The Alexi Cashen Podcast

Eva Zorad is the New Jersey Sales Representative and National Sales Liaison of BonHomie Wine Imports, a company who is passionate about people and their stories. They work with wine makers with smaller estates of about 8-hectares who have generations of experience and knowledge in traditional wine making partnered with the newest innovations, and who offer impeccable wine.

Marisa Brown is the Los Angeles Sales Representative at Nomadic Distribution LLC, an import and distribution company that brings in bottles of alcoholic beverages from the coast of Morocco to the backcountry of San Diego, to the hills of France, and the heel of the boot.

Gretchen Pen is a Sales and Marketing Representative from Vintage ‘59 Imports, a company who looks for wines with depth of fruit, length and elegance. They focus on the rich relationships that spring from the community of growers, instead of just the commercial imperative. Their rule is simple: work with people who make you proud and whose wine you drink at home.

Tune in to this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast as Alexi talks with Josie Zeiger of MWF WIne Co. about how to reach out to clients and close sales despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Josie also shares how the pandemic has affected her work and what she’s doing differently to keep the sales moving in a competitive and saturated market.

Join Alexi Cashen and Kate Cornelius-Schecter of Selection Massale in this episode of The Alexi Cashen Podcast as they discuss the tough times in the wine industry and how industry players are proving to be tougher. Tune in as they discuss how wine sales representatives can keep their energies up and pivot their outreach in order to stay connected to clients.

Tune in to this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast as Alexi Cashen interviews Meghan Caiazzoof Palomar Beverage Company about culture, risk, and sales success in the wine industry. Meghan discusses in depth how she’s pivoting wine sales during this COVID-19 pandemic, the industry’s outlook, how women can get more involved in the wine industry, and more importantly, how they can thrive in it.

In this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast Alexi talks to Aaron Sherman of SevenFifty about his company’s ongoing innovation in the wine industry and how they are actually leading the pack. They also talk about SevenFifty Daily, Aaron’s online magazine about the business and culture of the beverage alcohol industry. Stay tuned.

Join Alexi Cashen on this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcastas she talks with Harmon Skurnik of Skurnik Wines about his company’s success for the past 33 years, how the wine business is pivoting in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and why it’s important for stakeholders in the industry to take part in the conversation about tariffs that are imposed upon them. Stay tuned.

Listen in on this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast to hear from Melinda Kearney of Lorenza Wine Company as she shares her incredible story of a mother and daughter banding together to serve and create a brand that produces dry True Rosé – with love.