Deconstructing Comp

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/

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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 podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 the village. 

If you live near the Orlando, FL, area, there is still time to join us tonight for our annual WCI-GKTW Gala! Our theme is Candy Kingdom! Wear something bright -- business casual to cocktail attire, it doesn't really matter, get there! We'll enjoy dinner, entertainment, a silent auction, crowns for a cause, and so much more!

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 other issues specific to California, but we also talk about PARMA's 50th Anniversary, and the keynote speaker is none other than Apolo Ohno, Olympic Gold Medalist in skating. 

Grab your headphones, this one is fast-paced, full of great info, and also fun!

For more information about California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA) go here:  https://cjpia.org/

Learn more about the 2024 PARMA Conference here:
https://parma.com/events/2024-parma-annual-conference

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 fascinating conversation and get to know Paola Stauffer, Executive Vice President of Claims at Utah Business Insurance Company (UBIC). 

¡Vamonos, a conocer Paola Stauffer!

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 Workers' Compensation Conference, National Workers' Comp and Disability Conference, WorkCompCentral webinars and educational events, and so much more! He is also the co-author of the Texas Workers' Compensation Handbook, an essential everyday guide for attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers, and vocational rehabilitation providers. This handbook is available through Lexis-Nexis. 

https://store.lexisnexis.com/products/texas-workers-compensation-handbook-skuusSku63720

Let's go talk to Stuart!

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 Workers' Compensation Conference, the DWC Executives Panel, a great panel discussion where each executive explained their role in the division, what they do, and some of the challenges they face and are trying to overcome. 

Learn more about the Texas DWC here: https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/index.html

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 basics of indemnity and medical benefits. 

Amy is delightful and so smart! When you listen to this episode, you'll find she also has a wicked sense of humor! Plus, she is one of those rare individuals who went straight from college into the workers' compensation industry -- ON PURPOSE! Listen to find out how that happened! 

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 much more!

https://www.tasb.org/about-tasb.aspx

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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, and member of the Advisory Board for several medical journals and the ODG Guidelines. Dr. Nguyen is a physician reviewer for Health and Human Services (HHS) Commission, The Office of the Inspector General for Texas.

Come on y'all! Let's go talk to Dr. Nguyen!

Visit the MedicusRx website: https://medicusrx.com/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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, Division of Workers'​ Compensation for their assistance coordinating our chat with Commissioner Nelson. 

For more information about the annual Texas Workers' Compensation Conference or the division, please visit:
https://www.tdi.texas.gov/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 about DaisyBill, visit their website and be sure to check out the blog!
https://www.daisybill.com/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 with Andrew, discovering a few little-known facts, and hearing about his plans for the WCI Conference now and in the future. 

Why "Get the Led Out?" Well, you'll have to listen all the way to the end of the episode to see what it means. Fans of a certain rock band from the 70s should get it. 

For more information about the upcoming WCI Conference in Orlando, FL August 19-23, visit their website https://www.wci360.com/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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. David has presided over thousands of hearings and more than 700 trials. 

He is a prolific writer, passionate about mentoring and bringing young attorneys into the WC industry. In addition to his duties as Deputy Chief Judge, David teaches part-time at the University of West Florida. 

Come along and get to know David. You'll soon find out he has a wicked sense of humor and has much to say about how his generation has screwed up. He does a good job of keeping Rafael laughing, so get ready to laugh along. 

Grab your headphones and let's go talk to Judge Langham!

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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's go talk to Evelyn!

https://workcomp.virginia.gov/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 in our industry. 

Check out the MEG website here - https://masterclasselitegroup.com/

WARNING: There is no editing, and the sound quality is not the best, but the conversation is AMAZING! Adam and I will improve our LIVE podcasting sound for  LIVE! engagements at future conferences. 

Many thanks to Duane Johnson for inviting us to try live podcasting at Elevate! We had so much fun!

https://workpartnersohs.com/elevate/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 DEI, and so much more!

Check out the Hanna Brophy website here - https://www.hannabrophy.com/

WARNING: There is no editing, and the sound quality is not the best, but the conversation is AMAZING! Adam and I will improve our LIVE podcasting sound for  LIVE! engagements at future conferences. 

Many thanks to Duane Johnson for inviting us to try live podcasting at Elevate! We had so much fun!

https://workpartnersohs.com/elevate/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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://edglaw.com/

Check out Chris' website he referred to on the episode - https://www.emedicolegal.com/

WARNING: There is NO editing, and the sound quality is not the best, but the conversation is AMAZING! Adam and I will improve our LIVE podcasting sound for  LIVE! engagements at future conferences. 

Many thanks to Duane Johnson for inviting us to try live podcasting at Elevate! We had so much fun!

https://workpartnersohs.com/elevate/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp

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 workers' compensation professional. 

Check out Alvin's company, AN Investigations LLC - https://anfirm.com/

WARNING: There is no editing, and the sound quality is not the best, but the conversation is AMAZING! Adam and I will improve our LIVE podcasting sound for  LIVE! engagements at future conferences. 

Thanks to Duane Johnson for inviting us to try live podcasting at Elevate! We had so much fun!

https://workpartnersohs.com/elevate/

¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with your friends on social media. Find Yvonne and Rafael on Linked In or follow us on Twitter @deconstructcomp