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Napa Valley, Ca, Us

Co-founder of a new customer engagement & commerce platform (private beta) for Food, Wine & Lifestyle companies.

We develop, position and market high-concept experiences for innovative ideas, including a regenerative ranching and membership concept for an 8000+ acre ranch in California, and a category-defining wearable technology that delivers real-time sound healings to balance a person’s nervous system in minutes.

As a visionary and pioneer, Michael Chiarello created a culinary empire as a chef, restaurateur, vintner, specialty food trailblazer, author, television host, designer and philanthropist. For two decades, I led overall brand creation, positioning, direct marketing, digital and social media, product marketing and PR, package and collateral design, television & corporate partnerships and overall creative oversight. Michael embodied authentic, personal and heart-felt hospitality, expressing the value of family, heritage and sustainability in all he endeavored. With Michael, nothing was generic. As his longtime creative and brand partner, I am responsible for protecting and growing his legacy on behalf of his memory, his children and grandchildren, and the millions of people he inspired by his life’s story and experiences. I am proud to be able to ensure that the full expression of Michael’s vibrant and fruitful life continues to delight people with food that is delicious and creates lasting memories around the table.Chiarello family heritage brands include:Chiarello Family VineyardsBottega Napa ValleyCoqueta San FranciscoOttimo Napa ValleyChiarello Media properties include:Season by Season (PBS)Michael Chiarello’s Napa (PBS)Easy Entertaining by Michael Chiarello (Emmy-winning, Food Network)Michael Chiarello’s LiveFire (Chronicle Books)Bottega Cookbook (Chronicle Books)Michael Chiarello’s Casual Cooking (Chronicle Books)At Home with Michael Chiarello (Chronicle Books)Napa Stories by Michael Chiarello (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)The Tra Vigne Cookbook (Chronicle Books)Michael Chiarello’s Flavored Oils & Vinegars (Chronicle Books)

The family winery founded by Michael Chiarello in 1998, crafting small production wines produced from our 1890's-era, 20-acre vineyard estate in St. Helena California include old-vine Zinfandel, old vine Petite Sirah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Over 2 decades, Michael realized his dream of converting historic vineyards from fallow to fertile, with winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown.I co-hosted the members-only bi-annual harvest events for 100 guests in our St Helena vineyards, launched and grew the DTC channel. I have the privilege of presenting limited quantities of our library to our members, including Michael's final wine, the MDC Cabernet Sauvignon, a vine-by-vine select across our heritage Cabernet vineyards. Private tastings and member information available by contacting 707-347-9607.

I expanded partnerships with companies like Delta and Lexus to broaden the reach of Michael Chiarello’s TV shows, cookbooks and publicity, capitalizing on millions of media impressions to significantly grow our customer base for businesses in the Gruppo Chiarello family.Michael was a national television host of his own shows for over a decade on PBS, Food Network and Cooking Channel, and appeared on Top Chef, Top Chef Masters (BRAVO), Next Iron Chef and Iron Chef America, Best Thing I Ever Ate, Best Thing I Ever Made (FOOD NETWORK), and A&E’s Celebrity Bucket List. His Emmy Award®-winning show Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, began in 2003. A popular celebrity guest chef, Michael appearrd frequently on top programs such as The Today Show, CBS Early Show, Regis & Kathy, and The View.Design and production collaborators include: Susie Heller, Natalie Gustafson, Geoffrey Drummond, Michael Mabry, Frankie Frankeny, Deborah Jones, Karl Petzke, Janet Fletcher, Ann Spivack, Claudia Sansome, David Shalleck, Michael Laukert, Farley Green and Margaret DeMonte.

Yountville, California, Us

Barnraiser was founded as a social and funding platform designed to support sustainable food and farming producers and evolved into a marketplace connecting artisan food makers with consumers seeking new ways to eat and live. Brand design by Felicia Chiarello of the Gospel Agency.

Connolly Ranch encourages the next generation of environmental stewards, serving over 5,000 kids each year. I created the Dirt to Dine Adventure Camp for kids, a 5-day experience growing and harvesting farm-fresh foods, then cooking with them as they experienced how a sustainable farm produces foods that are good for us, the animals, and the planet. For expanded impact, I produced a video series co-hosted by Michael Chiarello as he teaches kids to cook.

As a founding board member, I supported the launch of this innovative, multi-city film & culinary festival in Napa Valley (Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, and Calistoga) by co-founders Brenda & Marc Lhormer (producers of Bottle Shock & Dear Zoe). Michael and I cultivated founding members, partners and hosted the who’s who in the entertainment industry at our VIP events at Bottega Restaurant. Festival partners included world-class sponsors (Mercedes, St Regis, Masserati) and celebrity attendees: Jennifer Garner, Kevin Costner, Laura Dern, Jeffrey Wright, Will Ferrell, Robin Williams, Viggo Mortensen, Kurt Russell, Dev Patel, Shaileene Woodley, Michael Shannon.

Benicia, Ca, Us

Developed and launched the brand of this multichannel retail and lifestyle company founded by Michael Chiarello. We designed and developed products across a dozen categories from food to decor to furniture, expressing the Mediterranean sensibilities of life in the Napa Valley, by working with exquisite artisanal merchants in Europe and America. I directed all DTC and catalog marketing, trademark, earned media, customer acquisition & segmentation, list management, events, partnerships, retail and packaging design, and built a branded wine club, growing to over 200k direct customers. Opened the flagship store in Yountville, California and 5 other locations. Brand & packaging design by Kit Hinrichs, Pentagram.

Developed & executed full brand positioning, customer research, identity and $10million GTM (go-to-market) plan in order to launch this well-funded fintech startup across television, radio, print and online advertising channels. Brand, research & advertising by the creative team Rob Price & Paul Curtin, Eleven Inc Agency (now Mekanism).

Cupertino, California, Us

Developed and maintained primary relationships with software developers, textbook publishers, curriculum companies to incorporate key features of Macintosh platform into teaching and learning solutions. Market development strategies with schools and districts to drive adoption and marketshare for Apple.

Dublin 2, Ie

Business & information systems analysis, project management and systems implementation on large scale IS/IT projects for Fortune 100 companies. Taught course to European/US consultants at the international campus in St Charles Illinois.