Sharee Ashford of Mosquito Squad of East Atlanta: Lessons I Learned From My Military Experience about How To Survive And Thrive During A Time Of Crisis

With my experience in the U.S. Army, I learned that the first thing you should do when you realize you’re in a crisis is to not panic. Getting overly flustered will cloud your ability to think clearly and analyze what you should do next in that moment of chaos. Assess the situation and if this crisis is one you had already planned for, activate that plan. Additionally, don’t be reluctant to call for help or lean on a team that can assist you and your business. Like I mentioned before, it’s life and things might go wrong at one point or another but there’s ways to get through it.

In this interview series, we are exploring the subject of dealing with crisis and how to adapt and overcome. The context of this series is the physical and financial fallout that resulted from the COVID 19 pandemic. Crisis management…