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In this final episode, Paul checks in with his first four guests to see how their businesses are doing, and how they are showing up for their communities amid yet another global crisis.

Michelle, a race director, explains what it takes to plan and cancel a marathon.

Paul talks to creative force Tina Roth Eisenberg about how the pandemic has forced her to interrogate what matters, and knowing when to let go. Even if that means letting go of your business.

How do you market during a pandemic with integrity? Paul talks to small agency owner, Sarah Williams, on how some big companies miss the mark communicating during a crisis, and how small businesses are critical to the community.

Paul talks to CEO Peter Van Stolk of Canadian online grocer, SPUD, about how they’re faring and how years of fine tuning their online grocery platform poised them for this moment.

Paul talks to Martin, co-founder of Cosmic Kids Yoga, about the incredible spike in viewers during the pandemic and how it all points back to one thing: being of service.

Paul talks to Archel, whose ethical fashion company, Bombchel, was on the verge of shutting down. Archel discusses running a business in Liberia, and what it’s like to be stranded stateside while her staff make masks in Liberia.

Paul talks to Dan and Hillary about their business, Kin Ship Goods, and what it’s like to grapple with the things that matter most in the face of the pandemic, while keeping the lights on and supporting their community.

Within a week Dave realized that his entire distillery business was coming to a complete halt. Paul talks to Dave about hard decisions -- ones that ultimately provided Dave’s community with a measure of protection against the pandemic.

Paul talks to Matt, a small batch chocolate maker whose production facility was bursting at the seams when the pandemic hit, causing Matt to take a hard look at his retail space, reconsider online sales and figure out what a government intervention could mean for small businesses.