Dr. Jordan Seda, PT is a physical therapist, Capoeira practitioner, and owner of The Abstract Physio in New York, New York. 

Jordan and I both graduated from the Columbia University program in Physical Therapy and have stayed in touch over the years. I've really appreciated following him on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theabstractphysio/?hl=en as he has some really great perspective on life, rehab, and business. 

In this episode we dove into some of his own personal struggles, how he dealt with those, and what you can do if you're dealing with similar struggles. We also chatted about business as we're both business owners, how people can get creative in their environment (working from home), and why taking action is so important rather than being paralyzed by fear.

You can find him on his instagram which is linked above, and on his website: https://www.theabstractphysio.com/

I hope you enjoy this awesome conversation with Jordan and I!

Louis J Fernandez is a combat veteran, author of two books, CONUS Battle Drills (disclaimer: this written for combat vets)  and his most recent Keep on Leading. He is also a business leadership consultant. 

We had a great conversation ranging from dealing with our current covid-19 crisis both on a personal and professional level, what true leadership looks like, and how to get creative with your business during challenging times.

This was a really fun podcast to record and I hope you gain some insight from our conversation!

You can find his book, Keep on Leading here:

https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Leading-Louis-J-Fernandez/dp/1672555221/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=keep+on+leading&qid=1586199749&sr=8-1

You can connect with him on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-jonathan-fernandez/

Mark R Morris is a an experienced copywriter and ghostwriter with over 10 years of experience. We met through LinkedIn... social media is pretty cool, right? He's actually the one that catalyzed me to start this podcast.  

Mark's background is in theater and creative writing. Prior to 2008 he ran and owned a theater studio for kids, but, due to the financial crisis of 2008 he closed that down and was thrust into the world of copywriting and ghostwriting. He was able to make $2,000 in his first month!  

For the past 12 years he and his wife have been working full time from home in separate businesses and his current projects are mainly involved with writing several books for entrepreneurs and public speakers from many different walks of life.   

He's always open to a phone call and helping people through problems and you can find him by typing in Mark R Morris 2 or Mark Morris Jr. to google. 

He can also be reached at:  

[email protected]   

and you can check his writing out on his website:   

http://markrmorrisjr.com/

He's also very active on his LinkedIn profile! https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrmorrisjr-ghostwriter/

What happens when a global pandemic wipes out 100% of your brick and mortar business....? 

You start a podcast of course... 

I started my business, Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy, in April of 2019. Starting a business is tough. There were a bunch of times, especially in the first 6 months where I was on the verge of quitting. I wasn't growing as fast as I thought I should and things were just looking a little iffy... 

Then, January 2020 happened. I got busy. By the first week of March I was seeing 33 patient hours per week and was finally able to pay the bills and pay off a substantial amount of debt. 

But, as luck would have it, a global pandemic hits and I go from 33 patient hours per week, to a measley 2-3 hours online with telehealth. As i'm writing this I fully expect to make it through this, but, I don't know how the brick and mortar business will fare if the shelter-in-place and various quarantines last for longer than a few weeks.  

So... I started pushing hard into the online sphere. Telehealth, online strength training programming, online courses, facebook groups, podcasts, blogs, youtube videos. You name it, i'm probably doing it right now! 

This is the first of many podcasts following my own progress and the progress of the guests i'll have on as we learn to navigate this strange time. And... if it all ends quickly... it'll just be another business, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle podcast ;). I've got some things to say...

I'd love to hear what you think about this new venture AND what you're planning on doing to supplement income you may have lost during this pandemic!