Stories of North Bay women changing what business leadership looks like

Priyanka Dhar French is winemaker for Signorello Estate, 4500 Silverado Trail, near Calistoga in Napa Valley. (Alisha Sommer photo) March 26, 2020
Priyanka Dhar French is winemaker for Signorello Estate, 4500 Silverado Trail, near Calistoga in Napa Valley. (Alisha Sommer photo) March 26, 2020

Napa Valley trendsetter winemaker takes on Signorello rebuild

Born and raised in Mumbai, Priyanka Dhar French didn’t grow up around wine. But her passion for science blossomed into a love for making top-class wine.

Linsey Gallagher, CEO of Visit Napa Valley (Robert McClenahan photo)
Linsey Gallagher, CEO of Visit Napa Valley (Robert McClenahan photo)

Napa Valley's new tourism chief wants region on millennials' bucket list

Drawing on a decade of experience in raising the prominence of U.S. wine on the world stage, Visit Napa Valley CEO Linsey Gallagher reveals her vision for appealing to the next generation of consumers.

Kendal Hamann, M.D., assistant physician in chief for outpatient quality and care experience, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa Medical Center, Santa Rosa
Kendal Hamann, M.D., assistant physician in chief for outpatient quality and care experience, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa Medical Center, Santa Rosa

Women in Business Awards: Kendal Hamann, M.D., Kaiser Santa Rosa

The assistant physician in chief for outpatient quality and care experience at Santa Rosa Medical Center says, “I hope that medicine will evolve to be more inclusive of all.”

Theodora Lee, founder of Theopolis Vineyards, in Yorkville, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 12. (Beth Schlanker/The Press Democrat)
Theodora Lee, founder of Theopolis Vineyards, in Yorkville, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 12. (Beth Schlanker/The Press Democrat)

How this local vintner pushed open doors for Black women in the wine business

“I’m happy to say that now there is a lot of opportunity for women and people of color in the wine industry,” says Theodora Lee, vintner of Mendocino County’s Theopolis Vineyards.

Molly Tou, owner of Two60 Kitchen + Bar, opened the Fairfield restaurant during the pandemic in June 2020 but business continues to grow and filled all their tables for lunch on Tuesday, Sept. 13.  (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)
Molly Tou, owner of Two60 Kitchen + Bar, opened the Fairfield restaurant during the pandemic in June 2020 but business continues to grow and filled all their tables for lunch on Tuesday, Sept. 13. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Fairfield woman finds success opening restaurant in the pandemic

Here’s how Solano County serial entrepreneur Molly Tou came back to the food business after helping to run a family-owned eatery for 15 years.

Renee Mengali
Renee Mengali

Healdsburg accounting firm founder discovered her passion for numbers early in life

Renee Mengali reveals how her drive to get into the industry at age 17 put her on a path to build a business that attracted a merger deal from one of the nation’s largest firms.

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