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At that point i had 18 years of incredibly focused wine knowledge. i had been on the retail floor of a very prominent wine shop for 15 years. i knew what the consumers were looking for and to your point, one of the great advantages of being a poor student is you become cynical of the system. so the establishment of the wine world was pretentious, was uninviting, was, you know, not nice and it kept a lot of people out of being curious and enjoying wine. what they didn't know was that the robert parker and the wine spectator and the, you know, five star restaurants were going to lose their power...

Peek at his new office around the corner. >> welcome. >> this is great. >> beautiful setup. great entryway when you walk in. super excited for the upgrade. >> now at the higher end of the rental market, john's two priorities were room to grow and a great customer experience are realized. >> welcome to the new space. >> this is great. it's big. >> yeah, it's massive. the elevator entrance right off of the space. a nice change in scenery to what you saw in the old space. you're walking into an all showroom floor set up with a retail experience. we've taken the old retail floor and tripled the si...

>> a lot of people might pooh-pooh work in retail but you could rise through the ranks and opportunities in any organization, management down the road? >> well, want to be smart and make sure if you get that foot in the door, and you have to look at it that way, because this economy is tough, make sure to impress the right people. do what you need to do to demonstrate your value to them and show them that, hey, you know what? there are a lot of different things i can do beyond just being out on the retail floor and doing my job, and also keep a running list of things that might need fixing, ch...

>> with the hammers still swinging, john gave us a sneak peek at his new office under construction around the corner. >> this is great. >> beautiful set up. great entry way. super exciting for an upgrade for us. >> now at the higher end of the rental market, john's two priorities, room to grow and a great customer experience are realized. >> welcome to the new space. >> oh, it's great. it's big. >> it's massive. the elevator exit's right off the space. a nice change in scenery from the old space. you're walk nothing to an all show room floor set up with a big retail experience. we've essential...