Now in Season 4, we are still breaking down complex issues of workers' compensation into bite-sized nuggets, one conversation at a time. Yvonne Guibert and Rafael Gonzalez approach workers' comp conversations from different backgrounds. Still, they share many similar things, such as their love for family and friends, a passion for Latin culture, and good old-fashioned belly laughs. Join them as they chat with their industry friends and colleagues, learn more about their roles, laugh, and hav ...
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Meet Dr. Xmas, also known as Dr. Holiday. Her podcast explores all holidays and offers listeners tips, tricks, and trivia for enjoying your celebrations to the fullest!
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A Stronger Faith is a faith-based podcast where everyday people share the details of the presence of God in their lives.
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We have a special treat for you just in time for a long weekend! Dr. Tyrone Spears, Chief of the Workers' Compensation Division for the City of Los Angeles, is one of the best and brightest in the business. Yvonne and Rafael recently caught up with him for a lively, thought-provoking episode! If you know Tyrone, you know he is a servant leader who …
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Abundant Encounters With God - Josh Marcengill
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Encounters with God. Many people claim to have had dramatic encounters with God. Others would say they have never had one. Former atheist who has since had many encounters with God, Josh Marcengill, believes that encounters with God should simply be a way of life for all followers of Jesus, not just a rare occurrence for a select few. He also says …
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Brenda Cogdell: Workplace Possibilities
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Join Yvonne and Rafael as they chat with one of their hometown "sheroes" Brenda Cogdell, Director - Risk and Safety Division, Hillsborough County. Brenda shares her enthusiasm for her role at Hillsborough County and for the risk and insurance industry where she has dedicated her career to shaping a culture of caring for the employees she serves. To…
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Freed From 47 Demons, Then Jesus Appeared - Lacey Sadler
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With very little spiritual experience, and absolutely no understanding of spiritual encounters, Lacy Sadler received deliverance from 47 demonic spirits, many of which presented dramatic manifestations, in a 4-hour window. And if that wasn’t enough, an incredible heavenly encounter followed. Today’s conversation is one of the most dramatically powe…
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An Anointing For Salvation and Demonic Deliverance - John Bucciarelli
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John Bucciarelli was a hard-nosed coal miner with an abusive upbringing. He was filled with anger, drugs, violence, profanity, and just about every other hellish characteristic you can list until he reached for God and experienced a radical transformation. But his story doesn’t end there. John went on to experience a powerful heavenly anointing and…
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Les Shute: OOM and Artificial Hallucinations
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Les Shute is the Chief Innovation Officer at Infinity Nurse Case Management. Join us in this episode as we learn more about Les, including what Les studied in school and what he aspired to do in his career. After graduating college as a Marketing Major and with a Minor in Computer Science, Les was recruited into the insurance industry and started a…
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Here is a bonus episode where your co-hosts Yvonne Guibert and Rafael Gonzalez pause to reflect on Season 4 so far. Can you belief half the year is already gone? Neither can we. Join us for a quick recap of what we've done so far on our podcast. We talk about the guests we've had and those who are joining us soon. ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for lis…
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I Saw Angels Everywhere - Bentley Hornak
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When Bentley Hornak was 7 years old, she died on an operating table and was lifted above the surgical scene by angels where she saw her body, all of the equipment, and the chaos of doctors frantically trying to revive her. Today she shares the details of her experience, and the impact it’s had on the rest of her life. Subscribe to our YouTube chann…
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Nikki Jackson: I'm Nerdy and I Know It!
