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Rande Sotomayor

January 3, 2021 No Comments

Rande has transitioned from litigation attorney to mediator to afford parties the opportunity to settle their legal disputes before spending precious resources on fighting it out in court. She has transformed from a desk-bound sedentary person to an athletic mountain hiker and then mountain trail runner (including ultra-marathons), and then to mountain trail racer, beginning at age 56. With over 35 years of civil litigation, business, and dispute resolution experience, Rande Sotomayor takes a down-to-earth, common-sense approach to helping people solve problems and conflicts. Tenacious, intuitive, and with exceptional ability to perceive and manage the emotional component of any conflict, Rande’s approach delivers consistently excellent results.

Scott Warmuth – Part 1

December 28, 2020 No Comments

Scott Warmuth, lawyer and the co-host of the podcast, shares his life story in this 3-part series. In part one he tells of how his childhood influenced him to be who he is today, from growing up in the Seattle area, going to Catholic Schools, and having to help when the family hits hard times. Scott gives the journey from a boy who believed a cardboard airplane can fly to the youth who became a city councilman.

Jay Chen

December 21, 2020 No Comments

Jay Chen was recently reelected to his second term of the Board of Trustees for Mt. San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC). Prior to Mt. SAC Jay served eight years on the board of education for Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (HLPUSD), the largest school district in the San Gabriel Valley, and was twice elected Board President.

Lara Arslanian

December 14, 2020 No Comments

Lara Arslanian, J.D. is a full time REALTOR® and Broker with in Pasadena. Lara combines her exceptional educational and professional training when assisting each of her clients with their real estate transactions. She became a licensed California Real Estate Broker in 1998 after receiving her Juris Doctorate from the University of La Verne College of Law. Prior to that, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism.

Eszylfie Taylor

December 7, 2020 No Comments

Eszylfie Taylor is the founder and president of Taylor Insurance and Financial Services located in the financial district of Pasadena, California, and serves as financial advisor to individuals, business owners, and high net worth families. Prior to founding his own company, he was a standout financial advisor at New York Life, making Chairman’s Council and finishing his career there as the highest producing advisor in the history of the African American market.

Christian Esteban

November 30, 2020 No Comments

Christian is the eldest of three brothers that run the longest Filipino family owned business in San Gabriel Valley “CHAASTE Family market” Established in 1987, in the beautiful city of roses. CHAASTE family market, has one simple mission, to keep the Filipino culture alive through food and service.

Joseph Del Toro

November 23, 2020 No Comments

Joseph Del Toro is the owner and manager of Matador Performance Center. His family immigrated to Lincoln Heights, California in the 1970s from Mexico when Joseph was a baby. He worked as a trainer at LA Fitness, Equinox, and at a charter school for at-risk-youth. In 2007 Joseph opened his own gym in Pasadena, Matador Performance Center.

Albert Chiang

November 16, 2020 No Comments

Albert Chiang is the CPA, ABV, and the CFF of Hsu, Yao, Thuang, and Chiang Certified Public Accountants. Albert shares and understands his family’s story giving him a perspective that allows him to see struggles as only a challenge that he will overcome and to be grateful for where he is now.

Sandy Rosco

October 27, 2020 No Comments

Sandy Rosco is the Executive Director of the San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce. She loves and is passionately committed to helping small businesses grow. In 2006 she helped start the Business Expo that is now held every year free to the public.

Jeff Julian

October 20, 2020 No Comments

Jeff Julian is the head coach at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. He helped coach Jason Lezak before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In 2015 Jeff Julian was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. While going to different doctors he was losing hope because all they saw a dead man and wouldn’t consider a treatment beyond the standard care. He about lost all hope when he finally found a doctor who gave him hope and helped put him in a clinical trial for immunotherapy drugs. Now with the cancer gone he shares his story of hope and enjoys life even more than before.

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