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My guest today is Monique Shearer. Monique is an independent wine consultant (party plan consultant) at ‘WineShop At Home’. ‘WineShop At Home’ is a direct sales company. This company offers guided wine Tastings, gift baskets, custom wine labeling, and also has a premier wine club.Read and get inspired |
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Tell us a bit about your business?
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| I am an independent wine consultant with WineShop at Home. I am a business owner marketing boutique wines, gift baskets, premier wine clubs, corporate gift giving and more. I have a website www.TASTEOURWINE.com and also do in person and over the phone sales and recruiting.WineShop is the fastest growing in home tasting company in America and I sell very exclusive wines from the California region.I LOVE what I do! |
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| Were you always interested in wine? |
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| Wine is a living thing..So fascinating and a multi billion dollar industry. Wine is the top alcoholic beverage consumed in the world. In my opinion, one of the best industries to get into because of the “drinking wine and throwing parties for a living” idea. My dream has been to Live the Wine Country Lifestyle and my business is helping me acheive that. I will be going to Spain (company paid trip for two) for Harvest and will be experiencing their wines and processes. I am excited to learn the Spanish Culture and taste authentic Spanish Wines. |
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Is your business only based in U.S.A? If so are you planning to expand internationally?
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| We can only direct ship to the United States currently and have a limited shipping service area of 26 states currently (open new states all the time though). Alcohol laws are different and stricter in some states. Once we open all 50 states in the United States, I am sure we will see what we can do internationally. |
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| Can you tell us the most effective bit of marketing you have ever done? |
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| The most effective marketing I have done and still do is Network Marketing. I love to introduce all types of people to this business opportunity because we are still groundbreaking and people can earn an unlimited amount of income. People who drink wine or love to entertain/socialize definitely do extremely well with this wine business. I love to help others and be a support system. I build my team through referrals, internet advertising and through my guiding wine tastings. I love sharing my passion with others who have the same drive. |
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| What are some of the obstacles you faced in the initial days and how did you overcome them? |
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| A big obstacle I personally have had to overcome is “Negativity, the non-supporters”. There have been a couple of people who play a big role in my life that showed me no support and would try to bring me down. It affected me deeply and caused mistakes and other problems in my business and other aspects in my life. I overcame it finally by being around more “positive people” and practicing the Law of Attraction more. I realized that I was actually just making those people uncomfortable with my ambition and young success. I chose to do this business for good reasons and stick to my goals. |
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| What is the most enjoyable part of your day? |
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I enjoy my whole day! I love being able to primarily work from home in my pajamas, still having my toddler daughter around. I don’t want to miss out on her. I love having my “adult time” with my clients and friends too during the evening. I have the best of both worlds. I love having flexibilty. |
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| Finally, your five keys to success? |
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- Passion-having an ambition and vision leading to setting goals.
- Ability To Accept Risks- taking a risk and living with the consequence,embrace risk.
- Persistence-takes discipline, mastering a craft and developing a vision.
- Who You Know-You need to know people that will give you advice, help you, buy from you or hire you.
- Understanding the Law of Attraction-Have a high self esteem, be nice to work with and attract what you want out of life properly.
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| Sites Of Interest |
| http://www.wineshopathome.com |
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| This interview was published on 7th September 2007 |
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| To read more stories about women in the direct selling industry click Direct Selling Resources. |
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| Visit Manique’s website to get more information about her party plan consultant business |
2 Comments Add your own
1. Jessi Peterson | July 30th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I would love to find out more about this company and how to get started as a p/t wine consultant.
Thanks!
Jessi Peterson
360-402-4299
2. sandy.naidu | July 30th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Thank you Jessi for dropping by…Visit their website http://www.wineshopathome.com and you should find lots of information there.
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