Hadley Douglas, Neighbor

As the co-owner of The Urban Grape in Chestnut Hill, Hadley Douglas comes to the wine business by way of marriage.  Although aways a lover of wine, she none the less never had opening a wine store on her list of things to try before dying.  That said, she has always been up for a good challenge. 

Hadley’s background is in marketing, events and philanthropic management.  She helped to start The Sports Philanthropy Project to provide technical assistance to the charities of professional sports teams.  After receiving a development grant she also started MVPhilanthropy, an organization dedicated to helping athletes market themselves through the work of their charitable foundations.  She was also a consultant for SFX Sports, and developed and ran the charitable division of CMT Entertainment, where she was also Executive Vice President.  After the birth of her second child, Hadley was up for a challenge that would keep her closer to home.  In June of 2010, she opened The Urban Grape with her husband TJ. 

TJ and Hadley live in the South End of Boston with their two young children.