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Meet Margo Crawford
Meet Margo Crawford of Wave Productivity. Location: MA In her words: "In quarantine I saw a tremendous swath of goodwill. A whole new world opened. I felt lucky to have colleagues and clients just as they are—at home, in sweatpants, hair messy, hanging out and getting...
Meet Karissa Van Tassel
Meet Karissa Van Tassel of Karissa Van Tassel Photography. Location: CT. In her words: "With three teenagers in the house my weekdays were spent juggling work, kids’ sports, which all wrapped up by about 9p - at which point we would try to have a quick family dinner...
Meet Rashida Dairywala
Meet Rashida Dairywala of OTFCoder. Location: India In her words (written 6/16/20): "This time in Corona has been tough for me personally and professionally. It came suddenly and we at OTFCoder decided to work from home as our PM announced a curfew for a day. We...
Meet Ruth Kennedy (and her daughter-in-law Kathleen Nolan
Location: AL In Ruth's words: "Who knew, when this very weird event started, that our 2020 New Year would be immediately interrupted by a nasty, dangerous, novel virus that takes no hostages and gives no answers toward a treatment to speak of and certainly no cure ....
Meet Liz Dederer
Meet Liz Dederer of Selling With Service. Location: FL In her words: "COVID presented me with an opportunity to relocate from CT to Florida. In addition, as a 20 year, 5-time entrepreneur, to say I was burning out was an understatement. This socially acceptable...
Meet Johna Burke
Location: AZ In her words: "In 2019, I spent more time in the air and in hotels than I did at home. It was a transition (new job) year and amazing, but also exhausting. 2020 was shaping up to be less travel, but still A LOT of road warrior time. Once COVID reared its...
Meet Kathy Kopp Filipovich
Location: PA In her words: "Going through COVID is a very scary time. However, the last year was so tough emotionally and physically that I found myself at a crossroad. The time for change had come. I have lost 45 lbs, am taking self-help classes, and for the first...
Meet Dana Earhart
Meet Dana Earhart, Business Coach with Dana Earhart. Location: NV In her words: "One of the unexpected blessings of the first 7-8 weeks of the pandemic was that my 8 year old son, DJ, was with me the entire time as his dad was still working in an external office and...
Meet Marissa Swavel
Meet Marissa Swavel of Radical Thrifts and LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix. Location: AZ In her words: "This pandemic has been a whirlwind for me, but I think I finally adjusted to the alone time even as things are continuing to evolve and change.... A few weeks ago,...
Meet Angie Dickerson
Location: IN In her words: "My husband and I live in rural Indiana on his 5th generation family farm. I’m a retired mental health care advocate and a REFIT® fitness instructor who enjoys her days taking care of her family (2 adult children) and three dogs. I’m high...
Meet Cindy Martel-Brown
Meet Cindy Martel-Brown of Cindy Martel - Independent Health Insurance Agent/Owner. Location: AZ In her words: "2020 has been a tidal wave of unexpected emotions, fears and humbling experiences. I've had to remind myself many times, that everything is a process, to be...
Meet Nancy Chorpenning
Meet Nancy Chorpenning with CEO School for Women. Location: FL In her words: "I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have been in such an idyllic setting for the pandemic lockdown. My husband and I relocated to SW Florida last summer into a brand new town, Babcock...
Meet Melodie Craig
Meet Melodie Craig with Melodie with Magical Moments Vacations. Location: AR In her words: "During a weekend in April when everything was shut down, our neighbors had organized a street party. Two of them had outlined a four-square box in the middle of the street and...
Meet Stacey Young Sabo
Location: AZ In her words: "I am a Medicare Broker, office located in Sun City, AZ. My insurance agency has continued providing consultations and customer service through these unforeseen times, as 10,000 people are still turning 65 every day in America! This has...
Meet Crystal Arredondo
Meet Crystal Arredondo of MPACT Financial Group, LLC. Location: TX In her words: "I’ve come to appreciate, during this time of COVID, what’s really important in life and to that end, people that enrich my life. My relationships with friends, family, colleagues, and...