August 15, 2024 • 24 mins
This week on the show, Whitney Reynolds invites Christine Marzullo, Found of Together at Peace Foundation on the show. We also discuss the COVID19 summer surge and how to protect yourself.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Business and how to save for your retirement and how
to hand over your business when it's time. We also
have another episode with Brady and Whitney Reynolds for Whitney's Women,
and we are also talking to doctor Caitlyn Jeddalina. We
are talking all about the summer COVID nineteen surge that
is currently happening and how you can protect yourself. So
(00:20):
let's kick off the show.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Did you know that nine out of ten Americans are
sick of the divisions in our country? But there's one
small step we can take to remember that we're still connected.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
All over America, strangers with different political views are coming
together to talk about their lives, not politics, and discovering
they actually have a lot in common. Because even if
we don't see eye to eye, we can still talk
hard to heart. So let's talk for a change. Learn
more at take One Small Step dot org.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Hi.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
This is Paulina's iHeart Media Chicago and today I am
chatting with doctor Caitlyn Jeddalina and we are talking about
how to part ed ourselves from changing COVID nineteen and.
Speaker 6 (01:04):
Flu viruses as well. How are you today, doctor, I'm good,
Thanks for having me of course, doctor, thank you for
being here with us.
Speaker 5 (01:13):
And in recent weeks we have seen a surge in
COVID nineteen infections across the country, which brings me back
to twenty twenty. So this is crazy, but indeed it
is not, as they call, you know, has not gone away.
It is not, you know, forever gone, and both COVID
nineteen and flus still result in thousands and thousands of
hospitalizations and debts each year. So we definitely have to
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discuss this today. Before we do, doctor, can you give
us a little bit of a background about yourself.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
Sure. Yeah, I'm an epidemiologist, so my.
Speaker 7 (01:44):
Day job is to track how diseases spread, so I
seem to be a good person to talk to you
about COVID and flu these days.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
Absolutely one of my first questions for you. And I'm
always so curious because you know, when somebody you know
is is maybe catching an illness right or they're feeling
under the weather. A lot of times we can't really
tell whether we're the person that's.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Happening to or we're just around it.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
We can't really tell is it covid, is it the flu?
Speaker 5 (02:12):
I mean, are there distinctions between the two of them,
can we ever really tell?
Speaker 7 (02:18):
Yeah, so, right now the majority of sicknesses are from
COVID nineteen. We're just not in flu season right now.
But you're right, when October November comes, you won't.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Be able to tell. Really what is a COVID.
Speaker 7 (02:32):
Symptom versus flu, versus RSV, versus common cold, et cetera.
And honestly, I don't think it really matters to the
general public because it doesn't really.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Change what you do.
Speaker 7 (02:43):
You still need to get the vaccines before you get sick,
and then once you do have symptoms, you stay at
home until you start feeling better. The one thing we
do have for COVID are these at home antigen tests
that can tell us one if we do have COVID
and two when we are not infectious anymore with COVID.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Absolutely so, then doctor, why do a lot of people
why are we writing off COVID?
Speaker 1 (03:10):
You know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Like we mentioned if somebody is sick or whatnot, Like,
why do people still like why do people think that
it's not around when it's so much so is?
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Yeah? Well, I think one reason is we're all just
really tired of COVID. Right, It's been a long four
and a half years of COVID nineteen. The other thing
that it's is a good reason is that our hospitals.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Are not overwhelmed anymore.
Speaker 7 (03:34):
Right, It's very different than in March April, May of
twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And the reason for that is there's a.
Speaker 7 (03:40):
Lot of immunity, a lot of people are vaccinated, a
lot of people have had previous infections. Are both the
challenges that there still are vulnerable out there. Those that
are high risk to severe disease these days are those
over sixty five, those with multiple chronic conditions as well
as immuno compromise. So we can't really ignore COVID nineteen.
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In fact, covid doesn't care if we ignore it or not.
It's going to continue to spread and we need to
remain vigilant absolutely.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
So, doctor, why are COVID nineteen and flu vaccines updated?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, So, COVID nineteen and flu continuously mutate. They create
new versions of itself and it's called variants, and these
mutations help avoid our immune responses. So COVID nineteen and
flu vaccines are updated regularly on an annual basis to
address these mutations, to ensure that our immune defense wall
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is patched and really in tip top shape the next
time we come in contact with the virus.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Absolutely, And my next question for you, doctor is what
are the benefits end of staying up to date with
COVID nineteen and both flu vaccinations?
Speaker 7 (04:53):
So staying up to date with the recommended vaccinations is
the best way to reduce the risk of severe illness
from COVID nineteen and flu. And like you highlighted before,
this continues to be really important as both results in
thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each year. This week alone,
we've had about six hundred Americans die from COVID nineteen
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per week, and so it's still definitely a leading cause
of death.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
And again we need to continue to pay attention.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
Absolutely, and are the updated vaccines safe and effective?
Speaker 7 (05:31):
Yeah, so all authorized and approved vaccines, including COVID nineteen
are safe and effective. In fact, COVID nineteen vaccines are
under the most intense safety monitoring we've had in US history, right,
and US really follows a gold standard review process that
includes research and clinical trials as well as ongoing safety
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monitoring monitoring once the vaccine becomes approved and recommended.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
And what about getting both of them? Can you receive
them at the same time.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
You can.