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In this episode, Yvonne and Rafael talk to Nikki Jackson, aka Nerdy Nikki. Why Nerdy Nikki? Because she loves talking about risk management and anything related to Property Casualty Insurance industry and she constantly pushes herself to learn more! She also loves to share her knowledge with others. We are lucky to know her! We get to know more abo…
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Faith In God When There Is Zero Percent Chance - Blake Hamby
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Roughly halfway through the pregnancy of their second child, Blake and Erin Hamby were told by doctors that, due to severe internal complications, there was a zero percent chance that their baby would live. What they didn’t know was that God had spoken to Erin, and He had told her something different. Today’s conversation with Blake Hamby is about …
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Jeff Gurtcheff: AI + Talent Gap Solutions
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Let’s get to know Jeff Gurtcheff, Chief Claims Officer at Corvel. He joins us from just outside Atlanta, GA in Alpharetta, and he is a former neighbor to Rafael! Wow! In this episode, Jeff shares his educational background, a little about what it was like to live next door to Ralph, his journey into the insurance and workers’ compensation industry,…
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Near Death Experience Led to Prophetic and Seer Gifts - Lou Lynn
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On April 8, 2004, at the age of 33, Lou Lynn experienced a medical emergency that nearly cost her her life. As she was being transported to the hospital, she says she found herself in the presence of Jesus for an extended amount of time. Since that day, Lou, who had no connection with God before, says she has been given the spiritual gifts of seein…
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Chief David Picone: Blazing Trails In San Diego
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Another first for you! We are thrilled to introduce you to Chief David Picone, our first-ever fire chief on our podcast. He is the Fire Department Battalion Chief and Health and Safety Officer with the City of San Diego. June is PTSD Awareness Month, so we are happy to share our recent interview with Chief Picone. In this episode, Chief Picone shar…
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What Happens As We Are Dying - Yvonne Jones
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Yvonne Jones has spent more than 30 years as an end of life nurse, and has personally witnessed hundreds of people take their final breath as human beings on this earth. What she shares about what she’s seen as people are dying might surprise you, and will likely give you a different perspective on something that, unless Jesus returns in your lifet…
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Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead, Cast Out Demons - Sam Zoldock Part 2
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After being baptized in the Holy Spirit and receiving powerful spiritual gifts, Sam Zoldock developed an insatiable desire to live out Matthew 10:8 where Jesus told his disciples to “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.” Sam did just that, and has some amazing experiences to share. Today’s conversation is a continuat…
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I Put God on Trial and He Blew Me Away! - Sam Zoldock
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Sam Zoldock reached a point in his life where demanded that God prove Himself to be real or else he would choose to live for the world. God’s response changed Sam forever, and resulted in Sam receiving the spiritual gifts of seeing in the spiritual realm, prophecy, and healing, all in a dramatic fashion. Sam details that amazing series of events an…
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Are you ready to get to know Dionne Lacey-Artis, Chief Business Officer and Customer Centric Leader at Optum Workers' Comp and Auto No-Fault? Even if you DO know her, we think you will learn some things you DON'T know, when you listen to this podcast episode. Dionne is based in Atlanta, Georgia. ' Yvonne Guibert and Rafael Gonzalez enjoy deconstruc…
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Freed From a Lifetime of Fear, and How You Can Be Too! - Cathy Baillis
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Have you ever felt like you unnaturally suffer from some kind of negative personality trait such as indecisiveness, jealousy, resentfulness, or fear? Cathy Baillis lived more than 50 years of her life making almost every decision from a place of fear. That is until she learned about demonic oppression in Christians, and a spiritual path to freedom …
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Are you ready to meet Laura Michaels, MS, OT, PSHO, Occupational Health and Safety Manager for City of Palm Springs? Yvonne and Rafael recently met Laura at the PARMA 2024 conference in Indian Wells, CA, and boy do we LOVE her! Shout out to Jennifer Johnson for putting together a beautiful dinner at PARMA that brought us together. From the very fir…
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Born into Satanism and sexually trafficked as a toddler through her teenage years, Heidi experienced one of the most torturous childhoods imaginable. She lived for decades under the curses given to her in her childhood until a radical spiritual and physical healing one day on a hospital floor. Heidi's story is one you won't soon forget, and may cha…
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In this episode, we get to know a real superhero in the workers' compensation industry, Josh Schuette, DPT, MBA, WRP, Director of National Workers' Compensation Sales and Account Management at Brooks Rehabilitation. While there are so many amazing things to know about Josh Schuette, one interesting thing is, he thinks Ryan Gosling is his spirit ani…
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Expect the Miraculous - Kirk and Christy East
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This episode is a continuation of our conversation with Kirk and Christy East. In the first part of this conversation (Episode 94, Death, Where Is Your Sting?) Kirk and Christy detailed how the events surrounding the loss of their son, Frank, re-shaped their understanding of God and His presence in their lives. Though Frank was terribly ill, they e…
