For Friends And Family Podcast

Small businesses seem to be faring better in Canada than the UK and US but it may be too early to tell. 

Why did so few people die?

What really happened?

What is life like now in Beirut?

My second podcast with travel industry expert Christine Vincent who updates me on when travel might comeback, how Japan and Italy are giving people money to visit, and what she thinks people will want from travel in the future.
Here are links to the two articles she references in the podcast about Japan and Italy.
1) Is Japan Home To The Latest Greatest Coronavirus Travel Deal?https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/05/22/coronavirus-travel-deal-japan-subsidize-trip/#43817bd214f7
2) The Ultimate Coronavirus Travel Deal: This Island Wants To Pay You To Come Visit - https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2020/04/30/coranavirus-travel-deal-sicily-italy-island/#922c7a1af09f

Here's some information on my guest Sophie from sophiewade.com. She and I had a great discussion about how work is changing and the importance of empathy.

Sophie Wade is a speaker, author and authority on Future-of-Work issues. Her book, Embracing Progress: Next Steps for the Future of Work, is an Executive MBA Program textbook and required reading for several management school leadership courses.

Sophie is Founder and Workforce Innovation Specialist at Flexcel Network, a Future-of-Work consultancy. Sophie’s executive advisory work and transformative workshops help companies futureproof their work environments and attract, engage, and retain their multigenerational and distributed talent. She helps corporations maximize the benefits and minimize the disruption in their transition to talent-focused new work environments.

Phil is Canadian but lives in the UK. He works for Snow and Rock a ski retailer part of a larger retail group of about 100 stores. He tells me how they are coping and what is next for retail.

Dr. Abraham tells me 3 things that everyone needs to be doing during COVID to help their mental health.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/psychiatrists/dara-abraham-bala-cynwyd-pa/735569

The passion that Murray speaks about the 10 sports documentaries he has picked is infectious. See the list below. Follow Murray on Twitter at @murraybarnett

We also did a bonus list of 12 ESPN documentaries from when he worked at the company.
The lists are in no particular order. On the podcast, Murray tells me his super faves.

1. A Sunday in Hell (1976) | YouTube | Cycling
2. Deep Water (2006) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Sailing
3. Dogtown and Z Boys (2001) | Netflix | Skateboarding
4. Do You Believe in Miracles (2001) | YouTube | Ice Hockey
5. Freedom's Fury (2006) | N/A | Olympics
6. Iverson (2014) | YouTube rental | Basketball
7. Salute (2008) | Amazon Prime | Olympics
8. Sons of Cuba (2009) | Amazon Prime | Boxing
9. TT: Closer to the Edge (2011) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Motorcycle
10. Barkley Marathons: The race that eats its young (2014) | Amazon Prime (rental) | Running

Bonus
Murray's Best Ever ESPN Documentaries
1. Kings Ransom – NHL’s Wayne Gretsky’s controversial move to the LA Kings
2. No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
3. 9.79 – 1988 100m Olympic Final
4. The 16th Man – 1995 Rugby World Cup
5. June 17th 1994 – OJ
6. The Two Escobars -The 1994 FIFA World Cup and the tragedy of Andres Escobar
7. Jordan Rides the Bus – Michael Jordan plays Minor League Baseball
8. Unmatched – Evert and Navratilova
9. Once Brothers – NBA players torn apart by politics – Croatian Drazen Petrovic and Serbian Vlade Divac
10. No Mas – Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in the 1980’s
11. When the Garden was Eden – 1970’s New York Knicks
12. White, Blue and White – Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles at Tottenham Hotspur during the Falklands crisis

Eric lives in Peru by the ocean. The country is getting ready to open up with no masks required. He sent me a photo of a bleach UV truck. He tells me how Peru intends to open up safely. He doesn't sound convinced.

Tim lives in Arizona and has 2 boys 5 and 9. His wife works. He doesn't. He became the greatest Dad that ever lived. He tells me how the kids are coping and what it's like with school online.