Alia Faraj-Johnson
Peter Schorsch hunkers down with Alia Faraj-Johnson, owner of Alia Strategic Group, a public affairs and crisis communications firm based in Tallahassee. Like other consultants, the work is keeping her busy. But that doesn’t mean she’s taking time off from family life. Peter talks with Faraj-Johnson about their shared “helicopter parent” tendencies and how they are keeping their daughters active during intense social distancing efforts. Faraj-Johnson shares a touching story about a walk she was taking with her family in which a neighbor had used sidewalk chalk to inform fellow walkers about an owl’s nest in a tree, which Faraj-Johnson said she would have missed otherwise. Faraj-Johnson also praises Gov. Ron DeSantis for his tireless work responding the the pandemic as well as for the hospitality industry for offering refunds related to closures and cancelations. They also chat about the effects of coronavirus on campaigning in Florida and abroad in this can’t-miss episode.