Deconstructing Comp

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...

Send us Fan Mail Holmes is guest #10 at Elevate! and this was our 2nd pure "LIVE" session on Linked In, where Dr. Chris Brigham joined us remotely as well toward the end of the session. Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Holmes and Chris during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Check out Holmes' law firm website at https://ed...

Send us Fan Mail Brenna Hampton is guest #11 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Brenna Hampton during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Brenna talks about the importance of authenticity, how that plays into building a solid business culture, generational differences, a topic that we don't discuss enough in regard to DE...

Send us Fan Mail Joffrey Gurule is guest #8 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Joffrey during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  We get a little "punch drunk" at the beginning of this episode because we start out laughing, cracking jokes, and perhaps "maybe" slightly inappropriate?!? We talk to Joffrey ab...

Send us Fan Mail Natalie Torres is guest #7 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Natalie during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Natalie talks about the Elevate! experience and how it differs from other workers' compensation conferences. Why is it different? It's all about the "ENERGY!" Tune in and listen...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Diggs is guest #6 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Haley during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Josh talks about power circles, supporting industry colleagues, and how important it is for us to keep in touch and check in on each other regularly. He suggests building your own circle of people around...

Send us Fan Mail Haley Brown is guest #5 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Haley during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA, on April 11.  Haley shares what it has been like to start her very own company, Noted Court Reporting, just a few short months ago.  She talks about how she has been blown away by the support she has received from in...

Send us Fan Mail Jesse Bernal is guest #4 at Elevate LIVE! Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez talk to Jesse during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA on April 11.  Jesse dishes on giving back to colleagues in the workers' compensation industry and his part-time hobby CC&R Band - an awesome workers' comp parody band made up of California WCAB judges,...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Tyrone Spears is guest #3 during Elevate LIVE!  Yvonne Guibert and guest co-host Adam Lopez catch up with Dr. Tyrone Spears during our live podcasting experience at Elevate! in San Diego, CA on April 11.  Tyrone talks about the pre-conference karaoke fundraiser held for Hazel's Hands, a non-profit organization named in honor of his grandmother, that supports at-risk youth...