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Uncorking the Dream: Founding Ampersand Estates in Australia’s Wine Country

September 15, 2023

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Shortly after Ampersand Estates opened to the public, in December 2021, Bell and Scheepers returned to their consulting roots and debuted a new boutique consulting firm, Ampersand Advisory, helping boards and senior leaders deliver big, complex projects with ambitions and values built around sustainability. What attracts clients to the firm is that Bell and Scheepers are running a business, too—a rare find in the consulting business.

 

Although it could have been possible, entering into retirement after she and Scheepers sold their firm back in 2019 was never an option for Bell. “I quickly learned that retiring at 38 was not for me,” she laughs. “I’m 100% an entrepreneur at heart.”

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