Shae Frichette is Co-owner of Frichette Winery, a limited production winery and tasting room in the Red Mountain AVA in Washington State, USA. As a minority business owner in the Washington wine industry and with her background in leadership, Shae has been provided opportunities to speak at various events sharing her story and skill sets.
Shae has completed Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 2, is the 2015 ATHENA Young Professional Award recipient, a recipient of the 2015 Entrepreneurial Award, 2015 Young Professional Award recipient and graduate of the Leadership Tri- Cities Class XX.
Shae serves on the Board of Directors for the Red Mountain AVA Alliance, Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce, Visit Tri-Cities and is a mentor with eMERGE, a STEM based leadership program for girls. She is an active volunteer with the American Heart Association hosting an annual fundraising and awareness event and also founded the Benton Cities Wineries Giving Garden Project where more than a dozen wineries grow food and provide financial donations to the local food bank. In addition, she serves on an Advisory Board for the UW Foster School of Business. As a community advocate, Shae volunteers by sharing wine and wine education for more than twenty non-profits in the Tri- Cities area each year.
Prior to starting Frichette Winery, Shae lead the Organizational Development Function for Stanley Black & Decker – HHI where she designed Leadership Development Programs for associates in four countries. She served as the emcee and facilitator for business conventions and hosted video communications for the organization. Today, in addition to running the daily business of Frichette Winery, Shae speaks at conferences and events on topics such as networking, providing stellar service and teambuilding.
Shae holds a B.A. in Theatre from Winthrop University in South Carolina, leadership and facilitator certifications from Franklin Covey, Ken Blanchard and Achieve Global and has the distinction of the CPCC from Coaches Training Institute.
She loves spending time with her family, enjoying a glass of wine and writing.
For more information, follow Shae at:
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter – @frichettewinery
Taste Washington: http://tastewashington.org/
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