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Ramona Tanabe is our latest guest, right on the heals of the 40th Annual WCRI Issues & Research Conference, March 5-6, 2024, in Boston, MA. This is Ramona's second time as a guest on Deconstructing Comp. Join us as we discuss and recount highlights from the recent conference in Boston. Ramona turns the tables on Yvonne and asks her to share what se…
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Death, Where Is Your Sting? - Kirk and Christy East
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On August 5, 2021, Frank East passed away at the young age of 21 after battling a bizarre, aggressive cancer for a year and a half. Throughout the battle, his family, especially his parents Kirk and Christy, believed that God would fully heal him, even preparing to pray for resurrection. What they got has filled their future with peace and hope, an…
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In this episode, we talk to Joe Paduda, Principal of Health Strategy Associates, blogger, Syracuse Lacrosse fanatic, speaker and owner of a 1795 farmhouse in New Hampshire with a super squeaky farmhouse chair! Listen for the squeaky sounds during the episode. This is Joe's second time as our guest. We invited him back, specifically to discuss impor…
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The Miracle of Kennedy Buettner Part 2 - Dr. Craig and Amy Buettner (Replay)
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Last week we replayed part 1 of the story that inspired the creation of this podcast, The Miracle of Kennedy Buettner. Today, we replay part 2 of that story, which originally aired on September 21st, 2021. Kennedy’s miraculous healing is important, but it is what happened, but it is what Kennedy experienced spiritually the day he died in that pool …
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The Miracle of Kennedy Buettner Part 1 - Dr. Craig and Amy Buettner (Replay)
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Over the years we’ve had the opportunity to hear some amazingly powerful accounts of God’s activity in the modern world. As the podcast gains new listeners we want to occasionally re-air some of our more powerful conversations, not just for newer listeners, but for God to speak to all of us through the telling of these experiences of His presence. …
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Yvonne and Rafael FINALLY catch up with Carlos Luna, who lives in Denver, Colorado. It took us a while to schedule an interview with Carlos, but it is well worth the wait! So, come along, and let's get all caught up with Carlos about his new role at New Reign Capital, his deep and varied thoughts about our amazing industry, and, sadly, as he shares…
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Seeing in the Spirit - Janie Denney
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On July 8th, 2019, Janie Denney received a gift from God that she had specifically asked for, the ability to see the spiritual realm that scripture refers to multiple times that is operating all around us without our knowing. That set off a sequence of spiritual gifting, spiritual activity, and personal deliverance from oppressive demonic presences…
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Yvonne and Rafael's 10 Issues for 2024
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For the second year, Yvonne and Rafael identify ten issues to frame their conversations with guests as they kick off a new season. Here we go with Season 4! Are you ready? Our issues are... Provider Shortages - Healthcare jobs are growing faster than any other industry, yet there is a shortage of experienced doctors and clinicians to fill the openi…
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I Was Standing In Heaven - Mike McKinsey
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On August 9, 2004, Mike McKinsey walked into a Ventura, California emergency room not realizing that his appendix had likely ruptured 2-3 days before. Within a couple of hours, Mike was immersed in what science knows as a near death experience, where one dies and encounters the world beyond this one. Today, Mike McKinsey shares his powerful account…
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Faith and Financial Abundance - John Mejia
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Faith and financial abundance. The thought of this seems to generate quick lines of division theologically from fear of false prosperity teachings to promises of healing, blessings, and abundance. Today’s conversation discusses the topic of faith and financial abundance through the experiences of John Mejia, an impoverished immigrant in New York’s …
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Yvonne and Rafael: That's A Wrap for Season 3!
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Join Yvonne and Rafael as they pause for a few minutes to reminisce about all the fun they had interviewing guests in their 3rd season! Grab your headphones and get ready for a few laughs -- you can always count on Rafael's laughter in each and every episode! ¡Muchas Gracias! Thank you for listening. We would appreciate you sharing our podcast with…
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Experiencing the Power of God - Jahan Berns
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Jahan Berns has lived a remarkable life building the kingdom of God, living in constant connection with Jesus Christ and being an agent for His power and activity on this earth. We had the good fortune to sit with Jahan to discuss the presence and power of God in this world, of which she has experienced much. Today is part 2 of that conversation. I…
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Wow, what a fantastic conversation with Dr. Leslie Cadet, a native of Tampa, FL! In this episode, we learn that Leslie grew up in Tampa and started her education at none other than University of South Florida (USF), Yvonne's alma mater and Rafael's adjunct teaching university for 20+ years! From there, she went on to the University of Miami Miller …
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¡Qué lindo! ¡Hablamos con Julian Robinson en español! How lovely! We are speaking with Julian Robinson in Spanish! During our recording of our podcast episode with guest Julian Robinson, we learned he speaks fluent Spanish! So we recorded a short bonus episode talking in Spanish. Well, it's mostly Julian and Yvonne, with Rafael listening in. Still …
