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Send us Fan Mail We are so happy to connect with our brand new friends we made at WCI for the first time! Ash Afzal with Bismark Medical.  Join us for a fun group conversation with Ash, Amina, Bilal, Mohammed and "T" Another set of first-timers that Yvonne met through the Whova app. Bismarck is a family-owned company in the DME business, and they are looking to expand into the workers&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Catherine Benavidez and Art Nuñez from Injury Management Organization join us to talk about their experience at WCI and what they are up to at IMO at their corporate headquarters near Dallas, Texas, in Plano.  For more information about Injury Management Organization visit them here:  https://injurymanagement.com/ ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you s...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know Maxine Topper? Wowza, do we have a treat for you!  Meet her son Richard Boyer, anesthesiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-founder of HoopCare, a Cornell Tech Run Startup. Richard joins us to chat about his tech startup, HoopCare.  HoopCare is transforming preoperative medical clearance with telemedicine and AI. Fascinating conversation. Yvonne and Rafael are sup...

Send us Fan Mail A fun group, we are calling the "mod squad" includes Dr. Geralyn Datz, Jeffrey Adelson, and Stuart Colburn. We have a very fun and energetic conversation about dinner the night before and the beginning of the WCI Conference.  Experience the energy of the WCI conference as we chat about this groups thoughts on various topics. They all love to poke fun at Yvonne, so laugh...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we sit down with Zachary Rosenthal of Physicians Health Center to chat about the WCI conference and what his goals are for the conference.  It was a pleasure to chat with such a young professional in our industry and someone who has been in the industry for a few years and sees the opportunity and potential for improvement.  For more information about Physicians Health...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for an interesting chat with our new friend, Andrew Barson, who works with Frasco Investigative Services. We enjoy chatting about WCI conference fun and shenanigans (and healthy competition) on the new conference app, Whova.  During this conversation, we chat about how Yvonne and Andrew met through the app and the importance of networking and cultivating relationships in o...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael talk to Chrissy Gaul LIVE! Sunday, as we gear up for the WCI  Conference starting Monday, 8/21, in Orlando, Florida.  This is part of our LIVE! Conference series. These are shorter episodes and are unedited. To learn more about Carisk Partners: https://www.cariskpartners.com/ ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast wi...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael talk to Duane Johnson and Dr. Tomer Anbar LIVE! Sunday, as we gear up for the WCI  Conference starting Monday, 8/21, in Orlando, Florida.  This is part of our LIVE! Conference series. These are shorter episodes and are unedited. To learn more about Institutes of Health: https://institutesofhealth.org/ ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael talk to Natalie Torres LIVE! Sunday, as we gear up for the WCI  Conference starting Monday, 8/21 in Orlando, Florida.  This is part of our LIVE! Conference series. These are shorter episodes and are unedited.  To learn more about PriMedical, visit:  https://www.primedicalinc.com/ ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcas...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael talk to Nick Ferrante LIVE! Sunday, as we gear up for the WCI  Conference starting Monday, 8/21 in Orlando, Florida.  This is part of our LIVE! Conference series. These are shorter episodes and are unedited.  To learn more about gain life, visit:  https://www.gainlife.com/ ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael talk to Doug Clark LIVE! during the WCI-Give Kids the World Village Volunteer Service Day ahead of the WCI Conference in Orlando, Florida.  Doug talks to us about what's going on at the 2023 WCI-GKTW volunteer service day. It's a day that the WCI-Spirit to Serve committee plans for all year! Nearly 600 volunteers, 106 different companies, 25 projects at...

Send us Fan Mail Take time to get to know Jeff Rush, Workers' Compensation Program Manager at California JPIA and also the current president of the Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA).  Wow, this episode is chock-full of great information about WC claims management and issues facing municipal entities in California.  We talk about many legislative issues, presumption law, and ot...

Send us Fan Mail Wow! This episode starts off with a bang, and we love it!  Workers' compensation IS sexy. Paola says so, and she should know! She has spent her entire career in our wonderful industry. This fits right in with our mantra that no matter what you studied in school or what your work experience has been up to now, there is a place for you in this industry!  Join us for another fas...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, Yvonne and Rafael catch up with their good friend and colleague, Stuart Colburn! Stuart is a defense attorney and partner with the Downs & Stanford, PC law firm headquartered in Austin, Texas.  Tune in to this episode and get to know more about Stuart! He is one of the best in the business!  Stuart is a regular speaker and moderator for industry events like the Texas...

Send us Fan Mail Wow! We have double the fun as Yvonne and Rafael sit down with Erica De La Cruz and Jennifer Hopens of the Texas Division of Workers Compensation (DWC).  Erica and Jennifer take time to explain their roles with the DWC; clearly, they both have a passion for what they do. You'll be able to hear that during this conversation.  We also discussed the opening session at the Texas...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Lee sat down with Yvonne and Rafael during the Texas Workers' Compensation Conference in Austin, Texas.  Amy is currently the President of Steadfast Policy Strategies, LLC. She is a knowledgeable workers' compensation expert, having worked in several roles at the Texas Division of WC for many years.  She also spoke during the conference about getting back to the basi...

Send us Fan Mail Hiawatha Franks is the Claims Officer at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), and he set aside some time to chat with us during the Texas Workers' Compensation Conference in Austin.  Come along with us as we talk to Hiawatha about his educational background, how he came to be in the workers' compensation industry, his thoughts on education, mentorship, and so m...

Send us Fan Mail At the Texas Workers ' Compensation Conference, Yvonne and Rafael talk to Dr. Trang Nguyen.  Dr. Nguyen,  is the President and owner of MedicusRx. She is a practicing, fellowship-trained Occupational Medicine physician in Houston, Texas. She completed her Doctoral degree in Epidemiology at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. She is a frequent speaker, author, a...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne and Rafael kick off their live podcasting at the Texas Workers' Compensation Conference with Texas WC Commissioner Jeff Nelson. Listen to our chat with the commissioner as we get to know him and what is on his mind as commissioner.  Many thanks to Kate Sidora, Director of External and Media Relations, and Melissa Gale, Communications Dir., Texas Department of Insurance...

Send us Fan Mail We caught up with Sarah Moray, co-founder of DaisyBill, at the Texas WC Conference. She shares with us during the interview that it is her first time attending this conference. On the morning of the second day, she already knew she was glad she came.  Tune in and hear more from Sarah, a little bit about DaisyBill and what they do and her thoughts on the conference.  To learn more...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest is Andrew Sabolic, the new Executive Director at the Workers' Compensation Institute. Andrew shares his educational background, how his career path brought him into the workers' compensation realm, and reflects on his time (20 years!) with the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation. And there's more! Yvonne and Rafael enjoy chatting wi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is full of great conversation and laughs as Yvonne and Rafael catch up with friend and colleague, the Honorable David Langham from Pensacola, FL.  David W. Langham has been Florida's Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims since 2006. His legal experience spans over 30 years, including workers' compensation, employment litigation, and medical malpractice....

Send us Fan Mail Come along with Yvonne and Rafael as we chat with Evelyn McGill, Executive Director for the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission in Richmond, VA. Evelyn talks to us about her career and what it has been like to build a top workplace culture over the past ten years at the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission .  Grab a beverage, put in your headphones, and let&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Luis Soto is guest #12 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert talks to Luis Soto during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Luis talks about his first time at Elevate! about new and upcoming projects and productions at Masterclass Elite Group (MEG)  where he and his wife Amy Soto are creating digital multimedia stories representing various leaders i...

Send us Fan Mail Alvin Narciso is guest #9 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Alvin during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Alvin chats with us about his Elevate! experience and why it is essential to focus on building relationships in the industry and ROI on attending/exhibiting at events such as Elevate! If you are a wor...