Radical Empathy with Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor is the founder of Mary Taylor wine, a curation of wines set out to demystify the appellation system. Mary draws on her 28 years of experience and is currently hard at work lobbying against tariffs in the US on the wine industry's behalf.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Mary Taylor gives an overview of her career
What Mary learned from her diverse work experience that she brought into the wine business
Mary talks about how she decided to start her wine business
The current state of lobbying efforts against wine tariffs
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the wine industry and the tariffs lobbying efforts
Mary offers advice about how to manage the stress impact of the COVID-19 crisis
Mary explains the importance of compassion and her biggest milestone in life
In this episode…
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages with devastating effects on people and businesses, the wine import industry is currently managing losses. On top of that, there is still so much uncertainty about the implementation of tariffs in the US and while everything seems to be at a standstill, lobbyists wait with bated breath to see what will come of industry players in the next few months.
Join Alexi Cashen in this week’s episode of The Alexi Cashen Show as she interviews Mary Taylor, an industry veteran who is at the forefront of the lobbying efforts against wine tariffs in the U.S. Tune in as they discuss how she got started in the wine industry and the impact of COVID-19 on lobbying efforts and on the industry as a whole.
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