Author: Jo Allison

Why We Keep Making Bad Decisions and How to Stop

Available for Interviews: Roger Hall.

Dr. Roger Hall has a doctorate in Counseling Psychology, is an Executive Coach to entrepreneurs and leaders, and is an in-demand public speaker throughout North America.

 

Talking Points from Roger Hall on
Why We Keep Making Bad Decisions and How to Stop:

The issue with “go with your gut” depends on
how you define “gut feeling.”

Many people, who are experts in their fields, go with their gut and rarely go wrong. Here’s the reason. It is the difference between procedural memory and declarative memory.

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COVID and Gatherings: 5 Ways to Safely Enjoy Thanksgiving

Available for Interviews: Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is an internal medicine physician, a work-life integration researcher, and an international expert on mind-body-spirit connection. She is also an international speaker and bestselling author of Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity.

What Dr. Dalton-Smith  Can Say in an Interview on:
COVID and Gatherings: 5 Ways to Safely Enjoy Thanksgiving
(based on updated CDC guidelines):

  1. Keep it small and local. Limit the number of guests. Consider only inviting close family members, with whom you have regular contact. Avoid inviting family from other locations, particularly from areas with known elevations in COVID cases. Practice social distancing and mask-wearing.
  2. Single contact plate and serve. There should be no passing of the mash potatoes at this year’s events. Limit the number of people who must touch plates and serving utensils by designating a single, mask-wearing person to plate and serve the food on Thanksgiving. The smaller number of guests will help make this a more doable task for the cook.

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4 Things You Must Consider When Traveling Right Now

Available for Interviews: Dr. Tammy Penhollow

Dr. Tammy Penhollow is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, specializing in anesthesiology, pain management, and regenerative medicine. Having over 20 years of experience has helped her to cultivate a passion for regenerative medicine and holistic healing. Dr. Penhollow practices at Precision Regenerative Medicine in the greater Phoenix area.

What Dr. Tammy Penhollow can say in an interview on
Traveling During the Pandemic:

Traveling during the pandemic. What a dilemma! While no travel plan is risk-free, some modes of travel and specific choices throughout the travel can reduce risk. Five ways to stay safer include:

  1. Travel by Car. Avoiding public transportation including trains, buses, planes because it reduces exposure to both other people and relying upon air exchange and filtration issues, as well as non-compliance by other passengers.  
  2. Take a Day Trip. Consider a day trip where you return back to your home at the end of the day. Leave early, arrive home late, sleep in your own bed to avoid any concerns for the cleanliness of the hotel, AirBnB, etc. 

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Early Black Friday Deals From National Shopping Expert / Spokesperson

Available for Interviews: Trae Bodge

Trae Bodge (“True Trae”) is a shopping expert and the national spokesperson for GiftYa, which is an exciting, new way to send gifts to the people we care about. GiftYa is like the Venmo of Gifting. Sending Gift Cards, are old, impersonal, and out-dated. Sending GiftYa by text is new, exciting, can be personalized, can never be lost, and wont lose value.

What Trae can say in an interview on
Early Black Friday deals:

  • This year is different (in more ways than one) including the holiday shopping season which has already begun with Early Black Friday deals starting to post from such retailers as Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others. Trae Bodge shopping and retail expert can walk you through tips and some of the hottest items and ideas available already.
  • From tech accessories to kitchen items to clothing, there’s a sale for just about everyone. See sample list below.

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Prevent the Spread of COVID This Winter With These New Gloves

Available for Interviews: Leonard Butterman

Leonard Butterman is the President of BioSafe Gloves, LLC. Right now we have face masks and rubber gloves for safety but there’s a big problem. Neither kills viruses. In fact, the gloves people use now just move viruses and bacteria around. There is a new tool on the market, BioSafe Gloves. These gloves kill viruses.

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What Leonard Butterman can say in an interview:

Now is not the time to relax your preventative measures during this second wave. Even though people are Covid weary, you still need to fight and keep your guard up. 

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How to Plan a Trip During the Holiday Season (or Not)

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 Forbes.

What Travel Expert and Consumer Advocate, Christopher Elliot,
could say about traveling during this year’s holiday season:

“Want to plan a trip for the holidays?
Prepare yourself—because this holiday travel season will be like none other in recent memory.”  –Chris Elliott

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Politicians “Spinning” Science as the Virus Spreads

Available for Interviews: Dr. Reagan B. Anderson

Dr. Anderson is the author of Universal Death Care: A Solution for Healthcare in the Age of Entitlement. Dr. Anderson was a combat doctor in Iraq, and has since run a successful medical clinic in the U.S. He wrote this book because he is tired of profit-driven policies that don’t support American’s health. For this reason, Anderson has dedicated his life to changing healthcare in America.

What Dr. Anderson Can Say in
an Interview:

Top Trump administration officials were said to have pressured the C.D.C. to recommend narrower criteria for who should be tested for the virus.

  • Widespread testing for COVID is one of the most pivotal measures that must be taken in order to isolate those who are capable of spreading the infection and to flatten the curve.

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Pre-Roll Video Ads: Is It the Next Advertising Frontier?

Interview: Dwight Holcomb.

Dwight Holcomb is a marketing guru who can explore the latest digital video marketing strategies that can excite your audience and help them to reach and surpass their business goals.

Talking Points from Dwight Holcomb 
on Digital Video Marketing:

 

  • If a picture is worth a 1000 words, how much is 30 frames per second that follows you around wherever you go?

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Must-Know Money Strategies During COVID-19

Available for Interviews: Harry Abrahamsen.

Harry J. Abrahamsen is Founder & CEO Abrahamsen Financial Group. His company offers customized wealth management solutions—creating plans and portfolios that protect, preserve, and grow client’s wealth. He was selected as one of the ten most dependable Wealth Managers in the Mid-Atlantic as published in Forbes magazine. 

 

Talking Points from Harry Abramhamsen on
Money Strategies During the Pandemic:

Are you working, but don’t have any money in the bank?  Or maybe worse, you are not working at all. . . 

What are little known secrets about money
that can change your life?

If you are working

STOP all contributions into your retirement account.  You will be able to relocate these contributions into a saving account to build some short term liquidity.  Even if you have a match, temporarily stop all contributions until you build a short term cushion.

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Avoid the COVID Scare: How to Be Extra Safe This Halloween

Available for Interviews: Leonard Butterman

Leonard Butterman is the President of BioSafe Gloves, LLC. Right now we have face masks and rubber gloves for safety but there’s a big problem. Neither kills viruses. In fact, the gloves people use now just move viruses and bacteria around. There is a new tool on the market, BioSafe Gloves. These gloves kill viruses.