Business memoir: Sonal C Holland on being a woman in the male-dominated wine industry

Being a woman has always been my strength, and I have never seen it as a challenge or a disadvantage that has kept me from growing in my field. That said, I work relentlessly to ensure that I live my personal and professional life to the fullest. The universe has blessed me with a loving family and professional success, and I refuse to take any aspect of my life for granted.

Women often ask me how I maintain work–life balance. The truth is, it is hard to divide time equally between work and personal life on a daily basis. Former Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi had once famously said this:

I don’t think women can have it all. I just don’t think so. We pretend we have it all. We pretend we can have it all. My husband and I have been married for 34 years. And we have two daughters. And every day you have to decide whether you are going to be a wife or a mother, in fact, many times during the day you have to make those decisions. And you have to co-opt a lot of people to help you. We co-opted our families to help us. We plan...

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