Kathy Neumann:  

I graduated from Madison as a Junior. I was 16 and took two years off before going to college. My plan was to be a fashion designer....then I realized that I have no clue how to sew. On to the next plan. I graduated from Bassist College with a degree in Retail Management. In 1981, I ended up at an insurance company and stayed in that business until 1993. It was not my dream job, however, it did allow me to travel a lot. Through the industry, I joined a national organization holding local and state offices and ended up being a member of the National Board of Directors. This meant that I traveled all over the US: Anchorage; Vancouver, BC; Seattle; Yakima; Billings; Helena; Great Falls; Boise; Idaho Falls; Houston; Dallas; Tulsa; Grand Rapids, MI; Boston; Atlanta; Cinncinatti; Chicago; Indianapolis; Denver; Honolulu; Las Vegas; and a bunch of other places I can't remember. Once I left the industry, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do...so I took a year off and did research. A friend of mine had been laid off at the same time, so we started a wine tour company. I still own that company today. In the meantime, I also wo...Expand for more