Speaker 7 (06:05):
Yeah, So the CDC actually recommends getting COVID nineteen and
flu vaccines during the same visit, mostly because it's just
a convenient option for a lot of people. You don't
have to go to the pharmacy twice, for example, or
schedule two different doctor's appointments.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Also, there's just been numerous.
Speaker 7 (06:22):
Studies that have supported the safety of getting COVID nineteen
and flu vaccines at the same time.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Absolutely, thank you doctor, And where can we go to
learn more information?
Speaker 7 (06:34):
So in addition to CDC dot gov, you can go
to CVP which is CVEEP dot org, which has a
lot of vaccine resources and you can learn more about
the importance of updated vaccines. You can also visit vaccines
dot gov. It's a great resource to find a vaccination
site near you. And of course always talk to your
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healthcare provider. They know your health history the best, and
we'll also know when these updated vaccines are in stock
and you can go get and go get vaccinated.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
Awesome, thank you so much for being here list today.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
We really appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 8 (07:13):
Thank you once again. Here we are back. She is
like chicken noodle soup. I just realized she's really good
for the soul because of the positivity she spreads throughout Chicago, land,
throughout the country that the world It's Whitney Rends. Take
it over the world for another Whitney's Women. Hi Whitney, Hello.
Speaker 9 (07:29):
You know what, if I'm chicken noodle soup, then you
are definitely the bull because we have been doing Whitney's
Women for quite some time, so this is like a
two part process. You know, you can't necessarily see the
soul without the utensils. Brady and you are a big
part of this too. We always love coming on and
sharing these stories of women in Chicago who are making
their mark and giving back.
Speaker 10 (07:51):
And I can't think of a better woman.
Speaker 9 (07:53):
Returning guest Christine Marzoulo with the Together at Piece Foundation
to join us today.
Speaker 10 (07:58):
Welcome.
Speaker 11 (07:59):
Thank you so much for having me, Whitney and Brady.
Can I be one of the crackers to your ticket
news you.
Speaker 9 (08:07):
Got it, the oyster crackers or you can actually be
this soon because you are. I tell you, there are
a few people that I consider like a bridge or
people that really unite, and you are one of those people. Christine,
you are doing that in so many ways. I mean,
that's one of the reasons we have you on today.
But you are that in the community. So we are
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so excited to have you on.
Speaker 11 (08:31):
Thank you so much, Whitney, and I just love partnering
with you in stretting hope and you know, being your
arm and your partner in spreading hopeful, breathement care in
the world.
Speaker 9 (08:41):
Yeah, so you said it right off the bat. There
she goes right to the point. That is exactly why
we have you on today, because the Together at Peace
Foundation within the last three years has grown in ways
and reaching more people with breathmentcare.
Speaker 10 (08:55):
Tell us about your mission.
Speaker 11 (08:58):
So my mission is to support people and finding uplifting
ways to keep the legacy of their loved ones alive
after they passed away by doing good in their honor.
So when my dad passed away twenty years ago, I
had no safe space to go to keep his memory alive,
tell his stories and do good in his honor, and
so I created it Together at Peace Movement where we
partner with different charities and hospitals and we encourage people
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to share their stories, keep their legacies alive, and find
community together in doing so.
Speaker 9 (09:29):
You know, it's amazing because you said a couple of
things that I want to touch on. One is like
you are foundations, but you're touching so many other nonprofits
and people in the ways of like giving back. You
have so many initiatives for this safe space that you mentioned,
and it is true when we I mean, it's guaranteed
we're going to experience loss in this life. That's just
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unfortunately part of it. And how do we cope when.
Speaker 10 (09:54):
Someone close to us does leap us?
Speaker 9 (09:56):
And you identified that gap and really connected with the
UH and started making a way. I've watched it evolve
over the years. But tell us about some of your
recent initiatives.
Speaker 11 (10:08):
So we've we've actually come a long way in the past.
You know year we started a podcast with you by
our side, Whitney, thank you so much. We're sharing people's
stories and you know, inspiring people to share their stories
and you know, focusing on helping that people move forward
with the spirits that are loved ones. So we feature
Kelly Servants, who's coming to the luncheon. We have a
(10:30):
fundraising event coming up, which I know we're going to
talk about here in a minute, but every event that
we do and everything that we participate in is also
a hope buildad event for our donors, our community. They're
they're giving back that they're getting their finding, healing and
hope in their doing so. So when they come to
the luncheon, we have live artists, we have interactive art
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we have you know, the book signing with Kelly is
going to be uplifting music, comforting conversations, and we we
really try to focus on supporting our donors and also
helping them move forward and keep the lights there loved
when shining by doing so. So, we have our podcast,
we have you know, corporate engagements where we're doing lunch
and learns and hope building events at different corporations with
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our partners there, collaborating with floral companies and doing you know,
some uplifting tangible items for takeaways at funerals to keep
people in a positive light where we don't take the
pain away, but we give you something to do with
all of the love that's there from day one onto
the rest of your life. Twenty years later, I'm still
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thinking of my data every day. So yeah, it's a lot, No,
it's yeah, you know, one thing that just came to
mind when you were talking about these things is when
sometimes you.
