16: Communication in times of crisis

1. Shout out to our Victorian friends and family members, who are in lockdown, to healthcare and frontline workers, as well as those doing it tough because they're in a disadvantaged or unhealthy living situation
2. What's in this episode
   1. Special Guest: Sarah Allchurch, Principal of Allchurch Communications, which she founded in Perth in 2006, as a boutique investor relations and crisis comms company
   2. We'll be discussing how the corporate landscape has changed during COVID, hear about Sarah's personal journey as a leader in times of crisis and get some expert insights on the ways individuals can manage change and stress
3. Let's hear a little from Sarah about her background
4. 1. Training and education
   2. Career path - from employee to business owner
   3. What drove that change?
      Challenges setting up the business, quick wins?
      1. How did your background assist in setting up the business?
      2. What personal challenges did COVID throw your way?
5. Observations of changes in corporate landscape pre-pandemic and now, in the midst of COVID
   1. What did your day-to-day look like in the weeks after COVID became real in Australia
   2. Observations of individuals' behaviours and coping strategies
   3. Resilience of large vs small firms
   4. Observations of start-up behaviour? Are laid off employees starting their own businesses?
   5. Any advice to aspiring PR professionals or generally for business owners from your experience and knowledge?
   6. How can listeners get in touch with you and your services? 
6. Summary and next steps
   1. Website is now live - www.careeraftercovid.com
   2. Book is available for pre-sale at https://careeraftercovid.com/book 
   3. Podcasting again next week
   4. Join Career Rockstars Facebook group, follow on Twitter and Instagram