In March of 2020 there was a moment of widespread panic – it wasn’t just about public health, it was also economic. Would our economy survive a prolonged pandemic? A few years in the answer is clear – it did survive and it was able to because of the spirit and the resolve of our people. Hard working mom and pops working overtime to implement new revenue streams for the businesses, artists and creators finding new ways to collaborate and share their art with their fans and folks from every neighborhood in the country finding ways to adapt and carry on. We wanted to honor those stories by creating a space to share those stories and you’ll find some of the below.

Krystina Jones

Covid not only changed my business model but changed my career. The pandemic caused a sudden blow to my career in film and production, it left me jobless overnight. I was on the other side of the country at the highlight of my career to then wondering how long I could keep up with my bills with no income coming in. As we all know now that what we thought would be two weeks of being unemployed turned into months. I know millions of others had this unfortunate experience as well, especially in the film industry. It forced me to return to my hometown in Florida, and start over. I then very unexpectedly, becoming a mom to my son, Maverick in 2021. Embracing the opportunity for a fresh start, I ventured into the world of real estate, discovering a newfound passion. I will be forever grateful for the leap of faith I took in getting in this industry and for the people I am now surrounded by. Read more>>

Julian Ramirez

Covid was huge for my business and the Health industry overall. Two things played a major role in Covid being a positive for my business. One was the fact that people all over the world were starting to put their health first. Second was people started to order their goods online since most of the stores were shut down. Read more>>

Devin Dorman

The transformation from COVID has primarily been in inconsistent supply chain and employment. COVID emphasized the need for well maintained core staff team within the company and sustainability in packaging that has more features to benefit the business and the customer. The general need to secure supply chain across the board to solidify communication and executing orders timely; these changes helped us to expedite orders in a more efficient way than before and helped to enhance project turn around times for all supplies and demand. Heightening focus on the growth from the retail package towards the bulk sales that would connect to food service and others. Read more>>

Paola Bermeo

Covid time had a big impact on my business. since it was when I became a mother and everything in my life changed. This led me to understand more the value of time and to be much more inspired for my collections. I could say that Covid was the impetus that gave Amore to make it happen and watch it grow. Read more>>

 Jennifer & Tom Mattera

Covid had a massive impact on our company not only from a safety standpoint, being in the wedding event industry, but its also pushed us to take a huge risk by moving across the country and rebranding our business to elopements. Read more>>