Business Video Roundup: Working from Home Tips, Starting a Business During a Recession & More

Posted on 10.July.2020 by Mike Winters | @amcomcap

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In our latest roundup of great videos for entrepreneurs and small-business owners, LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel suggests why now might be a great time to start a business, fashion mogul Rebecca Minkoff discusses the art of pivoting, and financial analyst Gary Shilling explains what’s next for the U.S. economy (spoiler alert: it’s not looking good, in his humble opinion). Plus, Gary Vaynerchuk talks to beauty industry maven Mona Kattan of Huda Beauty on the latest episode of Coffee & Commerce, while Forbes offers up some tips on how to make working from home more sustainable for the long term.

Alexa von Tobel: Why a Recession Is the Best Time to Start a Business

In this quick two-minute video, LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel explains why the scariest time to start a business—such as during a recession—might just be the best time to start a business.

Rebecca Minkoff: How to Pivot Your Business During a Crisis

Fashion entrepreneur Rebecca Minkoff briefly talks about ways companies should experiment to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, even pivoting on their business models going forward.

Gary Shilling: What’s Next for the U.S. Economy

In this 11-minute interview, CNBC multimedia reporter Elizabeth Schulze discusses what’s next for the U.S. economy with Gary Shilling, famed financial analyst, president of A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc., and author of The Age of Deleveraging: Investment Strategies for a Decade of Slow Growth and Deflation. He says that the stock market could be in for a pullback that rivals the Great Depression and that the pandemic will force long-term structural changes in the economy.

GaryVee: Coffee & Commerce with Mona Kattan/Huda Beauty

In the latest episode of Coffee & Commerce, Gary Vaynerchuk talks with Mona Kattan of Huda Beauty. They talk shop and deliver nuggets of wisdom and advice useful in any line of business.

Forbes: How to Make Working from Home More Sustainable for the Long-Term

From Forbes, a few tips on how to make working from home more sustainable for the long haul.

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