//podcastplus.net/feed/coping-19~cb104bb4 COPING 19 explores industries that are pivoting the way they do business during the pandemic. In this podcast, we explore creative solutions people working in these industries make to have their careers thrive and continue. This podcast is about opening the listener's eyes to how specific industries are continually changing because of the pandemic. I love hearing about positive solutions that have helped businesses and specific industry grow during this unprecedented time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:10:38 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 In this episode of COPING 19, I talk to Sam Liebman a very successful real estate developer in New York. He didn't have an easy start to life. He was raised in a very negative environment, and he had a lot of challenges. I wanted to talk to him about how his past helped him deal with the difficulties that the COVID-19 Pandemic brought. Also how COVID gave him the time to complete his passion project, which was writing the book, Harvard Can't Teach What You Learn From The Streets, which comes out next year in 2022. INTRO: [00:00:06] Now that some things seem back to normal during this past year and a half, it has been something like out of a horror film. We are kind of all getting back to seeing a lot of people in person, having events like weddings, having concerts. It feels like a dream almost, that we're going back to what we knew before. So I still wanted to continue the conversation with entrepreneurs to see where is their business going now. And there's a new post-pandemic world as we start to ... Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:15:46 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 In this episode of COPING 19, I talk to Sam Liebman a very successful real estate developer in New York. He didn't have an easy start to life. He was raised in a very negative environment, and he had a lot of challenges. I wanted to talk to him about how his past helped him deal with the difficulties that the COVID-19 Pandemic brought. Also how COVID gave him the time to complete his passion project, which was writing the book, Harvard Can't Teach What You Learn From The Streets, which comes out next year in 2022. INTRO: [00:00:06] Now that some things seem back to normal during this past year and a half, it has been something like out of a horror film. We are kind of all getting back to seeing a lot of people in person, having events like weddings, having concerts. It feels like a dream almost, that we're going back to what we knew before. So I still wanted to continue the conversation with entrepreneurs to see where is their business going now. And there's a new post-pandemic world as we start to ... Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:15:46 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 In this episode of COPING 19, I talk to Sam Liebman a very successful real estate developer in New York. He didn't have an easy start to life. He was raised in a very negative environment, and he had a lot of challenges. I wanted to talk to him about how his past helped him deal with the difficulties that the COVID-19 Pandemic brought. Also how COVID gave him the time to complete his passion project, which was writing the book, Harvard Can't Teach What You Learn From The Streets, which comes out next year in 2022. INTRO: [00:00:06] Now that some things seem back to normal during this past year and a half, it has been something like out of a horror film. We are kind of all getting back to seeing a lot of people in person, having events like weddings, having concerts. It feels like a dream almost, that we're going back to what we knew before. So I still wanted to continue the conversation with entrepreneurs to see where is their business going now. And there's a new post-pandemic world as we start to ... Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:15:46 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/610b2027d3f5b532f2d5ea5b/1628119149627/Cut+1+Sam++_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60f8e22c3e109230496bca81/1626923646513/final+hector_mixdown.mp3 In this episode, I talk to Hector Bremner , Chief Executive Officer at Avricore. Hector has had a fantastic career; he has been in marketing, politics and now is working in healthcare. An important field that we need more than ever as we deal with COVID. Especially start-up companies like Avricore who are making revolutionary advancements in the medical technology field.  In our discussion, we cover: How a start-up like Avricore dealt with COVID-19. What type of rapid testing does Avricore offer? We talk about their product Health Tab and how it will help the suffering travel industry. How the company was able to pivot during the Pandemic. What the Avricore team learned during the Pandemic that helped them to grow the company. Follow Jennifer-Lee as she interviews Hector Bremner , in another episode of COVID-19. COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot ... Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:28:18 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60f8e22c3e109230496bca81/1626923646513/final+hector_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60f8e22c3e109230496bca81/1626923646513/final+hector_mixdown.mp3 In this episode, I talk to Hector Bremner , Chief Executive Officer at Avricore. Hector has had a fantastic career; he has been in marketing, politics and now is working in healthcare. An important field that we need more than ever as we deal with COVID. Especially start-up companies like Avricore who are making revolutionary advancements in the medical technology field.  In our discussion, we cover: How a start-up like Avricore dealt with COVID-19. What type of rapid testing does Avricore offer? We talk about their product Health Tab and how it will help the suffering travel industry. How the company was able to pivot during the Pandemic. What the Avricore team learned during the Pandemic that helped them to grow the company. Follow Jennifer-Lee as she interviews Hector Bremner , in another episode of COVID-19. COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot ... Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:28:18 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60f8e22c3e109230496bca81/1626923646513/final+hector_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/609321ded82dd1704fbaab2f/1620255316683/lisa+.mp3 On May 5, 2021, there was an announcement that Broadway shows in New York, with guidance from Governor Andrew Cuomo, will resume ticket sales in May 2021 for Fall 2021 performances. Fascinating news for the theatre industry because Broadway has been dark for over a year. The future for this iconic world attraction was looking bleak as time went by. No one was certain how or when live performance in New York would be back? The future of the performing arts has been uncertain in many parts of the world, even here in Vancouver, Canada. The film industry has resumed business as usual with COVID 19 health measures in place. However, live performance is still on hold until further notice. My background before broadcasting is theatre, and I love watching and being part of a live performance. That's why watching the stories about Broadway going dark is a complex idea to grasp. Broadway in New York is the place everyone goes to see the top theatre shows and performers. When I went to theatre school, many student... Wed, 05 May 2021 23:07:13 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/609321ded82dd1704fbaab2f/1620255316683/lisa+.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/609321ded82dd1704fbaab2f/1620255316683/lisa+.mp3 On May 5, 2021, there was an announcement that Broadway shows in New York, with guidance from Governor Andrew Cuomo, will resume ticket sales in May 2021 for Fall 2021 performances. Fascinating news for the theatre industry because Broadway has been dark for over a year. The future for this iconic world attraction was looking bleak as time went by. No one was certain how or when live performance in New York would be back? The future of the performing arts has been uncertain in many parts of the world, even here in Vancouver, Canada. The film industry has resumed business as usual with COVID 19 health measures in place. However, live performance is still on hold until further notice. My background before broadcasting is theatre, and I love watching and being part of a live performance. That's why watching the stories about Broadway going dark is a complex idea to grasp. Broadway in New York is the place everyone goes to see the top theatre shows and performers. When I went to theatre school, many student... Wed, 05 May 2021 23:07:13 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/609321ded82dd1704fbaab2f/1620255316683/lisa+.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/608101b614727a3424942df9/1619067445156/victor+2_mixdown.mp3 In this episode, I talk to Victor Dolhai Film and Theatre actor about the current state of the arts during COVID-19 In our discussion, we cover: How have performers been affected during COVID-19 As a theatre performer how Victor kept up with his craft during this unprecedented time. What advice he’d give to aspiring theatre performers during this challenging time? What was it like for Victor to be part of a film in a virtual film festival? What does he feel will be the future of the arts after COVID? What is a positive lesson he has learned during COVID? COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot their businesses into this new world? Don't forget this is the time for business owners to be creative. There is no roadmap for this situation; the possibilities of how people run their companies are endless. New content on streaming services is what has got a lot of us through the pandemi... Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:34:20 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/608101b614727a3424942df9/1619067445156/victor+2_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/608101b614727a3424942df9/1619067445156/victor+2_mixdown.mp3 In this episode, I talk to Victor Dolhai Film and Theatre actor about the current state of the arts during COVID-19 In our discussion, we cover: How have performers been affected during COVID-19 As a theatre performer how Victor kept up with his craft during this unprecedented time. What advice he’d give to aspiring theatre performers during this challenging time? What was it like for Victor to be part of a film in a virtual film festival? What does he feel will be the future of the arts after COVID? What is a positive lesson he has learned during COVID? COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot their businesses into this new world? Don't forget this is the time for business owners to be creative. There is no roadmap for this situation; the possibilities of how people run their companies are endless. New content on streaming services is what has got a lot of us through the pandemi... Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:34:20 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/608101b614727a3424942df9/1619067445156/victor+2_mixdown.mp3 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60777fda591350140cc7daee/1618444299205/Bernie+2+.mp3 In this episode, I talk to Bernie, Florido CEO of Cocoflo Innovations. In our discussion, we cover: What was Bernie's “ah-ha moment” when coming up with the idea for Cocoflo. How his background in law enforcement and construction lead him to create Cocoflo. What advice he’d give to aspiring tech entrepreneurs. What is a smart city? What it's like to have a relatively new business during a pandemic. What is a positive lesson he has learned during COVID? COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot their businesses into this new world? Don't forget this is the time for business owners to be creative. There is no roadmap for this situation; the possibilities of how people run their companies are endless. Technology gives entrepreneurs chances to adapt their business to this new reality. One day we will take a step back and see the new ideas, new companies, new career paths that emer... Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:52:57 +0000 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5feab2ddc0967b15979d3b2d/t/60777fda591350140cc7daee/1618444299205/Bernie+2+.mp3