| 09/17/2015 | |
 8:00 am - 8:45 am | Networking Breakfast (Pavillion) |
| 8:45 am - 9:00 am | Welcome (Barrel room) Eric Jorgensen, Publisher, Wine Business Monthly |
| 9:00 am | Hiring Trends + New Profiles Sneak Peek Eric Jorgensen, Publisher, Wine Business Monthly Based on winejobs.com posting trends. How does winery hiring in 2015 compare with previous years? In which areas are wineries hiring? |
| 9:15 am | Employee Development & Performance Reviews Many companies are changing the way they do performance reviews. Learn about the “Coaching for Performance” method, how a good performance review process can affect retention and enhance your overall employee development. |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Incentive Compensation in the Tasting Room Lesley Burgland, WISE Academy For most wineries in Napa and Sonoma, the tasting room and wine clubs are the most profitable channels. Additionally, wineries are attempting to raise the level of customer experience in the tasting room. What is the best way to structure compensation in the tasting room to achieve wineries’ goals? How can wineries structure incentive programs to increase retention? |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Networking Round Table Session 1 Table topics to choose from: Table 1: Tasting Room Compensation
Moderator: Lesley Berglund, WISE Academy
Table 2: Hiring Trends
Moderator: Shanne Malilay, Jackson Family Wines
Table 3: Performance Reviews
Moderator: Lauren Haag, Delicato Winery
Moderator: Lisa Bates, Wente Family Estates
Table 4: Development and Training of Employees/Career Planning/Succession Planning
Moderator: Kathy Reddick, Jackson Family Wines
Table 5: 2016 Affordable Care Act Reporting Updates
Moderator: Chris Reiter, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co
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| 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Networking Round Table Session 2 Table topics to choose from: Table 1: Tasting Room Compensation Moderator: Lesley Berglund, WISE Academy
Table 2: Hiring Trends Moderator: Shanne Malilay, Jackson Family Wines
Table 3: Performance Reviews Moderator: Lauren Haag, Delicato Winery Moderator: Lisa Bates, Wente Family Estates
Table 4: Development and Training of Employees/Career Planning/Succession Planning Moderator: Kathy Reddick, Jackson Family Wines
Table 5: 2016 Affordable Care Act Reporting Updates Moderator: Chris Reiter, Woodruff-Sawyer & Co |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | 2015 Compensation Trends Steve Treder, Western Management Group Donna Bowman, Western Management Group One of the most popular features in Wine Business Monthly each year is the Salary Survey Report. This session will feature a preview of the Salary Survey results, which will be printed in our October issue. The results will be presented by Western Management Group, which conducts the survey in partnership with Wine Business Monthly each year. |
