Against the Odds with Wonder Woman of Wine founder, Rania Zayyat
Rania Zayyat is an advanced sommelier, wine educator, and gender equality advocate in the wine industry. Her experiences in a male-dominated wine culture during her formative years led her to create change in the wine industry by founding the non-profit organization and annual conference, Wonder Women of Wine. In addition to serving as WWOW Board President, Rania co-owns Vintel, a natural wine consulting agency, and she is also the Wine Director at Bufalina in East Austin.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Rania Zayyat reminisces on her childhood and her first encounter with wine
Rania talks about her initial career trajectory and her current role as a wine educator and sommelier
How Wonder Women of Wine started and Rania’s vision for the WWOW Conference 2020
Rania talks about the exemplary lineup of speakers for WWOW Conference 2020
Rania shares the challenges of cancelling the conference and the launch of TexasTuesdays webinar
How WWOW gets financed and the crucial role of the people who push for its cause
Rania talks about Vintel and the work that they do
Rania discusses how she turned around a big mistake she made into a success story
How Rania’s first mentor enabled her to pursue her passion
In this episode…
From growing up in Houston Texas in a family with next to zero interest in wine, San Francisco-native Rania Zayyat fell into her passion for wine and found that she could do more than just drink wine, she could serve wine. She also discovered and embraced her passion to teach people about wine and more importantly, advocate for gender equality in the wine industry.
Her passion gave birth to a non-profit organization, Wonder Women of Wine (WWOW), where they primarily empower women to adopt leadership roles in all facets of the wine industry. Rania also co-owns a wine consulting firm, Vintel, where they provide consultations for companies who want to make their wine appeal to millennials through stylish branding and product quality.
In this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast, Alexi talks to Rania Zayyat of Wonder Women of Wine about pushing back and making a mark in a male-dominated industry. They discuss Rania’s discovery of her love and passion for wine, her vision for the WWOW Conference 2020 and their incredible speaker lineup, and find out how Rania is keeping the conversation about wine going despite the pandemic. Stay tuned.
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