In this episode, I talk to Bernie, Florido CEO of Cocoflo Innovations.

In our discussion, we cover:

• What was Bernie's “ah-ha moment” when coming up with the idea for Cocoflo.

• How his background in law enforcement and construction lead him to create Cocoflo.

• What advice he’d give to aspiring tech entrepreneurs.

• What is a smart city?

• What it's like to have a relatively new business during a pandemic.

• What is a positive lesson he has learned during COVID?

COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot their businesses into this new world? Don't forget this is the time for business owners to be creative. There is no roadmap for this situation; the possibilities of how people run their companies are endless. Technology gives entrepreneurs chances to adapt their business to this new reality. One day we will take a step back and see the new ideas, new companies, new career paths that emerge from COVID-19.

City halls produce a lot of paper during a year—everything from parking tickets to building permits, etc. There is a lot of paper that goes in and out of our municipal halls. However, COVID 19 is starting to change that. Different digital solutions are on the rise to limit face-to-face interaction with city halls closed to the public. One up-and-coming tech company in the digital space of lessening city halls' day-to-day paper tasks is Cocoflo Innovations. Their app helps cities like Fort St John and others minimize the in-person tasks, like pay parking tickets and utilities, etc., allowing the residents to pay for municipal fines and documents over an app. 

"For the community having the convenience of being able to conduct any city hall business from your phone. You no longer have to get in your car and drive to city hall and line up." 

This company was created before the Pandemic and has been running for over a year. So it's still a new company, and I wanted to know how they are dealing with the Pandemic since they are still a relatively new business. 

"People are resilient; we adapt, we overcome, and people seem to re-access their priorities."

That's why I had to interview Bernie Florido CEO of Cocoflo Innovations. I wanted to know more about their revolutionizing software, and more about their journey as a new business during COVID.

I wanted to know more about their revolutionizing software and more about their journey as a new business during COVID.

COPING 19 is an optimistic look at entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 Pandemic. What are small businesses and freelancers doing to pivot their businesses into this new world? Don't forget this is the time for business owners to be creative. There is no roadmap for this situation; the possibilities on how people run their companies are endless. Technology gives entrepreneurs chances to adapt their business to this new reality. One day we will take a step back and see the new ideas, new companies, new career paths that emerge from COVID-19. 

Now we have all been in this for a year, and I would like to know the answer to this question: how are parents with busy careers still coping with COIVD? Many parents have to change the way they do their jobs and the way they parent their children. We have learned so many things about ourselves about our jobs and close contacts. Let's face it; this has been a learning curve for everyone. We are adjusting to new restrictions constantly, and then we have the added pressure of our jobs and families. So how does one person handle their job and family being home all the time because of the pandemic?

That’s why I wanted to interview my next guest, Pam Bhatti lawyer, mother and wife. I wanted to know how she deals with the pandemic and what it is like to do her job from home. A lot of industries have changed how they have conducted business through COVID-19. How has COVID-19 affected the sector of law? I find all this out in the next episode of COPING-19.

Real estate is always a hot topic in Vancouver. Even before the pandemic, this was the number one topic everyone talks about. Real estate is continuously featured on the news. Now that we are a full year into the pandemic, Vancouver's real estate has not slowed down. The market now is HOT! HOT! HOT! So if a pandemic can't topple the real estate market in Vancouver, then nothing will. This was a topic that I had to have a discussion about. So that is why I talked to Brandon Blue from the Rennie Real Estate Group. He is a very experienced realtor that knows how to guide his buyers and sellers through this crazy market. I wanted his opinion about the real estate market during COVID. What trends is he starting to see, and what type of practices are he and the other real estate agents putting in place to keep clients safe. Join us for this hot topic that everyone is fascinated by in another episode of COPING 19.