TOA Storytellers

Todd Olivas and Jonathan Castro interview Randy Pollak, Managing Partner at Wintersteen | Casarez Law Corporation and learn all about how he helped turn Pacific Compensation Insurance Company from a broken business model into a thriving company; how he wrote about and advocated for CourtCall long before anyone else; and how he's helping build Wintersteen | Casarez' Southern California legal practice. Randy Pollak, Esq: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-pollak-419450106/ https://wclawcorp.com/randy-2/  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gutierrez-fcls-ceci-pi-97882b1bb/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadbeinschroth/

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Chris Gutierrez, CEO at STRYKE National Investigations https://www.strykeinv.com Such an awesome podcast.  Lots of WPM --- Wisdom Per Minute.  Chris Gutierrez (CEO of STRYKE Nation Investigations) drops so many nuggets of wisdom that I had to coin a new phrase: Wisdom Per Minute (WPM) ©® Trademark 2022.  Plus he manages to stay humble throughout.  Maybe it's because wisdom and humility go hand in hand? They certainly do in Chris' case.  So please give this interview a listen and I'm sure you'll agree that Chris and STRYKE are going to do big things!

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Zach Brown about Modern Reign Insurance Brokers and many other creative initiatives Zach is involved with offering uncommon value to the Work Comp industry. https://modernreign.com/

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Josh Diggs about Modern Reign Insurance Brokers and many other creative initiatives Josh is involved with offering uncommon value to the Work Comp industry. https://modernreign.com/

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview each other about 2022

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview founding partner of the Black and Rose law firm: Mr. Brent Rose, Esq. https://blackandrose.com/

Todd Olivas, Jonathan Castro and Rick Castro talk about their Work Comp CEU opportunities coming up in the remainder of 2021. Visit www.toddolivas.com/register and www.toauniversity.com 

Todd Olivas interviews Laura Powell, Litigation Specialist at Berkley Entertainment. https://www.berkleyentertainment.com

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro talk about upcoming events at TOAUniversity.com as well as recent WCAB news.

Todd Olivas interviews Claire C. Muselman, Director of Workers' Compensation for the Workers' Recovery Unit for Continental Western Group. Contact: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glitterandsparkles Podcast: https://adjusted.buzzsprout.com/1500340 Magazine: https://www.justbeginmag.com

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro talk about recent WCAB news events: - Motorcycle Chase - Bus Driver Charged After Video Allegedly Contradicts Description of Injury - COVID Claim County Drops in January - Employer Can Set Aside Default in Contract Dispute with Comp Carrier - Hospital Worker Charged with Two Dozen Counts Related to Comp Fraud - Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy www.toddolivas.com

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro talk about recent WCAB news events: - Attorney General Creates New Division to Focus on Labor Issues - Bill Would Expand PTSD Presumption - Cal_OSHA Issues $1M in Fines for COVID-19 Safety Violations - Convicted Doc Ordered to Pay $2.9M in Restitution - DWC to Renew Rules to Assist Medical-Legal Evaluations During COVID-19 - Warehouse Worker Arraigned on Fraud Charges

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro look forward to 2021 and talk about recent WCAB news events.

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro reflect on 2020 in this final podcast of the year.

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview James T. Witkop , Esq. managing attorney for Witkop Law Group in San Jose, California. https://witkoplaw.com/

Todd Olivas, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro check in just prior to Halloween.

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Mr. Sean Lloyd, Esq. Partner at MacDonald, Ebbing & Lloyd, LLP.

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Mr. Aaruni Thakur, Esq. Associate Attorney at Hanna Brophy.

Todd Olivas interviews Stephanie Lee, Director of Client Services at Law Offices Paul C. Herman

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castro interview Joe Frank Rodriguez, Risk Manager for Transdev North America.

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castro interview Carlos Echeverry, President of CVC Legal Solutions.

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castro interview JP Navarro, Director of Client Relations at Hanna Brophy.

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Jonathan Castro interview Betty Mugemancuro, Claims Examiner at Sedgwick.

Todd Olivas and Jonathan Castro interview Evelynn Romero, the Liability Claims & Litigation Manager for 99 Cents Only Stores.

Todd Olivas interviews the president of South Coast College, Jean Gonzalez and Christine Mantyla, supervisor of admissions. South Coast College is the only private college offering court reporting in California. Over the years, it has been a leading provider of court and deposition reporters in the state. South Coast College also has Paralegal and Medical Assistant programs. https://southcoastcollege.edu/

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro speak with Victoria Erwin from Keenan & Associates. This was recorded prior to the coronavirus lockdown.

Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro speak with Luis Echeverry from Continental Interpreting. This was recorded prior to the coronavirus lockdown. https://www.cis-inc.com/    

Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro speak with Vanessa Cronkite from Gallagher Bassett. We talk (via Zoom) about life during coronavirus lockdown and how her DAs are handling remote depositions.

Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro speak with Angel.Guerra-Chagolla of The Pro Firm and Karma N Blessings. We talk (via Zoom) about what people can still do to give back as well as stay connected, engaged and improving their lives. Angel can be contacted at angel@theprofirm.com or on Instagram at @theprofirm @karmanblessings

Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro from Todd Olivas & Associates Court Reporting talk about their new ebook: "The 6 Things You Must Know In Comp For 2020".  Download this resource at http://www.toddolivas.com/free    

Todd Olivas interviews Zarina Hora, Esq. founder of the Hora Law Firm.

Todd Olivas interviews Jamie Asbury, Vice President of the Deposition Reporters Association of California. We speak about the rise of remote depositions given the current coronavirus environment. Please visit my blog for show notes about this topic:  http://toddolivas.com/blog/Remote-Depositions.asp

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Jonathan Castro interview Dr. Paul Kim, MD from Keystone Industrial Medicine about the Coronavirus.    

This episode features Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro and Jonathan Castro "live" on the floor of the Riverside Convention Center for "TOA University 4". This annual event is put on by Todd Olivas & Associates Court Reporting offering 6.0 CEUs to 300+ Claims Managers, Examiners and Adjusters in the Workers Comp industry. 

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castro interview Charlie Camareno, Network Relations/MPN/Lien Resolution Manager at CorVel Corporation.

Todd Olivas interviews Jonathan Castro, Regional Accounts Manager at Todd Olivas & Associates, Inc.

Todd Olivas interviews Rick Castro, Senior Regional Account Manager at Todd Olivas & Associates.

Todd Olivas and Rick Castro interview Brian Gomez, President of GreenFruit Avocados.

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castor interview Mr. Josh Diggs Director of Workers' Comp at Orion Risk Management.

Todd Olivas and John Castro interview Mr. Hector Benjumea, Esq. from the The Law Offices of Singer & Benjumea.

A very special Christmas message from Todd Olivas & Associates.  Todd Olivas, John Castro, Rick Castro, Jonathan Castro, Sherry Longo, Judy Brown, Mari Armendariz and Laura "LG" Kotter say Merry Christmas as well as give a shout out to our TOA University 4 sponsors: Llarena Murdock Lopez & Azizad, APC (https://lmlalaw.com/) Luchay & Associates (http://luchay.com/) Hanna Brophy MacLean McAleer & Jensen LLP (https://hannabrophy.com/) The Law Offices of Singer & Benjumea (http://singerandbenjumea.com/) Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi (https://www.lflm.com/) The Oaks Law Group (http://theoakslawgroup.com/) MEDplus Health Solutions, LLC (https://medplushs.com/) Continental Interpreting Services, Inc. (https://www.cis-inc.com/) Karma & Blessings / The Professional Females In Risk Management (https://karmanblessings.org / http://theprofirm.com/) Michael Sullivan & Associates (http://www.sullivanattorneys.com/) Cipolla, Calaba & Wollman (http://cipcal.com/) Pearlman, Brown & Wax, LLP - (http://pbw-law.com/) Workers Comp Solutions, Inc - (https://thewcsi.com/) TOA University will be held in Riverside, CA on March 6, 2020 Visit www.TOAUniversity.com  Merry Christmas from Todd Olivas & Associates!

Todd Olivas and John Castro interview Office Managing Partner Todd Ewing, Esq. of Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen, LLP.

Todd Olivas interviews John Paul Castro, VP of Marketing at Todd Olivas & Associates, Inc. a professional services company providing freelance court reporters, interpreters and videographers to the legal industry since 2003.

Todd Olivas and John Castro interview Jennifer Lund, Senior Vice President at Global Risk Capital Insurance.

Todd Olivas and John Castro interview Michael W. Sullivan, Esq., founder of Michael Sullivan & Associates. During the podcast Mr. Sullivan mentions a YouTube channel called "Origins of Christianity". Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1bAOj9rW7ortFvA0KuTkXw

Todd Olivas and John Castro interview Kala Schmidt, Esq. of The Oaks Law Group.

Todd Olivas, John Castro and Rick Castr interview Caryn Rinaldini from Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi.