--- title: "Take the Worry out of Winter: Risk Mitigation" description: In December, we held a webinar discussing how to protect your business by making the best weather-impacted decisions for the hazards of winter. image: https://afb.accuweather.com/hubfs/SnowPlow-1.jpg --- [![AccuWeather For Business](https://afb.accuweather.com/hubfs/afb-header-logo-2.png)](https://business.accuweather.com) COMPANY ## Company We make lives simpler, safer, and better for more than 1.5 billion people. A CLOSER LOOK [About Us](https://corporate.accuweather.com/company/about-us/) [Weather Matters](https://corporate.accuweather.com/company/weather-matters/) [Careers](https://corporate.accuweather.com/company/careers/) [Contact](https://corporate.accuweather.com/company/contact/) FOR BUSINESS ## For Business Turn the most accurate weather forecasts and warnings into actionable business insights. 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ET [![Register now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7482826/71c1b11f-b844-4522-9224-6f9d0470617f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/7482826/71c1b11f-b844-4522-9224-6f9d0470617f) Summary ## Protect your business and team members by making the best weather-impacted decisions by preparing now for the hazards of winter. Key Highlights #### Learn how AccuWeather’s services, featuring Superior Accuracy™ can help you make the best weather-impacted decisions. #### Ensure safety, save time and money with pinpoint-accurate forecasts that can help you prevent business disruptions, protect your property and avoid revenue loss. #### Learn how AccuWeather can provide you insights into when to properly schedule personnel, clearings, and salt applications for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. ## Plan, Prepare and Protect Against Winter Weather Hazards Even though the official start of winter is weeks away, you should start preparing now for hazardous conditions that can wreak havoc on your business operations. Whether it’s frigid temperatures, snow, ice, blizzards, and other winter-hazard events, all can cost your business time, money, and resources. Join Lou Seidel, AccuWeather’s Director of Business Development, for an in-depth look at ways you can prepare.  He’ll also showcase how being proactive and having a plan in place can help manage and minimize business disruptions. Bring your questions. We’ll host a live Q&A session. **Can't attend?** You can still register and we will send you the recording. ## Speakers ![example](https://afb.accuweather.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/example.jpg) ### Lou Seidel *Director, Business Development* Lou has been with AccuWeather since July of 1995, he manages the **General Service Pod,** the division which provides custom weather service warnings, forecasts, and briefings to entertainment and venue management companies, professional sports companies, municipalities, and government agencies. Lou was previously employed by State Street Research, as a Registered Representative while attaining designations and accreditation licenses from the NASD via the American College. Over the years Lou has directed various product enhancements and marketing outreach efforts. In his time with AccuWeather, he has represented the company on panel discussions, and at trade shows and conventions. His current responsibilities include the management and development of team members while growing the AccuWeather footprint globally. ![BrianWimer WhiteBG_4490](https://afb.accuweather.com/hubfs/BrianWimer%20WhiteBG_4490.jpg) ### Brian Wimer *Senior Meteorologist and Snow Warning Service Manager* Brian Wimer is a Level Four Senior Meteorologist, having achieved AccuWeather’s highest level and most important forecasting certification. He has been forecasting for AccuWeather for more than 40 years and has honed and refined his craft considerably over the decades to save lives and protect property. For more than 25 years, Brian has managed AccuWeather’s popular Snow Warning Service and during the winter months, he is focused on forecasting snow and its specific impacts on cities, transportation, turnpikes, schools, and businesses to reduce liability, losses and reputational harm. He trains and leads other meteorologists in serving clients in various industries across the U.S. Brian’s mantra is to “remain calm”, staying cool while taking swift action when it gets hectic during high volumes of warnings or client calls brought on by the ever-changing nature of snowstorms, devoted to AccuWeather’s mission of keeping people, communities, and businesses safe and protected.   ## Register Now  We will host a live Q&A after the presentation. 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