Speaker 9 (11:42):
Experience loss, you don't know what to say and you
don't know what to give, and you don't know what
to do. And I remember, just like firsthand. You know, we,
like you said, we've been partnering together. But this was
something that with our show, we had someone on our
staff that lost someone very close to him. And whenever
I brought in your basket of goodies and the wrap,
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that is the love. I mean he I never thought
because he is definitely a man's man and a man
a few words, even though he.
Speaker 10 (12:11):
Works for a talk show.
Speaker 9 (12:13):
He wrapped himself in that and it gave him that
comfort that no words and I talked for a living
could give him. And so I've watched this work firsthand
with this and just the communication of opening up those
conversations and remembering the loved ones is so crucial.
Speaker 10 (12:29):
Okay, so you talked about it a little bit.
Speaker 9 (12:32):
Let's talk about this event and how people can get
involved with what you're doing.
Speaker 10 (12:35):
Tell us about your luncheon coming up.
Speaker 11 (12:37):
Okay, So upcoming is the Sparkle of Hope Lunch and
it's on September twenty second at twelve PM and Oakbrook
at Starterfields Country Club and we're almost sold out. We're
sold out of tables, but we do have like nine
feats left.
Speaker 10 (12:51):
It's just a really cool listing afternoon. So yeah, you
have to go to the website.
Speaker 11 (12:57):
And it's ww Together at peace dot org. You can
buy your ticket for the luncheon there, and you can
find other ways to find hope and healing and get
involved in our community by joining our newsletter if you
know of a company or a corporation that would like
to support their employees with hope building events and different activities,
and definitely like sign up for a newsletters so you
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can hear about upcoming events that we have, you know
for the holidays, and different ways to get involved sharing
your story and check out our podcast. We have a
lot of unique and uplifting guests that can help you
find new ways to keep your left ones legacy alive.
Speaker 9 (13:34):
You know, you said there's nine seats left, and I
have a feeling by the time we get off this
interview they.
Speaker 10 (13:40):
Will be gone.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
But you do have other luncheons. You mentioned earlier about
the learn Luncheon. The Learning Luncheon tell us about that
that's the way for corporations to get involved.
Speaker 11 (13:49):
Yeah, so it's kind of like a luncheon learn where
you come in and share your story, but we come in.
It's a hope building event where we share our mission.
So you can learn about Together at Peace, but we
can also kind of support your fellow employees if someone's
experienced a loss. We have uplifting conversation starters, we have
interactive art artworks that we can do on site together
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with your employees and just encourage this like open conversation
and safe place and way to communicate and connect and
comfort each other in times of need and every day
because you never forget about the loved ones that passed away.
Speaker 10 (14:24):
Amazing. Okay, tell us where we get our tickets again.
Speaker 11 (14:28):
Okay, go to Together at Piece dot org and they're right.
You'll see a little button that says purchase your tickets
for Sparkle of Hope Luncheon. It's an Oakbrook on September
twenty second at twelve pm and there will be like
welcome stations, Hugabear, interactive giving stations, live artists, uplisting music,
comforting conversations and just a uplifting afternoon of finding hope
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and healing in community.
Speaker 9 (14:52):
Well, and you talked about Kelly's servants earlier, so she
is one of the speakers.
Speaker 10 (14:57):
She was also.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
Former running Hamilton on Broadways wife or she's still his wife,
but he no longer is Hamilton. But she is one
that openly talks about her grief experience in a way
that I have to say, I've never heard someone communicate
so well about the loss of her daughter and also
how she moves forward after that. So the speaker itself,
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I mean, I just have a feeling, oh my goodness,
this is going to be a day of moving the.
Speaker 11 (15:27):
Dial forward one hundred percent, one hundred percent. She is
so well spoken, as you said, she's like an award
running writer, and she wrote the book Normal Broken. It's
like the grief companion for when it's time to healed,
but you're not sure you want to. And she really
puts a personal touch on her experience, her journey, talking
(15:49):
about in Stones, which was very powerful, like sometimes it's
just one step at a time, one trip to the
grocery store that just it braks you, but then it
helps you heal too.
Speaker 10 (16:00):
So she really has a.
Speaker 11 (16:01):
Way of describing grief in a way I think a
lot of people.
Speaker 9 (16:04):
Can relate to amazing Okay together at peace, dunt Or Christine,
thank you so much for being my Whitney the woman
this week. And Brady, as you know, this little mama
is gearing up for the fall.
Speaker 8 (16:17):
It's coming. I don't want to think about it because
I love mes me some summer, but it is coming.
It's inevitable, and you've got a lot coming on in
the I feel like follows your busiest season, isn't it?
Speaker 9 (16:27):
It really is, and I just want to like buckle
up work. But in a way that I want to
invite other people into my van because we have so
much coming up. I want people to save the date
because October twenty first is when our new season releases.
We have dan Aykroyd on this season and we're talking
just about how you can connect the dots in your
life and use your journey to really make impact. And
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that season premiere is going to be something so special.
But in case you want to join us live on
October nineteenth, we are opening up tickets for Whitney's Wishless
and a season premiere party. If we walk the red
carpet with us, come see what we're all about and
be part of our live audience, and you can get
all that info on Whitney Reynolds dot com. But if
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you take anything away from our show and need like
you're like why who is a chick? Literally, our whole
tagline is your story matters. So for all of the
listeners out there, whether it's through Whitney's Women or the
Whitney Reynolds Show, however you digest us, we want you
to know that your story matters, and we really hope
that you understand that and connect the dots to move
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the dial forward.
