As we brave this COVID-19 new world, I decided to interview entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and small businesses to understand how they are coping with this new market. 

In this episode, I welcome Simon Peter de Veer. Simon is been a friend, philosopher, and trainer for almost 3 years and just through this interview I discovered that he trains NFL players, high profile producers, and other Hollywood starlites. As we discover more about his personal training business, he shares with us his beginnings, his passion for solo-preneurship, his risk taking, and also some hacks for this post COVID-19 new world. He also gives us some technology tips in case you want to try using them in your own business. 

Where to find Simon: 
- Instagram @spdeveer
- web: www.simonsaystraining.com/

Corona Market Evolving Business Trends

In this episode, we talk with Raquel Grassano, a seasoned event planner, with over 10 years of experience in the Event Planning Business. Her events are not only impressively designed, but are associated with names such as Sean Combs aka: "Puff Daddy", Amy Schumer, Netflix, AT&T, The Oscars, The Emmys to name a few. Recently, her company furloughed all their employees due to the new state-wide mandate leaving her without work for an unknown period of time.
This is an interesting episode as she describes her journey and the possibility in these uncertain times.
She also offers herself as a mentor, source of knowledge, and advise for anyone trying to break in to the event planning industry.
Here are the links of businesses/ people mentioned in the interview: 
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthyman/ - Brett Hyman
- https://experiencenve.com/ - experiential events company
- https://theprnet.com/ - PR company doing forums for event producers. You have to be a member to gain access, but worth looking into.
Here is where to find Raquel: 
- IG: @raquel_grassano
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquel-grassano-90338b41/ 
- The Best Event IG page - (for samples of her work)
https://www.instagram.com/bestevents/?hl=en

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