Are you a risk taker? Do you believe that a disaster may never happen to you or your family? Are you possibly, in denial?

Did you know that climate and geological disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, heat wave extremes, etc.) aren’t the only disasters you need to worry about? There’s another category of disasters called man-made disasters that could impact your family. These man-made disasters include hazardous spills, telecommunications failure, transportation incidents, plus a whole lot more. In fact, there are over 50 (geological and man-made) disaster types that could affect you and/or your family!

That’s the bad news. What’s the good news? You only need to have two preparedness plans to handle those 50 disaster types. One of those preparedness plans can be created in less than an hour! No kidding. It’s easy-peasy with a little bit of guidance.

Craig Sobolik


I am an experienced and Certified Business Continuity Professional - (CBCP) whose career has been focused on helping some of corporate America's top businesses (think Fortune 1000 businesses) prepare for and manage disasters or threats to their businesses. My accolades include multiple awards for helping manage responses to such national events as the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and managing a disaster preparedness program for UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 6 company.

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