Val, from Tiana Bay Boutiques, talks with Shop Vocal's Heidi Barraza about the trials and tribulations of facing COVID while running a business that relies heavily on in-person contact and personal service. Val has a lot of great insight and shares much of it during this interview. You can find Tiana Bay at tianabayboutiques.com.

At Bay Grown Farms, the COVID-19 pandemic has steered the company in the direction of better online outreach and some introspection about how the company will grow and change as a response to the current business climate.

In this episode, Heidi talks with Kris Rodolico of Follow Your Art in Melrose MA, a small community art studio, bringing creative art experiences to the greater Melrose community. Follow Your Art was just launching as a non-profit as the pandemic hit, so they were faced with interesting challenges while trying to bring art to their community.

Geoffrey Shafer of Pegasus Design-to-Build talks with Heidi Barraza of Shop Vocal about some of the interesting challenges the pandemic has presented for contracting businesses.

Shop Vocal's Heidi Barraza talks with Dr. Z of the Bavarian Chiropractic Clinic who has faced interesting challenges presented by the COVID pandemic as she takes over a new business.

In this episode, we're joined by Katherine, owner of Katherine Summer. Her journey these past few months has been shaped by the course of the pandemic in some unique and interesting ways. Her mission to create masks that are useful, comfortable and stylish has a lot of interesting lessons intertwined. 

Shop Vocal talks with Lilian of Lyra Vega Bridal, who shares some of her insights and strategies for dealing with her business challenges during the COVID pandemic. Lilian really has a pulse on her clientele and illustrates how she engages her audience now that the landscape has changed so much when it comes to weddings, brides and their process leading up to their wedding day.

Find Lyra Vega online here: lyravegabridal.com

Shop Vocal checks in with Chris from Coffee Hound Coffee Co. based in Maine. Chris discusses how being nimble has helped Coffee Hound stay on track during this difficult time and how they keep their eyes on the future and success for their coffee company.  Find Coffee Hound online here: https://coffeehoundcoffeebar.com/

Shop Vocal talks to Justina Langone of the Remedy Exchange about how she's taken her brick and mortar almost entirely online with curbside pickup. Check the Remedy Exchange website for up to date info: https://theremedyexchange.com/

Heidi talks with Jason of Green Street Natural Foods in Melrose Massachusetts. This family-run business had to make some big changes to the way they were working in the store during the COVID lockdown, highlighting the importance of community and connection during this uniquely challenging time.