How are  businesses doing after making it through the worst of Covid. We went back to visit David Herzog, owner of Bellevue Country Store and One Fork Farm Caramels in McMinnville Oregon to see how he's doing in this Post Covid Economy. We are pleased to say the businesses and David are doing well. There are new challenges - Supply Chain, hiring new employees, the ever present Marketing needs. New ideas, approaches are called for and David is being creative in his approach to these challenges.

Bellevue County Store
One Fork Farm Caramels
19690 SW Hwy 18
McMinnville, OR 97378
503-730-3612
David Herzog, Owner

Shanel Sparr (actress) and Nicky Carbone (Stage Manager) share their experience working in the Theatre District when Broadway went dark due to Covid.

The bars were closed, the diners were shuttered, the taxi cab drivers had no fares. The actors oooohh the actors.... here is their story.


Sponsored by:

Alt CoWorking
Third St., McMinnville, OR 97128
info@altcoworking.com

We work differently - so can you!

What would you do if you not only lost your job, but EVERYONE lost their job AND your whole industry closed down?  For me, I'm pretty sure panic and depression would come up mighty fast.

Shanel Spar was an actress in NYC when Covid hit.
Nicky Carbonne was a stage manager in NYC when Covid hit.
Enjoy their funny interpretation of this period in their careers.

This is Part 1 of a 2 Part episode.

HEROES of the Covid Economy podcast is BACK! 

Season 2 will be streaming soon with all new Heroes.  Our first guest will be Casey Hostetler owner of ALT CoWorking in Mcminnville Oregon. 

Love working remotely but hate doing it at Starbucks or the kitchen; ALT is hitting all the right notes in the world of alternative (and way cooler) office space. 

In the meantime, check out soundbites and full episodes of HEROES right here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1482025

Watch this space (ode to Rachel Maddow 😉)

We have only just begun. Here we have a few sound clips of Season One, Episodes 1 - 6. 

1) David Herzog Owner of Bellevue Country Store
2) Patrick O'Conner, Business Analyst for the state of Oregon
3) JP Bierly, Owner and BrewMaster for Bierly Brewing
4) Morgen McLaughlin, Exec. Dir. Willamette Valley Wineries Assc
5) Sean Boisson, Owner Bella Snow Soft Ale
6) Casey Kulla, County Commissioner for Yamhill County, OR 


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How and Why would anyone START a business at the height of a pandemic? If you did want to introduce a new product, lets say a beer, how would you approach your market research? You might do an scientific study, or look at an analysis or current and previous trends and flavors, or .... you might do a MomaQu !!!  Whoa, Wait, What is a MomaQu?  Stay tuned to find out that explanation from Sean Boisson, co-founder of the brand new Bella Snow gluten reduced beer. This week on Heroes of the Covid Economy!

Contact Info
Sean Boisson - co-founder Bella Snow Gluten Reduced Soft Ale
sean@gwbbrewing.com
707-337-8108
www.BellaSnow.com

How and Why would anyone START a business at the height of a pandemic? If you did want to introduce a new product, lets say a beer, how would you approach your market research? You might do an scientific study, or look at an analysis or current and previous trends and flavors, or .... you might do a MomaQu !!!  Whoa, Wait, What is a MomaQu?  Stay tuned to find out that explanation from Sean Boisson, co-founder of the brand new Bella Snow gluten reduced beer. This week on Heroes of the Covid Economy!

Pat O'Connor is with the Oregon Department of Employment. Pat discusses how Covid looks from a  5000 ft view. Guess What?  It doesn't look that bad. Though many businesses have taken huge hits, those that last will recover fairly quickly. Instead of 5-7 years like the Great Recession the US is looking at a 3 year recovery.

You can contact Pat at WorkForce and Economic Analysis department at 503-400-4374 or check out their website: qualityinfo.org