Dr. Mark Stellingworth on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - The opening phase

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Episode 32 on Brigadoon Radio: A recorded conversation on Sunday, March 15, 2020, between Dr. Mark Stellingworth and Marc Ross.

The episode explores:

  • The current state of play

  • Novel coronavirus - what does this mean

  • Living with pandemics

  • Why the need for mass tests

  • Flattening the curve

  • Perfect black swan storm (politics, health, economics)

  • State governments vs. Federal government

  • UK's herd immunity strategy

  • Learning from Singapore and South Korea

  • Mental attitude and remaining healthy

Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Mark Stellingworth is a board certified cardiologist who practices in Hartsville, SC. Prior to that, he trained in New Orleans at LSUMC. He was a first-hand witness to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and has made public health policy a long term priority. He is a current or prior member of multiple boards, including Thomas Hart Academy, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, and the Hartsville Planning Committee. His other interests include adult education, privacy in the information age, and global trade.

Host: Marc Ross is a communications strategist working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Ross specializes in communications for economic diplomacy and global commerce. He has extensive experience in thought leadership, public affairs, and global communications for trade associations as well as leading the advocacy operations, fundraising programs, and marketing efforts for corporates, nonprofits, and political campaigns, many for the highest offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ross is the founder of Brigadoon.

Editing + Production: Brendan Kownacki is an experienced and innovative producer who is working daily to push the boundaries of content utilization in public communication. Plus he serves on as an advisory board member of the DC-based Artists and Athletes Alliance, and since 2011 has served as the Senior Contributor for Hollywood on the Potomac, a Washington DC lifestyle website that looks at the intersection of power, politics, advocacy, and celebrity culture in the Nation’s Capital.

Daily for March 10, 2020

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Episode 32 on Brigadoon Radio: A rundown of the news, stories, and trends we are watching:

  1. Price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia over who will control the price of oil

  2. Italy announces restrictions over the entire country due to coronavirus

  3. Pentagon wants a mobile and small nuclear reactor

  4. Election 2020 and the Great Lakes State of Michigan

  5. How Under Armour bet everything on the wrong customer, and lost

Curation and commentary from Marc A. Ross | Founder @ Brigadoon.


Daily for February 26, 2020

Episode 31 on Brigadoon Radio: A rundown of the news, stories, and trends I am watching:

  1. The ins-and-outs of what it's like to be a pro scout at the highest level of professional sports

  2. Why Jürgen Klopp is such a successful coach

  3. The Jack Daniels documentary

  4. Learning from the Allied invasion of Normandy

  5. For GE it is back to the 1950s

  6. Greenwashing by Volkswagen?

  7. Annexing part of your neighboring country

  8. A classic Black Swan economic event

Curation and commentary from Marc A. Ross | Founder @ Brigadoon.

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The Palmetto Parley - Democrats Debate in South Carolina

Episode 29 on Brigadoon Radio: A conversation between Marc Ross and Brendan Kownacki on what to expect in tonight's CBS News hosted Democratic presidential primary debate from Charleston, South Carolina.

The conversation explores what to expect from the tenth democratic primary debate, including:

  • A rundown on what the qualifiers for the South Carolina debate need to do and where they go from here: Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, and Elizabeth Warren.

  • How to read AP' reporting on the state of the race: "With mounting fear among the Democratic establishment that the self-described democratic socialist is on the verge of gaining a significant lead in the delegates needed to secure the nomination, several candidates are resorting to a last-ditch effort to stop him."

  • Answering what The State's endorsement of Pete Buttigieg for president means for the race.

Marc Ross is a business strategist and communications advisor working at the intersection of globalization, disruption, and politics. Ross specializes in communications for economic diplomacy and global commerce. He has extensive experience in thought leadership, public affairs, and global communications for trade associations as well as leading the advocacy operations, fundraising programs, and marketing efforts for corporates, nonprofits, and political campaigns, many for the highest offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ross is the founder of Brigadoon.

Brendan Kownacki is an experienced and innovative producer who is working daily to push the boundaries of content utilization in public communication. Plus he serves on as an advisory board member of the DC-based Artists and Athletes Alliance, and since 2011 has served as the Senior Contributor for Hollywood on the Potomac, a Washington DC lifestyle website that looks at the intersection of power, politics, advocacy, and celebrity culture in the Nation’s Capital.

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