Catalytic Conversations

People & Profits Suffer in Pandemics

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Catalytic Conversations is back!  Wendy Dickinson, Founder of Ascend Coaching Solutions is a business coach who works with owners at the intersection of life and business.

Today she talks with Debra Willis of PPG Solutions and Karen Larsen of HR TABS about the struggles of business owners coping with COVID-19.  We’ve entered the second quarter in 2020 - and it’s all about survival.

We discuss:

  1. The impacts of COVID-19 that we see in the world of business today.
  2. The question of whether or not businesses should lay off employees or keep them on.
  3. Key takeaways for business owners in this moment of disruption for every type of business.

    4. My guests are Debra Willis of PPG Solutions and Karen Larsen of HR TABS -

    Debra is a 40 year healthcare veteran. President of partners in healthcare and currently a business manager at PPG Solutions/Benefit Hackers. She now works with small businesses to reduce insurance costs and improve employee benefits. Specializing in cost analysis and device at no cost!

    You can contact Debra Willis at [email protected] or at 804-909-5414.

    Karen Larsen is the CEO and Founder of HR-TABS LLC Consulting.  She is a certified Fractional HR Executive with over 30 years of practice expertise as a leader in HR and organizational development in multiple industries and Fortune organizations.  As a chief HR strategist, Karen’s passion is to help small businesses become “Employers of Choice”.

    You can contact Karen Larsen of HR TABS at [email protected] or 804-405-5003.

    Listeners, you can contact Wendy at www.ascendcoachingsolutions.com, or at 804-372-7575.  Let us know what you think!

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