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  • EP #61 | "Travel local is going to be a thing" | Travel industry update with expert Christine Vincent

    13 JUN 2020 · My second podcast with travel industry expert Christine Vincent who updates me on when travel might comeback, how Japan and Italy are giving people money to visit, and what she thinks people will want from travel in the future. Here are links to the two articles she references in the podcast about Japan and Italy. 1) Is Japan Home To The Latest Greatest Coronavirus Travel Deal?https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/05/22/coronavirus-travel-deal-japan-subsidize-trip/#43817bd214f7 2) The Ultimate Coronavirus Travel Deal: This Island Wants To Pay You To Come Visit - https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/04/30/coranavirus-travel-deal-sicily-italy-island/#922c7a1af09f
    23m 31s
  • EP #60 | EMPATHY AT WORK | Business author Sophie Wade discusses the future of work after COVID.

    28 MAY 2020 · Here's some information on my guest Sophie from sophiewade.com. She and I had a great discussion about how work is changing and the importance of empathy. Sophie Wade is a speaker, author and authority on Future-of-Work issues. Her book, Embracing Progress: Next Steps for the Future of Work, is an Executive MBA Program textbook and required reading for several management school leadership courses. Sophie is Founder and Workforce Innovation Specialist at Flexcel Network, a Future-of-Work consultancy. Sophie’s executive advisory work and transformative workshops help companies futureproof their work environments and attract, engage, and retain their multigenerational and distributed talent. She helps corporations maximize the benefits and minimize the disruption in their transition to talent-focused new work environments.
    27m 12s
  • EP #59 | RETAIL IS F&*KED | Phil Gordon tells me how his 100 store company is dealing with COVID.

    24 MAY 2020 · Phil is Canadian but lives in the UK. He works for Snow and Rock a ski retailer part of a larger retail group of about 100 stores. He tells me how they are coping and what is next for retail.
    24m 50s
  • EP #58 | THE DOCTOR IS IN | Psychiatrist Dr. Dara Abraham helps me understand mental health during COVID.

    21 MAY 2020 · Dr. Abraham tells me 3 things that everyone needs to be doing during COVID to help their mental health. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/dara-abraham-bala-cynwyd-pa/735569
    22m 18s
  • EP #57 | TOP 10 SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES YOU MISSED | ESPN, NBA, F1, etc executive Murray Barnett gives me his top 10.

    20 MAY 2020 · The passion that Murray speaks about the 10 sports documentaries he has picked is infectious. See the list below. Follow Murray on Twitter at @murraybarnett We also did a bonus list of 12 ESPN documentaries from when he worked at the company. The lists are in no particular order. On the podcast, Murray tells me his super faves. 1. A Sunday in Hell (1976) | YouTube | Cycling 2. Deep Water (2006) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Sailing 3. Dogtown and Z Boys (2001) | Netflix | Skateboarding 4. Do You Believe in Miracles (2001) | YouTube | Ice Hockey 5. Freedom's Fury (2006) | N/A | Olympics 6. Iverson (2014) | YouTube rental | Basketball 7. Salute (2008) | Amazon Prime | Olympics 8. Sons of Cuba (2009) | Amazon Prime | Boxing 9. TT: Closer to the Edge (2011) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Motorcycle 10. Barkley Marathons: The race that eats its young (2014) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Running Bonus Murray's Best Ever ESPN Documentaries 1. Kings Ransom – NHL’s Wayne Gretsky’s controversial move to the LA Kings 2. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson 3. 9.79 – 1988 100m Olympic Final 4. The 16th Man – 1995 Rugby World Cup 5. June 17th 1994 – OJ 6. The Two Escobars -The 1994 FIFA World Cup and the tragedy of Andres Escobar 7. Jordan Rides the Bus – Michael Jordan plays Minor League Baseball 8. Unmatched – Evert and Navratilova 9. Once Brothers – NBA players torn apart by politics – Croatian Drazen Petrovic and Serbian Vlade Divac 10. No Mas – Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in the 1980’s 11. When the Garden was Eden – 1970’s New York Knicks 12. White, Blue and White – Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles at Tottenham Hotspur during the Falklands crisis
    38m 8s
  • Ep #56 | PERU UPDATE | Giant UV trucks showering a bleach mist clean the streets. Eric sees the change.

    20 MAY 2020 · Eric lives in Peru by the ocean. The country is getting ready to open up with no masks required. He sent me a photo of a bleach UV truck. He tells me how Peru intends to open up safely. He doesn't sound convinced.
    14m 49s
  • EP #55 | KIDS OF COVID | Tim tells me how he became a super Dad during COVID.

    20 MAY 2020 · Tim lives in Arizona and has 2 boys 5 and 9. His wife works. He doesn't. He became the greatest Dad that ever lived. He tells me how the kids are coping and what it's like with school online.
    23m 47s
  • EP #54 | SWEDEN UPDATE | Swede's don't question the government and this could be a problem.

    18 MAY 2020 · "They don't question the government!" Per tells me how Sweden can be lemming-like and how his wife's nephews told her NOT to come back at the beginning of the pandemic. We also learn about whether Sweden's plan is working for the country.
    21m 9s
  • EP #53 | UK & CANADA UPDATE | Traffic congestion, to mask or not, lack of leadership, vaccines.

    18 MAY 2020 · Mary Ellen in Toronto and Edith in London are both watching for the 'new normal'. Lots of things are not making sense. We also talk about vaccines and whether any of us would take them...first ;-) Pretty much an all round no to that.
    29m 28s
  • EP #52 | AUSTRALIA UPDATE | No masks required and no travel in or out of Australia until maybe 2022. Wait, what?

    18 MAY 2020 · Our man in Australia, Ben Parsons, tells me how he took a wrong turn and ended up in another state that required him to fill out forms to get home. He also told me about how sport is coming back in June and no one is wearing masks when they are out.
    25m 24s
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