Speaker 5 (17:33):
Hi, it's Paulina here with I Heard Media Chicago and
I am speaking with Nicole Shelkoff, financial advisor with Edward Jones.
Speaker 6 (17:39):
How are you today?
Speaker 12 (17:40):
Good?
Speaker 4 (17:41):
How are you?
Speaker 6 (17:42):
I am good. I am so excited to be chatting
with you.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
Finally we are going to be talking all about, you know,
the business, so we're talking about financial information that we're
going to be definitely getting into as well. First and foremost,
i'd love for you to to give me a little
bit of a background about yourself.
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Please.
Speaker 12 (17:59):
Yes, I have been with Edward Jones as a financial
advisor since twenty fifteen. I grew up in a suburb
of Chicago and I went to college at University of Florida,
where I was captain of.
Speaker 11 (18:11):
The golf team.
Speaker 12 (18:12):
And I come from a long family of Edward Jones advisors.
My dad has been an advisor for forty two years
with US and my office is in a suburb of Chicago,
Northwest suburb Schomberg.
Speaker 5 (18:27):
Awesome, Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
Can you tell us about the business succession boom and
how business owners are planning for the future.
Speaker 12 (18:34):
Absolutely, so, it is something that everyone needs to start
preparing for if you are a small business owner. We
are finding that there are so many challenges with business
owners today, between navigating high healthcare costs, keeping up with
technology advancements, and about thirty three million business owners in
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America employ half of the can workforce, and unfortunately a
lot of them are not prepared for when they either
want to step away or unfortunately need to step away
from their business.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
Oh, it's very interesting and what were the most surprising
surprising findings in the business owner's survey.
Speaker 12 (19:20):
I think it's the fact that the age that business
owners would like to step away from their business, So
the average age of when business owners plan to pass
their business on is sixty three years old, but the
majority of small business owners are over the age of
fifty five. So this boom is going to happen very quickly,
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and we're finding that people are not prepared.
Speaker 4 (19:45):
Like I said, no, not at all.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
Why do you feel it is that business owners don't
choose to step away until they're about sixty sixty three
years old.
Speaker 12 (19:56):
You know, they put their blood, sweat, and tears, their
financial backing into this business. A lot of times it's
their babies, and it is a very emotional decision to
step away from your business. But there's also many challenges
in selling your business as well, and so that's the
largest reasons why folks aren't prepared properly.
Speaker 5 (20:18):
Absolutely, and what are the key factors for businesses when
succession planning?
Speaker 12 (20:23):
The key factors is really like what is uncovered for
the desire of the business owner. So some folks think
about legacy, they think about the market, they think about
the mission of the business, and then also the cause.
So like I mentioned, unfortunately there are sometimes a health
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event or circumstances that the owner has to step away
and that causes the sale or transition of the business.
Speaker 5 (20:54):
That is very true and what are the main hurdles
that business owners are facing? Do you feel when planning?
Speaker 12 (21:01):
Typically that emotional aspect along with the financial aspect of it.
And a lot of times there isn't a person that
sticks out in their mind on who the business should
go to next. There are also and sometimes it takes
decades to plan for this, and so we are finding
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that a lot of times that a family member about
half the time a family member does take over, but
typically in about seventy five percent of the time, the
person that is selected to take over the business has
been involved with the business prior to that secession plan
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going into place, So it's not like they're just having
their son or daughter come in that never worked in
the business before.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
Yeah, I didn't even think of that. I would assume
that it would go to family. But I mean, if right,
your kid or whomever doesn't really have a lot of experience,
that's interesting to know, like is that the best move?
And what about you know, like just as far as planning,
like what kind of tips would you give to somebody
who is listening, who is thinking of stepping away right
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What are some of the biggest tips you can give
right now?
Speaker 12 (22:20):
I think that having discussions in advance before that need
pops up really will help alleviate that emotional and the
stress of it, but also finding the guidance in support
of an Edward Jones Financial advisor. Many who have advanced
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designations like myself, I'm a certified Financial Planner, but there
are also designations like the Certified Exit Planning Advisor, which
helps support small business owners. I also would encourage listeners
if they're wanting to learn more about this research, I
can give our website and to point them if that
would be helpful.
Speaker 6 (23:02):
Yes, where can we go to learn more.
Speaker 12 (23:04):
At www dot Edward Jones dot com. Forward slash next
in line.
Speaker 6 (23:12):
Awesome.
Speaker 5 (23:13):
Thank you so much for being here with us today.
We really do appreciate it. One more time.
Speaker 6 (23:16):
What is a good website to check out?
Speaker 12 (23:18):
Www dot Edward Jones dot com, Forward slash next in
line awesome.
Speaker 6 (23:25):
Thank you so much for your time today. We really
appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Have a good day.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
Did you know that nine out of ten Americans are
sick of the divisions in our country? But there's one
small step we can take to remember that we're still
connected all over America. Strangers with different political views are
coming together to talk about their lives, not politics, and
discovering they actually have a lot in common because even
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if we don't see eye to eye, we can.
Speaker 3 (23:52):
Still talk heart to heart. So let's talk for a change.
Learn more at take one Small Step dot org.
Speaker 1 (24:00):
Thank you so much to all of our guests for
being a part of our show today and thank you
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and every single week we are here, and if you
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you again next weekend.
