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  • The Best Steps to Reopen an Economy – Appearance on CNBC

    The Best Steps to Reopen an Economy – Appearance on CNBC

    With CNBC’s Kelly Evans, I breaks down a possible plan to reopen the economy and what the world may look like in a post-coronavirus world. Customers are going to be demanding not just assumptions of safety but visible steps and measures that companies are taking. What is clear is that reopening businesses will be harder Read more

  • No Business Continuity Plan For COVID-19? Start Here – Forbes

    No Business Continuity Plan For COVID-19? Start Here – Forbes

    From a safe social distance, I’ve been fielding frantic calls from organizations that don’t have a business continuity plan to help them respond to the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic. I’ve also gotten calls from those who do, but there is nothing in it for a pandemic scenario, which manifests itself differently from natural Read more

  • Why The Business Impact Of The Coronavirus Will Linger—And What To Do About It – Forbes

    Why The Business Impact Of The Coronavirus Will Linger—And What To Do About It – Forbes

    “Why are markets so spooked? The economic concerns are not so much about the virus itself. They are about the prolonged impact of supply shortages paired with wavering consumer confidence and reduced spending due to response measures. With case numbers growing in Italy, supply chain fears increase. The spread of Covid-19 and attempts to contain Read more

  • Watch Out For These Global Business Risks In 2020 – Forbes

    Watch Out For These Global Business Risks In 2020 – Forbes

    “What do the 2020s have in store? Here’s a quick list of top risks that should be on your radar.” Cyber resilience, natural disasters, human struggles, and much more – here are the risks businesses should be on the lookout for in 2020, as I detail for Forbes. Click here to read more. Read more

  • 3 Business Takeaways From the California Wildfires – Chloe Demrovsky for Forbes

    3 Business Takeaways From the California Wildfires – Chloe Demrovsky for Forbes

    “California’s wildfires are slowly being brought under control, but bushfires are still burning in Australia. Whether your business is literally in the line of fire or not, there are key lessons that any business leader can apply when preparing for natural disasters.” For Forbes, I offer disaster preparedness lessons organizations can learn from the recent Read more

  • Promoting Risk Resilient Societies With the ARISE Mexico Network

    Promoting Risk Resilient Societies With the ARISE Mexico Network

    In October, I had the pleasure of participating in the successful launch of the ARISE Mexico Network. This is the private sector partnership of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).  I was invited to present the case study of how DRI International became the leading global provider of training and certification in Read more