg. He designed the building.
September 9th, 2009
10 Questions for Jim Dolen of Magnum Tours“People are always curious about the celebrities we drive,” Jim Dolen of Magnum Tours said. “Of course we have to be very discreet. Whatever happens in our cars stays in our cars,” he said.
September 2nd, 2009
10 Questions for Pastor Mike Ray of Hopewell Baptist ChurchEach Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.
August 26th, 2009
10 Questions for Robin Hampton of The Music ConnectionIf you have a child involved with music in Napa County, chances are you’ve met Robin Hampton.
August 19th, 2009
10 Questions for Darrin Channels of Wine Country KitchensReaders might be surprised to hear about Darrin Channels’ business, Wine Country Kitchens. More than 30 employees work in a 20,000 square-foot building in the Napa Valley Gateway Business Park. The specialty food manufacturer, wholesaler and co-packer provides contract packaging for various national brands and specialty retailers.
August 12th, 2009
10 Questions for Bernard Portet of Clos Du Val Wine Co., Ltd.Bernard Portet recalled the Napa Valley wine industry of the 1970s.
August 5th, 2009
10 Questions for Kristie Sheppard of Napa County Historical Society“I have always loved history,” said Kristie Sheppard, executive director of the Napa County Historical Society. “My dad and I watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when I was 7 years old and I really wanted to be an archeologist.”
July 29th, 2009
10 Questions for Elias Fernandez of Shafer VineyardsTo some people, making wine and music may not have much in common, but not to Elias Fernandez.
July 22nd, 2009
10 Questions for Rolando Herrera of Mi Sueño WineryWhen Rolando Herrera started working in the wine industry, he never thought one day he’d run his own winery.
July 15th, 2009
10 Questions for Beatrice Bostick of Community Health Clinic OleThis is our fourth installment of a special “10 Questions” series profiling business people involved in local nonprofit agencies.
July 8th, 2009
10 Questions for Eric Dreikosen of Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa ValleyEric Dreikosen’s involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs started with a part-time job as program aide at the Petaluma center.
July 1st, 2009
10 Questions for Jane Albert of Napa HumaneFor the next four weeks, 10 Questions focuses on business people involved in local nonprofit agencies.
June 24th, 2009
10 Questions for Michelle Williams of Arts Council Napa ValleyFor the next four weeks, 10 Questions focuses on business people involved in local nonprofit agencies.
June 17th, 2009
10 Questions for Michael D. Marino of California Wine Tours and Evans TransportationDuring the early 1980s and while still in high school, Mike Marino had the bright idea that visitors might enjoy touring the wine country in a limousine. At the time, “A lot of people thought I was crazy,” wrote Marino in an e-mail.
June 10th, 2009
10 Questions for Lori Reich of Reich & Associates Business Services, Inc.Before starting Reich & Associates Business Services, Lori Reich was taking care of another kind of business — kids. For 10 years, beginning in the mid-90s, she ran a family daycare center out of her Napa home.
June 3rd, 2009
10 Questions for Tom Benvenuto of Sunset Aviation LLC“I wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid,” said Tom Benvenuto. “There are so many things about it that I love.”
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