Business and how to save for your retirement and how
to hand over your business when it's time. We also
have another episode with Brady and Whitney Reynolds for Whitney's Women,
and we are also talking to doctor Caitlyn Jeddalina. We
are talking all about the summer COVID nineteen surge that
is currently happening and how you can protect yourself. So
(00:20):
let's kick off the show.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Did you know that nine out of ten Americans are
sick of the divisions in our country? But there's one
small step we can take to remember that we're still connected.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
All over America, strangers with different political views are coming
together to talk about their lives, not politics, and discovering
they actually have a lot in common. Because even if
we don't see eye to eye, we can still talk
hard to heart. So let's talk for a change. Learn
more at take One Small Step dot org.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Hi.
Speaker 5 (00:52):
This is Paulina's iHeart Media Chicago and today I am
chatting with doctor Caitlyn Jeddalina and we are talking about
how to part ed ourselves from changing COVID nineteen and.
Speaker 6 (01:04):
Flu viruses as well. How are you today, doctor, I'm good,
Thanks for having me of course, doctor, thank you for
being here with us.
Speaker 5 (01:13):
And in recent weeks we have seen a surge in
COVID nineteen infections across the country, which brings me back
to twenty twenty. So this is crazy, but indeed it
is not, as they call, you know, has not gone away.
It is not, you know, forever gone, and both COVID
nineteen and flus still result in thousands and thousands of
hospitalizations and debts each year. So we definitely have to
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discuss this today. Before we do, doctor, can you give
us a little bit of a background about yourself.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
Sure. Yeah, I'm an epidemiologist, so my.
Speaker 7 (01:44):
Day job is to track how diseases spread, so I
seem to be a good person to talk to you
about COVID and flu these days.
Speaker 5 (01:54):
Absolutely one of my first questions for you. And I'm
always so curious because you know, when somebody you know
is is maybe catching an illness right or they're feeling
under the weather. A lot of times we can't really
tell whether we're the person that's.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Happening to or we're just around it.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
We can't really tell is it covid, is it the flu?
Speaker 5 (02:12):
I mean, are there distinctions between the two of them,
can we ever really tell?
Speaker 7 (02:18):
Yeah, so, right now the majority of sicknesses are from
COVID nineteen. We're just not in flu season right now.
But you're right, when October November comes, you won't.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Be able to tell. Really what is a COVID.
Speaker 7 (02:32):
Symptom versus flu, versus RSV, versus common cold, et cetera.
And honestly, I don't think it really matters to the
general public because it doesn't really.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Change what you do.
Speaker 7 (02:43):
You still need to get the vaccines before you get sick,
and then once you do have symptoms, you stay at
home until you start feeling better. The one thing we
do have for COVID are these at home antigen tests
that can tell us one if we do have COVID
and two when we are not infectious anymore with COVID.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Absolutely so, then doctor, why do a lot of people
why are we writing off COVID?
Speaker 1 (03:10):
You know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Like we mentioned if somebody is sick or whatnot, Like,
why do people still like why do people think that
it's not around when it's so much so is?
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Yeah? Well, I think one reason is we're all just
really tired of COVID. Right, It's been a long four
and a half years of COVID nineteen. The other thing
that it's is a good reason is that our hospitals.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Are not overwhelmed anymore.
Speaker 7 (03:34):
Right, It's very different than in March April, May of
twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
And the reason for that is there's a.
Speaker 7 (03:40):
Lot of immunity, a lot of people are vaccinated, a
lot of people have had previous infections. Are both the
challenges that there still are vulnerable out there. Those that
are high risk to severe disease these days are those
over sixty five, those with multiple chronic conditions as well
as immuno compromise. So we can't really ignore COVID nineteen.
(04:03):
In fact, covid doesn't care if we ignore it or not.
It's going to continue to spread and we need to
remain vigilant absolutely.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
So, doctor, why are COVID nineteen and flu vaccines updated?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Yeah, So, COVID nineteen and flu continuously mutate. They create
new versions of itself and it's called variants, and these
mutations help avoid our immune responses. So COVID nineteen and
flu vaccines are updated regularly on an annual basis to
address these mutations, to ensure that our immune defense wall
(04:37):
is patched and really in tip top shape the next
time we come in contact with the virus.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Absolutely, And my next question for you, doctor is what
are the benefits end of staying up to date with
COVID nineteen and both flu vaccinations?
Speaker 7 (04:53):
So staying up to date with the recommended vaccinations is
the best way to reduce the risk of severe illness
from COVID nineteen and flu. And like you highlighted before,
this continues to be really important as both results in
thousands of hospitalizations and deaths each year. This week alone,
we've had about six hundred Americans die from COVID nineteen
(05:16):
per week, and so it's still definitely a leading cause
of death.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
And again we need to continue to pay attention.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
Absolutely, and are the updated vaccines safe and effective?
Speaker 7 (05:31):
Yeah, so all authorized and approved vaccines, including COVID nineteen
are safe and effective. In fact, COVID nineteen vaccines are
under the most intense safety monitoring we've had in US history, right,
and US really follows a gold standard review process that
includes research and clinical trials as well as ongoing safety
(05:53):
monitoring monitoring once the vaccine becomes approved and recommended.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
And what about getting both of them? Can you receive
them at the same time.
Speaker 4 (06:05):
You can.
