{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Engineering Calmer Agencies & Consulting Firms: Calm is the New KPI","title":"Managing Risks and Contingency Planning with Mary Beth Simon","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1512,"description":"YOU built your business and most likely, it depends on you in some form or fashion to keep going. Even if you have a staff or other people that do a lot of the day-to-day work, they still look to you for direction. If you suddenly aren't there anymore, what happens? That's what contingency planning is all about: making a plan for what happens to your business (and your personal business) if you need to step away for a while or you just flat out can’t run the business. And my guest on this episode, Mary Beth Simon, is an expert in planning for contingencies. \r\n\r\n- Who should be creating contingency plans and what it looks like in the real world when you have to execute your plan\r\n- How important your preparation is when it comes to ensuring your business can survive a big change\r\n- Tips for planning for a worst-case scenario \r\n- How being prepared for crisis helps you be resilient in your business and personal life ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HRs9DZmBS3RQgcFBs6ru_0TP86Ifi_bbNBqTrnI3FJc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZDVk/NjE1YzQyMDkzZWI5/ZTg4MjdjNzIwODc5/ZTdjZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}