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Hot Mess Hotline: The Trailer Episode is Live!

Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19 Blogs, Hot Mess Hotline Podcast

The trailer episode for Hot Mess Hotline, my new podcast, is now live and you can listen below!

This season, I’ll be talking about the change curve, what the heck is happening in 2020 and how we can learn from it, and interviewing Doug Miller with Brightworks, whose company not only survived, but thrived, during the COVID-19 pandemic!

Friends, I hope you’ll subscribe to the podcast and follow along this season. Our first episode, as well as the Season 1 Toolkit, will be available right here next week!

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