Speaker 7 (06:05):
Yeah, So the CDC actually recommends getting COVID nineteen and
flu vaccines during the same visit, mostly because it's just
a convenient option for a lot of people. You don't
have to go to the pharmacy twice, for example, or
schedule two different doctor's appointments.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Also, there's just been numerous.
Speaker 7 (06:22):
Studies that have supported the safety of getting COVID nineteen
and flu vaccines at the same time.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Absolutely, thank you doctor, And where can we go to
learn more information?
Speaker 7 (06:34):
So in addition to CDC dot gov, you can go
to CVP which is CVEEP dot org, which has a
lot of vaccine resources and you can learn more about
the importance of updated vaccines. You can also visit vaccines
dot gov. It's a great resource to find a vaccination
site near you. And of course always talk to your
(06:55):
healthcare provider. They know your health history the best, and
we'll also know when these updated vaccines are in stock
and you can go get and go get vaccinated.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
Awesome, thank you so much for being here list today.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
We really appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 8 (07:13):
Thank you once again. Here we are back. She is
like chicken noodle soup. I just realized she's really good
for the soul because of the positivity she spreads throughout Chicago, land,
throughout the country that the world It's Whitney Rends. Take
it over the world for another Whitney's Women. Hi Whitney, Hello.
Speaker 9 (07:29):
You know what, if I'm chicken noodle soup, then you
are definitely the bull because we have been doing Whitney's
Women for quite some time, so this is like a
two part process. You know, you can't necessarily see the
soul without the utensils. Brady and you are a big
part of this too. We always love coming on and
sharing these stories of women in Chicago who are making
their mark and giving back.
Speaker 10 (07:51):
And I can't think of a better woman.
Speaker 9 (07:53):
Returning guest Christine Marzoulo with the Together at Piece Foundation
to join us today.
Speaker 10 (07:58):
Welcome.
Speaker 11 (07:59):
Thank you so much for having me, Whitney and Brady.
Can I be one of the crackers to your ticket
news you.
Speaker 9 (08:07):
Got it, the oyster crackers or you can actually be
this soon because you are. I tell you, there are
a few people that I consider like a bridge or
people that really unite, and you are one of those people. Christine,
you are doing that in so many ways. I mean,
that's one of the reasons we have you on today.
But you are that in the community. So we are
(08:28):
so excited to have you on.
Speaker 11 (08:31):
Thank you so much, Whitney, and I just love partnering
with you in stretting hope and you know, being your
arm and your partner in spreading hopeful, breathement care in
the world.
Speaker 9 (08:41):
Yeah, so you said it right off the bat. There
she goes right to the point. That is exactly why
we have you on today, because the Together at Peace
Foundation within the last three years has grown in ways
and reaching more people with breathmentcare.
Speaker 10 (08:55):
Tell us about your mission.
Speaker 11 (08:58):
So my mission is to support people and finding uplifting
ways to keep the legacy of their loved ones alive
after they passed away by doing good in their honor.
So when my dad passed away twenty years ago, I
had no safe space to go to keep his memory alive,
tell his stories and do good in his honor, and
so I created it Together at Peace Movement where we
partner with different charities and hospitals and we encourage people
(09:21):
to share their stories, keep their legacies alive, and find
community together in doing so.
Speaker 9 (09:29):
You know, it's amazing because you said a couple of
things that I want to touch on. One is like
you are foundations, but you're touching so many other nonprofits
and people in the ways of like giving back. You
have so many initiatives for this safe space that you mentioned,
and it is true when we I mean, it's guaranteed
we're going to experience loss in this life. That's just
(09:51):
unfortunately part of it. And how do we cope when.
Speaker 10 (09:54):
Someone close to us does leap us?
Speaker 9 (09:56):
And you identified that gap and really connected with the
UH and started making a way. I've watched it evolve
over the years. But tell us about some of your
recent initiatives.
Speaker 11 (10:08):
So we've we've actually come a long way in the past.
You know year we started a podcast with you by
our side, Whitney, thank you so much. We're sharing people's
stories and you know, inspiring people to share their stories
and you know, focusing on helping that people move forward
with the spirits that are loved ones. So we feature
Kelly Servants, who's coming to the luncheon. We have a
(10:30):
fundraising event coming up, which I know we're going to
talk about here in a minute, but every event that
we do and everything that we participate in is also
a hope buildad event for our donors, our community. They're
they're giving back that they're getting their finding, healing and
hope in their doing so. So when they come to
the luncheon, we have live artists, we have interactive art
(10:50):
we have you know, the book signing with Kelly is
going to be uplifting music, comforting conversations, and we we
really try to focus on supporting our donors and also
helping them move forward and keep the lights there loved
when shining by doing so. So, we have our podcast,
we have you know, corporate engagements where we're doing lunch
and learns and hope building events at different corporations with
(11:10):
our partners there, collaborating with floral companies and doing you know,
some uplifting tangible items for takeaways at funerals to keep
people in a positive light where we don't take the
pain away, but we give you something to do with
all of the love that's there from day one onto
the rest of your life. Twenty years later, I'm still
(11:30):
thinking of my data every day. So yeah, it's a lot, No,
it's yeah, you know, one thing that just came to
mind when you were talking about these things is when
sometimes you.
