20 Questions with Wine Expert Jaclyn Misch, People Profiles

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Former Miss Michigan Jaclyn Misch shares her journey to becoming a wine expert and how she is connecting with women over more than just wine with her blog, chasing-grapes.com. By Chelsie Dzbanski 1. Tell us a little about yourself and your professional background? I was born and raised in Wyandotte, Michigan and currently live in Canton with my husband Jon and two yellow labs, Koda and Yogi (“the bears”). I went to Central Michigan University and graduated with a B.A. in public relations/advertising. While in undergrad, I worked for CM-Life, the University’s newspaper in their advertising department. This really gave me a head start in the field in terms of processes and how offices in my field worked. After graduation in 2010, I started working at my first advertising agency as a media buyer, negotiating traditional spot cable, network and radio ratings on behalf of our clients and continued down that path for the next five years. 2. How did you get started in the wine industry? Shortly after I started working in 2010, I met my husband and late father-in-law. The credit goes to them for being the first to open my eyes to the vast universe of the […]