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Jahan Berns grew up in Uganda where her father was a senior level officer in the Ugandan military before his assassination when Jahan was 6. In her childhood, she was exposed to the occult and was a practicing Muslim before having a radical encounter with the God of the Bible. Today, she takes us on an amazing journey of spiritual power and the pre…
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Ministers in the Prophetic - Peter and Debbie Schneider
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Peter and Debbie Schneider each had their own powerful experience that transformed their lives into fully committing to serving God. Having been given the gift of prophecy, they now travel the country speaking to groups and ministering in the prophetic. Today they join us to share their stories, to reveal some of the nature of God they have experie…
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Julian Robinson: Workers' Comp and Yerba Buena
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Join us as we dive in and get to know Julian Robinson! Julian is the workers' compensation director at the City and County of San Francisco. Julian shares his educational background, studying business and then embarking on a study abroad trip to India that ignited his love for travel and exploring other cultures. We discovered that Julian is fluent…
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Dan Coffman found himself pulled into the deep darkness of drug addiction, human trafficking, crime, and witchcraft through demonic attachment as he began operating in circles of people that most average people don’t even know exist. Today he tells the incredible story of how God pulled him from extreme darkness and death into light and life. To wa…
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Dr. Anbar and Duane: The Dead Bird Mystery
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Come along for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Tomer Anbar and Duane Johnson with the Institutes of Health. We caught up with them during the WCI Conference in Orlando, Florida. Duane Johnson obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Services management from Indiana University Bloomington. Dr. Anbar studied clinical psychology, psychody…
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Face to Face with Jesus - Gary Wendt
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On December 31st, 1975, in a rural New York farming community’s volunteer fire station, Gary and Jackie Wendt asked God for everything He had for them. He gave them a lifetime of His presence including a healing from an incurable, terminal illness, and ultimately a face to face meeting to reveal His intentions. Today, Gary Wendt shares those experi…
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Roberta Mike: Georgia and Mentoring On My Mind
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Come along with Yvonne and Rafael and get to know Roberta Serena Mike, Field Claim Adjuster for Strategic Comp in Georgia! As you will learn, Roberta has spent her entire career in the insurance industry. She started with The Travelers and liked workers' compensation early on. In this episode, Roberta shares with us the twists and turns of her care…
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The Spiritual Root of Disease and Disorders - Natalie Hewett
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Can the roots of many of our diseases and things like eating disorders be found in unhealthy spiritual practices? I think a lot of us believe they can. Today, Natalie Hewett describes exactly this and how she and her husband Chris were delivered to health and freedom from disease and a severe eating disorder. Amazon link to Blessing or Curse: You C…
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Raja Sundaram: Do. Or do not! There is no try.
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Do you know Raja Sundaram with Plethy, Inc.? If not, you are in for a treat! Raja is a workers' comp newbie. He and his company Plethy have entered the workers' compensation scene in the last few years and they are making some big waves! If you missed the Star Wars reference in the title, it is considered one of the most iconic quotes from the orig…
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Melissa Steger is the associate director of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance for the University of Texas System in Austin, Texas. In this episode, Melissa shares how she started her career in workers' comp, delivering workers' compensation checks. In that first job, she became curious, fell in love with workers' compensation, and ha…
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Spiritual Power Encounters in West Africa - John Arnold
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Spirituality in underdeveloped regions like West Africa is not the same as spirituality in most of the more developed western world. Is it simply a more superstitious region due to a lack of education and development, or are God and His enemies engaged in more vivid displays of spiritual power? Today’s guest, John Arnold, has spent four decades in …
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Come along with us and get to know Jim Allsup, founder of Allsup Employment Services and the Ticket to Work program for individuals who qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. Individuals who qualify are offered Vocational Return to Work services free of charge. In this episode, Yvonne and Rafael talk to Jim about the Ticket to Work progra…
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Brandi Lewis is one busy woman! We were lucky to catch up with her at the WCI conference for a live podcast interview. Join Yvonne and Rafael as we talk with Brandi, learn about what she's been up to lately, and talk to her about the business she founded and now chairwoman of Health Plus Trans, providing transportation, translation, and ancillary s…
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Finally, Yvonne and Rafael catch up with Kirsten Kaiser Kus, an attorney with Downey and Lenkov, LLC at WCI. We have been hot on her trail for some time now, trying to schedule an interview. Luckily, she had time to spare and sit down with us at WCI. Get to know more about Kirsten and what she has been up to. Visit her profile here: https://www.dl-…
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