Speaker 9 (11:42):
Experience loss, you don't know what to say and you
don't know what to give, and you don't know what
to do. And I remember, just like firsthand. You know, we,
like you said, we've been partnering together. But this was
something that with our show, we had someone on our
staff that lost someone very close to him. And whenever
I brought in your basket of goodies and the wrap,
(12:05):
that is the love. I mean he I never thought
because he is definitely a man's man and a man
a few words, even though he.
Speaker 10 (12:11):
Works for a talk show.
Speaker 9 (12:13):
He wrapped himself in that and it gave him that
comfort that no words and I talked for a living
could give him. And so I've watched this work firsthand
with this and just the communication of opening up those
conversations and remembering the loved ones is so crucial.
Speaker 10 (12:29):
Okay, so you talked about it a little bit.
Speaker 9 (12:32):
Let's talk about this event and how people can get
involved with what you're doing.
Speaker 10 (12:35):
Tell us about your luncheon coming up.
Speaker 11 (12:37):
Okay, So upcoming is the Sparkle of Hope Lunch and
it's on September twenty second at twelve PM and Oakbrook
at Starterfields Country Club and we're almost sold out. We're
sold out of tables, but we do have like nine
feats left.
Speaker 10 (12:51):
It's just a really cool listing afternoon. So yeah, you
have to go to the website.
Speaker 11 (12:57):
And it's ww Together at peace dot org. You can
buy your ticket for the luncheon there, and you can
find other ways to find hope and healing and get
involved in our community by joining our newsletter if you
know of a company or a corporation that would like
to support their employees with hope building events and different activities,
and definitely like sign up for a newsletters so you
(13:18):
can hear about upcoming events that we have, you know
for the holidays, and different ways to get involved sharing
your story and check out our podcast. We have a
lot of unique and uplifting guests that can help you
find new ways to keep your left ones legacy alive.
Speaker 9 (13:34):
You know, you said there's nine seats left, and I
have a feeling by the time we get off this
interview they.
Speaker 10 (13:40):
Will be gone.
Speaker 9 (13:41):
But you do have other luncheons. You mentioned earlier about
the learn Luncheon. The Learning Luncheon tell us about that
that's the way for corporations to get involved.
Speaker 11 (13:49):
Yeah, so it's kind of like a luncheon learn where
you come in and share your story, but we come in.
It's a hope building event where we share our mission.
So you can learn about Together at Peace, but we
can also kind of support your fellow employees if someone's
experienced a loss. We have uplifting conversation starters, we have
interactive art artworks that we can do on site together
(14:10):
with your employees and just encourage this like open conversation
and safe place and way to communicate and connect and
comfort each other in times of need and every day
because you never forget about the loved ones that passed away.
Speaker 10 (14:24):
Amazing. Okay, tell us where we get our tickets again.
Speaker 11 (14:28):
Okay, go to Together at Piece dot org and they're right.
You'll see a little button that says purchase your tickets
for Sparkle of Hope Luncheon. It's an Oakbrook on September
twenty second at twelve pm and there will be like
welcome stations, Hugabear, interactive giving stations, live artists, uplisting music,
comforting conversations and just a uplifting afternoon of finding hope
(14:50):
and healing in community.
Speaker 9 (14:52):
Well, and you talked about Kelly's servants earlier, so she
is one of the speakers.
Speaker 10 (14:57):
She was also.
Speaker 9 (15:00):
Former running Hamilton on Broadways wife or she's still his wife,
but he no longer is Hamilton. But she is one
that openly talks about her grief experience in a way
that I have to say, I've never heard someone communicate
so well about the loss of her daughter and also
how she moves forward after that. So the speaker itself,
(15:23):
I mean, I just have a feeling, oh my goodness,
this is going to be a day of moving the.
Speaker 11 (15:27):
Dial forward one hundred percent, one hundred percent. She is
so well spoken, as you said, she's like an award
running writer, and she wrote the book Normal Broken. It's
like the grief companion for when it's time to healed,
but you're not sure you want to. And she really
puts a personal touch on her experience, her journey, talking
(15:49):
about in Stones, which was very powerful, like sometimes it's
just one step at a time, one trip to the
grocery store that just it braks you, but then it
helps you heal too.
Speaker 10 (16:00):
So she really has a.
Speaker 11 (16:01):
Way of describing grief in a way I think a
lot of people.
Speaker 9 (16:04):
Can relate to amazing Okay together at peace, dunt Or Christine,
thank you so much for being my Whitney the woman
this week. And Brady, as you know, this little mama
is gearing up for the fall.
Speaker 8 (16:17):
It's coming. I don't want to think about it because
I love mes me some summer, but it is coming.
It's inevitable, and you've got a lot coming on in
the I feel like follows your busiest season, isn't it?
Speaker 9 (16:27):
It really is, and I just want to like buckle
up work. But in a way that I want to
invite other people into my van because we have so
much coming up. I want people to save the date
because October twenty first is when our new season releases.
We have dan Aykroyd on this season and we're talking
just about how you can connect the dots in your
life and use your journey to really make impact. And
(16:51):
that season premiere is going to be something so special.
But in case you want to join us live on
October nineteenth, we are opening up tickets for Whitney's Wishless
and a season premiere party. If we walk the red
carpet with us, come see what we're all about and
be part of our live audience, and you can get
all that info on Whitney Reynolds dot com. But if
(17:11):
you take anything away from our show and need like
you're like why who is a chick? Literally, our whole
tagline is your story matters. So for all of the
listeners out there, whether it's through Whitney's Women or the
Whitney Reynolds Show, however you digest us, we want you
to know that your story matters, and we really hope
that you understand that and connect the dots to move
(17:32):
the dial forward.
