Rich the Architect

This is more of a getting thoughts out of my head in this episode.  I end with this but if you would like to have a conversation on any topics i speak about here, whether its on my platform here or offline, let me know.

I start with covering my thoughts on businesses and communities opening back up from the recent pandemic. Then around the 18 minute mark I start talking about race relations and bring in some of my own personal experiences.  I thank you ahead of time for listening.

Brandon Walker is a photographer and videographer with his business House of Aperture, based in Philadelphia.  We talk about how he went from working in the medical field to starting his business, ways he helps promote his clients, his passion for salsa dancing, and much more.

Justin Deal is the Vice President of Sales for Pay Day Payroll Resources in Washington Twp, NJ.  Justin and I speak about his experience playing football at the college level, arena football professionally, and going through the process of the NFL combine.  We also speak about martial arts, getting an RV to travel, among other things.  This was a great laid back conversation and I can't thank Justin enogh for coming on.

In this episode of What's Next, Eileen Scardina of The First 7, Shana Fannon of SF Design LLC, Justin Deal of Payday Payroll Resources, and Jon Cooper of Perlow Productions join me to discuss ways we can help each other out during this current pandemic.  We also dive into some apps to use to help find ways to provide services in your business.

Excited to start this new series of episodes called What's Next.  This series will simply cover the topic of What's Next, with each episode diving into detail of what is next.  Each episode will be a rountable discussion of 3-4 guests offering their opinions and insights. 

In this first episode of What's Next, I am thankful to have on Betty Maul of Front End Graphics, James Corbett of Project Refit, Elaine Igoe of EBE Events and Entertainment, and Ken Toscano of New York Life.  We discussed what are some of the mental and physical implications to consider of opening businesses and public up as we transition out of this shelter in place phase of the current Covid-19 pandemic.  

I also want to thank everyone in the Legacy Club of Phillyman/Jerseyman Magazine for introducing us all.  All of the guest and myself are members of the Legacy Club, and without them this could not be possible.    

I got on a call with Jeremy Fyfe of GLS Painters where Jeremy and I discuss how he got started, how he's been dealing with the current pandemic, and some ways he uses social media and targetted ads to gain more business.  Jeremy's company, GLS Painters is located in Sicklerville, NJ where they provide interior and exterior painting for residential and commercial clients.  The primary service area for GLS is in South Jersey.  As his motto goes, "Don't stress, call GLS".

I finally broke down and decided to speak about the current situation right now with COVID-19/Coronavirus.  

I first give an update on what I've been doing with work and dealing with being at home.  Then I revisit some thoughts I had about the cycle of the construction industry economics, and if this pandemic is truly the next recession.  

Back in December I was a guest on RVNTV's show, Connect to Success, hosted by Ashley Owens.  This episode is the audio of that interview.  Connect to Success features local business owners and entrepreneurs in Philadelphia and South Jersey.  Ashley's guests talk about what they do along with offering their networking techniques, tips, and tricks.  Thanks again to Ashely and the RVNTV team for having me on.  I hope I can make it back on some time in the future.

To see more episodes of Connect to Success or other shows that RVNTV offers, visit their site: https://rvntv.tv/

Coming into the new year with a somewhere in between note.  I probably looked at too much social media over the break and I go into some things that got under my skin while online.  Two types of posts I saw a lot of involved people talking about what charities they contributed to or the goals they accomplished or plan on having in the new year.  Both of these I think are good to have, but I don't think they should be shared to everybody on social media.  I then also go into some ideas of thinking about sustainable design and politics that also irk me.  

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