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