{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"SPECIAL: COVID-19 And The Impact On Small Business Owners","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3016,"description":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell, things are weird out there. \n\n\n\nWe’re all wondering how the coronavirus pandemic will shape our lives and work in the months (or years) to come.\n\n\n\nFor many small business owners, there’s real uncertainty about how COVID-19 will play out. Many are feeling the immediate effects. More still are planning for the long-term fallout. \n\n\n\nNow more than ever, we need honest conversations that transcend the hype, uncertainty, and panic. This is a special episode of What Works.\n\n\n\nNormally on What Works, we talk with small business owners about what’s actually working for them. Not the hype about starting or growing a small business, but the reality of how marketing sales systems and management work on a day to day basis.\n\n\n\nBut in this episode, I wanted to have an honest conversation with three business owners who I love and respect about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on their businesses now and what they expect that impact to be in the coming months.\n\n\n\nI’ve personally had to make difficult choices this week, as well as leading our digital community through this uncertainty. So I know that the stress of the uncertainty is real.\n\n\n\nAnd while I know that nothing beats an actual conversation with another human being, I also know that, often, the next best thing is listening in to a conversation between people you trust. So that’s what I wanted to bring you today. \n\n\n\nI invited Jacquette Timmons, Autumn Witt Boyd, and Lauren Caselli to talk with me about their experience so far dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, the impact they’re experiencing now and how they’re preparing for the future, plus what they’re both fearful of and optimistic about.\n\n\n\nJacquette Timmons is a financial behaviorist, the host of More Than Money, and a sought after speaker on how our choices impact our money. \n\n\n\nLauren Caselli is the founder of Lauren Caselli events, a boutique events planning agency specializing in events for the tech sector. \n\n\n\nAutumn Witt Boyd is the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AmfGeDL96-fhMaeOcqmX7TK_eWrvTLco6OJj2QpZtZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGUx/OWY5ZDg1M2E5MmU3/ZjEwOWVmNDM3MWVh/ZjZlOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}