Kelly AlhooiePelviBiz, Pelvibiz · Healthcare Business Strategy Assistant

COVID was a blessing & a curse for my business

20 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, the speaker recounts launching their own business in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They mention having worked as a 1099 contractor at a cash‑based clinic and having engaged a business coach roughly 12‑18 months earlier. The pandemic, which arrived unexpectedly, is described as both a blessing and a curse: it introduced massive uncertainty and challenges, yet it also forced the speaker to accelerate and fully commit to their venture, leading to rapid business ramp‑up during a difficult year.

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We— I first, you know, had you as a coach a little over a year ago, maybe like 18 months-ish. And things have been wild from then. So we started the business. I started it alone in 2020, February 2020. It was like a month before COVID And, you know, we didn't know COVID was going to be a thing yet. And, um, I had like a 1099 job working for my friend at his cash-based clinic. Um, and, you know, 2020 happened. I had just barely started doing my own thing. 2020 happened, and it was, um, kind of a blessing and a curse just because of how difficult, you know, the year was and everything and all the unknowns. But, um, you know, it kind of catapulted me into doing my own thing. Um, and so I really ramped up, you know, the business during that time.