Speaker 5 (17:33):
Hi, it's Paulina here with I Heard Media Chicago and
I am speaking with Nicole Shelkoff, financial advisor with Edward Jones.
Speaker 6 (17:39):
How are you today?
Speaker 12 (17:40):
Good?
Speaker 4 (17:41):
How are you?
Speaker 6 (17:42):
I am good. I am so excited to be chatting
with you.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
Finally we are going to be talking all about, you know,
the business, so we're talking about financial information that we're
going to be definitely getting into as well. First and foremost,
i'd love for you to to give me a little
bit of a background about yourself.
Speaker 4 (17:58):
Please.
Speaker 12 (17:59):
Yes, I have been with Edward Jones as a financial
advisor since twenty fifteen. I grew up in a suburb
of Chicago and I went to college at University of Florida,
where I was captain of.
Speaker 11 (18:11):
The golf team.
Speaker 12 (18:12):
And I come from a long family of Edward Jones advisors.
My dad has been an advisor for forty two years
with US and my office is in a suburb of Chicago,
Northwest suburb Schomberg.
Speaker 5 (18:27):
Awesome, Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
Can you tell us about the business succession boom and
how business owners are planning for the future.
Speaker 12 (18:34):
Absolutely, so, it is something that everyone needs to start
preparing for if you are a small business owner. We
are finding that there are so many challenges with business
owners today, between navigating high healthcare costs, keeping up with
technology advancements, and about thirty three million business owners in
(18:57):
America employ half of the can workforce, and unfortunately a
lot of them are not prepared for when they either
want to step away or unfortunately need to step away
from their business.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
Oh, it's very interesting and what were the most surprising
surprising findings in the business owner's survey.
Speaker 12 (19:20):
I think it's the fact that the age that business
owners would like to step away from their business, So
the average age of when business owners plan to pass
their business on is sixty three years old, but the
majority of small business owners are over the age of
fifty five. So this boom is going to happen very quickly,
(19:43):
and we're finding that people are not prepared.
Speaker 4 (19:45):
Like I said, no, not at all.
Speaker 5 (19:48):
Why do you feel it is that business owners don't
choose to step away until they're about sixty sixty three
years old.
Speaker 12 (19:56):
You know, they put their blood, sweat, and tears, their
financial backing into this business. A lot of times it's
their babies, and it is a very emotional decision to
step away from your business. But there's also many challenges
in selling your business as well, and so that's the
largest reasons why folks aren't prepared properly.
Speaker 5 (20:18):
Absolutely, and what are the key factors for businesses when
succession planning?
Speaker 12 (20:23):
The key factors is really like what is uncovered for
the desire of the business owner. So some folks think
about legacy, they think about the market, they think about
the mission of the business, and then also the cause.
So like I mentioned, unfortunately there are sometimes a health
(20:44):
event or circumstances that the owner has to step away
and that causes the sale or transition of the business.
Speaker 5 (20:54):
That is very true and what are the main hurdles
that business owners are facing? Do you feel when planning?
Speaker 12 (21:01):
Typically that emotional aspect along with the financial aspect of it.
And a lot of times there isn't a person that
sticks out in their mind on who the business should
go to next. There are also and sometimes it takes
decades to plan for this, and so we are finding
(21:25):
that a lot of times that a family member about
half the time a family member does take over, but
typically in about seventy five percent of the time, the
person that is selected to take over the business has
been involved with the business prior to that secession plan
(21:46):
going into place, So it's not like they're just having
their son or daughter come in that never worked in
the business before.
Speaker 5 (21:56):
Yeah, I didn't even think of that. I would assume
that it would go to family. But I mean, if right,
your kid or whomever doesn't really have a lot of experience,
that's interesting to know, like is that the best move?
And what about you know, like just as far as planning,
like what kind of tips would you give to somebody
who is listening, who is thinking of stepping away right
(22:17):
What are some of the biggest tips you can give
right now?
Speaker 12 (22:20):
I think that having discussions in advance before that need
pops up really will help alleviate that emotional and the
stress of it, but also finding the guidance in support
of an Edward Jones Financial advisor. Many who have advanced
(22:41):
designations like myself, I'm a certified Financial Planner, but there
are also designations like the Certified Exit Planning Advisor, which
helps support small business owners. I also would encourage listeners
if they're wanting to learn more about this research, I
can give our website and to point them if that
would be helpful.
Speaker 6 (23:02):
Yes, where can we go to learn more.
Speaker 12 (23:04):
At www dot Edward Jones dot com. Forward slash next
in line.
Speaker 6 (23:12):
Awesome.
Speaker 5 (23:13):
Thank you so much for being here with us today.
We really do appreciate it. One more time.
Speaker 6 (23:16):
What is a good website to check out?
Speaker 12 (23:18):
Www dot Edward Jones dot com, Forward slash next in
line awesome.
Speaker 6 (23:25):
Thank you so much for your time today. We really
appreciate it.
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Have a good day.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
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Speaker 3 (23:52):
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Speaker 1 (24:00):
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and every single week we are here, and if you
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