Here at McClain Cellars, you know our story is about more than just wine. It’s about the journey—the soil, the sun, the storms, and the relentless passion that goes into every single bottle. We believe that each vintage tells a tale, and we’ve poured our own story into every label, every vintage, and every experience we craft.

Today, we are thrilled to announce a new chapter in our story: the release of two new books, written by our very own founder, Jason McClain. Rooted in the same principles of resilience and purpose that guide our winemaking, Island of One: Born Different. Built to Thrive. and Pivot to Profit: Turning Failures into Fuel offer a powerful blueprint for anyone looking to navigate life’s challenges and build a life of intention.

These books are a culmination of Jason’s three decades of experience as an entrepreneur, and they are filled with the raw, unfiltered wisdom that can only be gained from a life of overcoming adversity. They are for the dreamers, the doers, and the leaders who know that a life well-lived is one of purpose, courage, and relentless growth.

Island of One: Born Different. Built to Thrive.

This is a deeply personal book, a universal guide for anyone who has ever felt fundamentally different, overlooked, or stuck. In Island of One, Jason shares his own story of being born without fingers on his left hand and how this unique physical challenge became a forge for his resilience and an unconventional lens through which he discovered a profoundly liberating truth: we are all born with everything we need to live a life of purpose and meaning.

Island of One introduces The C.O.M.P.A.S.S. System, a practical and actionable framework designed to help you make decisions that are genuinely best for you. This system is broken down into seven key principles:

• C is for Clarity (Your Plan): Learn how to set goals that truly light you up and create a roadmap you can follow.
• O is for Ownership (Your Gifts): Unearth your innate gifts and unique qualities, recognizing that your challenges have forged your greatest strengths.
• M is for Manage (Your Time): Master your time and eliminate distractions to focus on what truly matters.
• P is for Perspective (Your Past): Transform your past experiences from anchors holding you back into powerful launchpads propelling you forward.
• A is for Acknowledge (Your Fears): Learn to befriend your fears instead of letting them paralyze you, cultivating courage one step at a time.
• S is for Satisfy (Your Needs): Understand and honor your core needs for security, connection, and growth, leading to choices that nourish your soul.
• S is for Strengthen (Your Beliefs): Reshape the limiting beliefs that hold you back and actively strengthen empowering ones.

Jason’s journey is a powerful reminder that your perceived limitations are not a barrier to success but the very crucible that forges unstoppable resilience.

Pivot to Profit: Turning Failures into Fuel

For the entrepreneur, the leader, and the visionary, Pivot to Profit is your battle-tested blueprint for navigating crisis and creating opportunity from thin air. In this book, Jason holds nothing back, sharing his most tremendous failures—including two business bankruptcies—and the brutal, invaluable lessons he learned along the way.

Pivot to Profit introduces The R.I.S.E. System, a four-stage framework for engineering a powerful comeback:

• R – Reckon: Learn to face the brutal facts of your situation with radical honesty, conducting a “business autopsy” to find the root cause of the problem without blame.
• I – Identify: Shift from defense to offense by uncovering the core opportunity hidden within the chaos, focusing on what customers truly need, not just what they want.
• S – Strategize: Forge a new path to profit by building a resilient relaunch plan based on cold, hard logic and leveraging your unique “Adversity Edge”.
• E – Execute: Build the engine for your new venture and execute your plan with relentless, unstoppable precision, because a brilliant strategy is worthless without action.

Through powerful stories of triumph and tribulation, from a UK embezzlement scandal to the unexpected market challenges faced by McClain Cellars, Jason demonstrates how to transform setbacks into stepping stones for future success.

Enjoy the Books with a Glass of McClain Cellars Wine

As you dive into these pages, we invite you to pour yourself a glass of your favorite McClain Cellars wine. Each of our vintages is named after a significant turning point in Jason’s life—a challenge overcome, a lesson learned, or a triumph celebrated. Our Promise, a bold Cabernet Sauvignon, and our Hope & Faith, a beautiful Petite Sirah, were both born from moments of profound struggle and triumph, mirroring the very philosophies in these books.

These books are more than just a read; they are a call to action. They are an invitation to find your own purpose, build your own unshakeable resilience, and live a life that is not just survived, but truly thrived.

Visit [McClain Cellars website URL] or [book website URL] to find out where to purchase the books and to explore our collection of award-winning wines that tell a story of their own.

This blog post is a collaborative effort between Jason McClain and the McClain Cellars marketing team, with a focus on delivering authentic content that resonates with our community. The rights and ownership of the books are the sole ownership of Jason McClain. All books are published through Breakthrough Publishing Inc. We are excited to share this new chapter of our journey with you!