Just like everyone else around the world, Luis and Catherine have navigated working from home and discovering innovative ways to pass the quaran-time. In addition to quarantine tips, they'll share their personal consumer stories including car shopping and vacationing during COVID-19! 

So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax as they share a taste of their lives... 

Joe Mecca, VP of Communications for Coastal Credit Union, joins us to talk about COVID-related scams putting consumers personal information at risk. We also cover tips for keeping your personal information - from documents to social media - safe and out of scammers hands. 

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BBB SCAMBUSTERS®, a game designed to help players of all ages identify and avoid scams to which they will likely be exposed.

Cole Watts, the Digital Lead at GFL, joins us to share how the business began as a local company, Waste Industries, and has now grown to a large corporation. Cole shares  an inside look at the waste industry, including stats on consumer waste and how to effectively recycle. 

In this Small Business Spotlight, Leslie Manning, Owner and Broker in Charge of TriCap Properties & TriCap Property Management, joins us to share a little bit about what makes their business unique. She also shares how their business has adapted during COVID-19 to meet the needs of tenants and leasing agents during these difficult times.

Jerry Jackson, chief meteorologist at WNCT, joins us to discuss how this year's hurricane season could be different. With having hurricane-like storms before the season began and still learning to navigate the new norm of COVID-19, this year is bound to be unique. Listen in for tips on keeping you and/or your business safe this year! 

This Small Business Spotlight features Tara Powell from Carolina Yard Barns. Tara shares what it's like to run a family-owned business that specializes in customized barns for your yard. Listen in to hear about their unique business and learn how you can support them!

Michael Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist at North Carolina State University, joins us on this episode to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting current and graduating students, the agriculture industry, and the overall economy in North Carolina. 

Dr. Sandy Stewart, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Services for the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, joins us to share how the recent COVID-19 pandemic has impacted North Carolina's agriculture industry, including food supply/ demand. He also squashes concern over murder hornets coming to our area and the impact of cicadas surfacing in our state. 

This Small Business Spotlight features Megan Anderson, of Anderson Painting, who joins us to share what it's like to run a family-owned business that employs refugees. Listen in to learn how they've established trust with their consumers, making it possible to continue supporting the community and keep their workers employed throughout COVID-19!

This Small Business Spotlight features Carolyn Byrd, owner of Cary Integrative Health, who shares what it's like to be a small business owner, how COVID-19 has impacted her business, and to provide tips for coping with our "new normal."