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MIchael and Bonnie Harvey

Welcome to Business Audio Theatre the Most Effective Onboarding Tool to Reduce Turnover and Increase Engagement Preserve Founders Legacy through Story Performed by Actors with Sound Effects and Music DOES YOUR HISTORY, FOUNDING SPIRIT, & GUIDING PRINCIPLES GET LOST OVER TIME? Does your growth result in specialization, turf battles, corporate malaise, costly employee turnover, and lack of engagement and loss of the big picture? "Any company that works intentionally on their culture will like this product for on-boarding." -Bill Higgs, Host, Culture Code Champions Podcast "TRANSFORMATIONAL ! Tremendous potential for CEO's to tell their story in a new way!" -Robert Reiss, Forbes Magazine After building & selling the famous Barefoot Wine Brand and writing the NYT's Bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit, used in 60 schools of entrepreneurship, and after a decade of being trusted advisors to startups, buildups, and buildouts, Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey have developed Business Audio Theatre. As workplace culture experts, they believe the best way to increase engagement and reduce turnover is through story. They believe the best way to convey business story is through audio theatre provided to new employees on day one. Identification with the founders, their story, and their principles is the basis for identification. Identification is the basis for engagement. Engagement is the basis for longevity. Find out more! Watch C-Suite TV Interview with Taryn Winter Brill: Listen to The Barefoot Spirit from the C-Suite Library Call: 707-484-1600 EMAIL: Sales@TheBarefootSpirit.com Michael & Bonnie in Action: 1.5 minute: https://barefootspirit.wistia.com/medias/svuthvx4uy 2.5 minute: https://barefootspirit.wistia.com/medias/q1t21okz9f 3 minute: https://barefootspirit.wistia.com/medias/8y5btoyfrw 10 minute: https://barefootspirit.wistia.com/medias/8crj4p1hg9

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