Category: Pandemic

How to Stay COVID-Free On Your Fall Vacation

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
can say about Fall Travel:

“When it comes to travel, COVID-19 is a loose cannon. Just when we thought the worst was behind us – blam! – we get hit with another variant.” says Christopher Elliott.

As people look to their fall trips, they’re also keeping an eye on rising COVID-19 case numbers. And they’re wondering: How do they keep the coronavirus from joining them on their trip?

As we get closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, the questions are likely to become more frantic. But there are answers.

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Practical Tips for Returning to the Office

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

What Leni Rivera can say in an interview about
Returning to the Office:

As more and more workers return to the office, you can be sure that things will never be the same as they once were—and that’s mostly a good thing! As everyone may be at different levels of adaptation to the new workplace reality, we must try to be patient! (with yourself, with your manager, and with your company). We’re not out of this pandemic yet, and everyone is still trying to figure things out. It will take time. And that’s okay.

Here are some tips for adjusting healthily and happily as we slowly return to the workplace:

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The Dow/S&P Dropped. Should I Buy the Dip or Stay Away?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA.  He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

What Chris Janeway can say in an interview about
Investment Advice Today:

    • Inflation worries, interest rates, debt ceiling concerns, international unrest & renewed COVID-19 worries are among the many factors driving markets lower.
    • What should investors be doing right now?  Are markets still primed to push higher after this dip or is this the beginning of a larger correction ahead?

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Winter’s Coming: The Power of Vitamin D

Available for Interviews: Dr. Mimi Secor

Dr. Mimi Secor DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health for over 40 years. She is a sought-after national speaker and consultant and has been featured in numerous local and national media outlets. Dr. Mimi is also a fitness and health advocate, and is passionate about helping women to lose weight and feel great, and is the #1 international bestselling author of Debut a New You: Transforming Your Life At Any Age.

What Dr. Mimi Secor could say in an interview on 
The Benefits of Vitamin D:

Particularly now, we are hearing about a lot of different ways to stay healthy and protect ourselves from illness. A rising star in the pandemic is Vitamin D. Recent studies have pointed to this vitamin as a link to not only preventing COVID-19, but also lessening the severity of the illness.

Fact About Vitamin D

    • Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts like a hormone in the body. It can be obtained from very few food sources (oily fish, fish skin, egg yolks), a supplement of D3 (cholecalciferol) taken orally, and skin synthesis via sun exposure/UVB radiation.

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College Grads: Can They Find Jobs in the Current Economy?

Available for Interviews: Mat Jacobson

Mat Jacobson is the Founder & CEO of the Ducere Global Business School, and as a thought leader on innovation within education, is creating some of the industry’s most innovative educational platforms and projects. He is a regular media contributor on topics of business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and has appeared in articles including Wealth Creator, Marketing Magazine, Business First, Smart Magazine, Start-Up Smart, and Business Builders.

What Mat Jacobson can say in an interview on
College Graduates and the Job Market:

      • The global pandemic has made the already difficult task of securing graduate employment even harder. Many sectors such as hospitality, tourism, and leisure have seen jobs all but disappear.

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Psychological Fitness: Adapting to the Accelerating Work & Life Pace

Available for Interviews:  Dr. Karen Doll

Karen Doll, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist, professional coach, and the author of the forthcoming book, Building Psychological Fitness: How High Performers Achieve With Ease.

What Dr. Doll can say in an interview on
Adapting to the Accelerating Work & Life Pace:

    • The state of the workplace now is described as VUCA-volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. 
    • We are living in an unstable time of rapid change, uncertainty, confusion, and the reality that much of it we can’t control.
    • This makes it challenging to plan, prepare, or anticipate the consequences of our actions; therefore, it generates fear. Humans do not like feeling as though they have control.

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New! The Mask Mate: COVID’s Powerful Opponent [Product Press Release]

Available for Interviews: Dr. Michael Evangel

Dr. Michael S. Evangel, Chiropractic Physician, is the owner of the Chiropractic Wellness Center in Paramus, NJ. For over 30 years, his mission is to provide state-of-the-art, high-quality care to people of all ages. 

What Dr. Micheal Evangel Can Say in an Interview
About The Mask Mate:

Dr. Evangel is one of the developers of The Mask Mate, which is a unique, cutting edge, and state-of-the-art face mask like no other. The Mask Mate is a washable, tourmaline, and antimicrobial-infused face mask. It has been tested by MicroBac Labs, which is an FDA-approved lab. The lab test results were that The Mask Mate killed 99.967% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Even after 30 washings, this face mask did not lose its effectiveness and had the same exact kill rate.

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October 10th Is World Mental Health Day! 

Available for Interviews:  Nadine Levitt

Nadine Levitt is an education advocate, speaker, and the CEO & Founder of WURRLYedu, an educational technology platform. Nadine specializes in the social-emotional curriculum (SEL), and she is also the author of the children’s book, My Mama Says Inside Me Lives a Village. 

What Nadine Levitt can say about Mental Health:

As we enter the autumn season, it’s the perfect time to sit back and reflect on the role of emotions in the mental health crisis:

      • When we speak about mental health, we are talking about our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. So nourishing our mental health is crucial, since it affects every aspect of our life:

– how we think, feel, and act
– how we build and maintain relationships
– it can even affect our physical health

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3 Ways Businesses Can Bring the Hybrid Work Model Up to Speed

Available for Interviews:  Leni Rivera

Leni Rivera is a Workplace Experience specialist and author of its very first book in the industry, Workplace Experience. Her passion is creating work environments that enable employees to be both productive and happy, regardless of where that is. 

What Leni Rivera can say in an interview
on How the Hybrid Work Model Can Be Improved:

A “hybrid work model,” which means having workers alternate between working from home and working in the office on designated days, is not a new concept. Workers have been working from home for more than a decade. And while there is significant data highlighting the benefits of this model—both for the employee and for the company—the pandemic has also revealed many challenges that form barriers to its future success.

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The New Normal in Travel This Season

Available for Interviews:  Christopher Elliott

Christopher Elliott is an author, advocate, and journalist. He writes six weekly columns about customer service, with a special emphasis on travel and technology. His work reaches more than 10 million readers a week. You
have likely read his work in USA Today or The Washington Post.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
could say about Travel:

“Travelers are realizing that the new normal means adapting to an ever-growing set of new policies and procedures, covering everything from coronavirus testing to sanitation protocols,” says Christopher Elliott.

COVID has changed the way we travel forever. But how?

If you’re planning to travel for the holidays, prepare for mask requirements on mass transit and to show a vaccination passport or proof of vaccination. Travel insurance may be mandatory, too.

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