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How Small Businesses Can Achieve Climate Resilience With Joyce Coffee
40% of small businesses never reopen after a natural disaster, and 90% of them fail within two years because of the lack of a proper resilience plan. Improve your chances of succeeding by fully embracing climate resilience. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, who guides the backbone of our economy in preparing for climate disruption. She highlights the importance of setting up physical and data security, as well as the right evacuation plans, to save not only your business but also the lives of everyone in your team. Joyce also warns about solely depending on insurance policies for resilience planning and highlights the importance of community support in surviving climate disasters.
About Guest:
Joyce Coffee is the founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, where she has guided hundreds of public, private, and nonprofit clients in preparing for climate risks. A nationally recognized resilience expert with over three decades of experience, she has shaped federal policy, advised major cities and agencies, and keynoted climate and adaptation events around the world. Joyce brings deep experience and optimism to the challenge of protecting the people, property, and purpose of small businesses. She is the co-author of the forthcoming book, The Resilience Advantage: A Small Business Guide to Preparing for Floods, Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Other Climate Disasters (September 2025).
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joycecoffee/
Guest Website: https://www.climateresilienceconsulting.com/
Show Notes:
02:16 - Joyce Coffee Of Climate Resilience Consulting [02:17]
04:37 - Preparing The Right Resilience Plan [04:33]
09:37 - How To Prepare For Natural Disasters [09:27]
18:04 - Doing An Internal Cost-Benefit Analysis [17:50]
21:56 - Why Relying On Federal Resources And Insurance Is A Bad Idea [21:10]
28:07 - Addressing The Rising Cost Of Energy [27:50]
32:59 - Prepare For Risks By Starting With Smaller Costs [32:42]
38:01 - The Right Way To Handle Insurance Contracts [37:31]
46:01 - Using Generative AI With Utmost Care [45:26]
50:40 - Answering Rapid-Fire Questions [50:04]
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40% of small businesses never reopen after a natural disaster, and 90% of them fail within two years because of the lack of a proper resilience plan. Improve your chances of succeeding by fully embracing climate resilience. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Joyce Coffee, founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, who guides the backbone of our economy in preparing for climate disruption. She highlights the importance of setting up physical and data security, as well as the right evacuation plans, to save not only your business but also the lives of everyone in your team. Joyce also warns about solely depending on insurance policies for resilience planning and highlights the importance of community support in surviving climate disasters.
About Guest:
Joyce Coffee is the founder and president of Climate Resilience Consulting, where she has guided hundreds of public, private, and nonprofit clients in preparing for climate risks. A nationally recognized resilience expert with over three decades of experience, she has shaped federal policy, advised major cities and agencies, and keynoted climate and adaptation events around the world. Joyce brings deep experience and optimism to the challenge of protecting the people, property, and purpose of small businesses. She is the co-author of the forthcoming book, The Resilience Advantage: A Small Business Guide to Preparing for Floods, Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Other Climate Disasters (September 2025).
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joycecoffee/
Guest Website: https://www.climateresilienceconsulting.com/
Show Notes:
02:16 - Joyce Coffee Of Climate Resilience Consulting [02:17]
04:37 - Preparing The Right Resilience Plan [04:33]
09:37 - How To Prepare For Natural Disasters [09:27]
18:04 - Doing An Internal Cost-Benefit Analysis [17:50]
21:56 - Why Relying On Federal Resources And Insurance Is A Bad Idea [21:10]
28:07 - Addressing The Rising Cost Of Energy [27:50]
32:59 - Prepare For Risks By Starting With Smaller Costs [32:42]
38:01 - The Right Way To Handle Insurance Contracts [37:31]
46:01 - Using Generative AI With Utmost Care [45:26]
50:40 - Answering Rapid-Fire Questions [50:04]
BUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER
Together, we’ve planted 35,755 trees in 2025 through our partnership with ForestPlanet. Follow, subscribe, and join our newsletter to help us keep growing!
1: Subscribe to our newsletter, and we’ll plant a tree in your honor!
2: Subscribe and rate us wherever you listen, and we’ll plant another tree
Newsletter: https://caremorebebetter.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caremorebebetter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caremorebebetter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better
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