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The 5:30 A.M. Warrior Call: How Are the Markets Faring Against COVID-19? (4/03/2020) Joe De Sena's morning conversation breaks down the pandemic's effect on the economy and global pollution.

By Joe De Sena

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Every morning, Joe De Sena, CEO and founder of Spartan, connects with his worldwide network of leaders and experts to get first-person accounts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These calls are happening in real time, and Entrepreneur has not independently verified the speakers' reports.

Today's call featured dozens of participants who spoke about a host of topics, including the World Health Organization's warning that kids can be hit by the coronavirus, too, the rate of infection in the United Kingdom and the number of tests performed so far in the United States.

Related: The 5:30 A.M. Call: What Role Will AI Play in This Pandemic? (4/02/2020)

Joe De Sena

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Founder & CEO, Spartan Race, Inc.

Joseph De Sena has been an entrepreneur since his pre-teens. From selling fireworks at age eight, to starting a t-shirt business in high school, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena is a living definition of the word “entrepreneur.” 

A full-time resident of Pittsfield, Vt., he knows what it feels like to succeed outside the office – and that’s the feeling he seeks to bring to the world’s athletes with Spartan Race. He’s competed in any extreme sports adventure he could find, testing his mental and physical endurance against nature.

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