Hometown** Huntington Beach, CA

Your start in insurance:  Gevity (a PEO- way back in the day)

What’s your favorite food? Nothing beats a proper serving of Oysters

What’s the #1 most played song on your playlist? Anything Country (yep, I said country,) or Anything Foo Fighters…

What is one of your favorite quotes? “Let love rule” Lenny Kravitz

What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Cooking and Surfing 

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?  Dishes

What is the first concert you attended Kenny Rodgers- “you gotta know when to hold em…”

What’s on your bucket list? Ireland and Iceland

What is your favorite form of exercise? Running 

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? Frank Sinatra or Princess Diana

Hometown - San Diego

What’s your favorite food? – I love a good cheeseburger & French fries, or some nachos; the more creative the nachos the more I love them! I eat healthy 95% of the time so my favorite foods are ones that I splurge on.

What is one of your favorite quotes?  - There are soooo many! Alas I narrowed it down to this one. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~Maya Angelou

What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? – favorite outdoor activity is hiking.

What is your favorite form of exercise? -Strength training and yoga

Any random facts you could share with us? – I have never barely seen the 1^st three Harry Potter movies and they were forced upon me by my older sister.

What story does your family always tell about you? – They love to tell the story of how independent I was even at 4 years old. My best friend and I decided we wanted to pick a bunch of flowers located in an empty next to the grocery store; about 4-5 miles away from our houses and we didn’t tell anyone about going. On our way back we ran into my older sister walking home from Kindergarten with her friends. She saw the flowers and knew where we had been and proceeded to “tell on” us to our parents, who promptly grounded us. Of course, as soon as I was off restriction, I went right back to pick more flowers. Needless to say, I was grounded again.

Hometown: Born in Miami, raised in San Jose

Your start in insurance: My sister was doing HR for a startup and her broker mentioned that he was looking to hire someone.  I was doing industrial parts delivery at the time and was looking for something different.  Almost 20 years later, here I am.

What’s your favorite food? Indian.

What is one of your favorite quotes? “I’m Batman”

What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Cooking, grilling especially.

What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Dishes.

People would be surprised if they knew: That I love art.  All types.

What is the first concert you attended: Aerosmith.

What’s on your bucket list? To visit every continent.

Favorite movie? Goodfellas.

What is your favorite form of exercise? Bike riding.

If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? Dr. Seuss.

Who is your mentor now, who was your mentor growing up? My mom was my mentor growing up.  Don’t currently have one.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A grandfather.

When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? Read.

What’s the best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received? Best: My son.  Worst: I was in 4^th grade and got pink sneakers. :- /

Hometown: Pasadena CA

Favorite food: Sushi

#1 most played song: Bohemian Rhapsody

Favorite activity: biking on the beach

Chore that I hate doing: mopping

First concert I attended: Taylor swift

Bucket list: travel more of Europe

Favorite movie: Bohemian Rhapsody (sense a theme 😉)

Favorite form of exercise: riding bikes on the beach

Meet anyone living or dead: Freddie Mercury lol

When I grow up: marriage and family therapist

30 minutes of free time: watch the office or go outside

 

Where's Jerry? I know, he's movin' around more than a one legged duck trying to cross a pond, Jerry has once again kept a journal of his going ons and I have once again created an interactive masterpiece, the likes of which has never been seen. Unless you read this column last month, then you have seen something similar. Please act overwhelmed with my genius, maybe toss in a gasp or single applause, just to spark intrige and get the family around you to gain interest.

Get your red and white beanies on and click below to be fully immersed in Jerry's life! 

 

We have some big anniversaries to share with y'all this month! We have some 5 year and a 20 year!!! It says a lot about a company that has so many long time family members, it's no wonder we are finding and welcoming so much awesome new talent!

Gustavo has asked to not be thrown into the limelight. I guess not everyone craves attention like I do, weird! Much to his shagrinn we have to announce and celebrate such an amazing achievement, 20 years with M&M ( and now Liberty!) If you read the "Where's Jerry?" piece from this month already, you would know that Gustavo started his career at the age of 14, washing lawyers cars and stuffing the glove box with marketing pieces, which is mostly not fake news. From such humble beginings he is now a Partner in the Novato office. Next time you see him, make up a super secret handshake and from now into eternity use it every time y'all cross paths.  Congrats, Gustavo!

 

Another year another IICF Western Division Horizon Award Gala. Jon Axel, Adam Baillie, Cheri Amaro, Michelle Cassidy, and my beastie Billy Johnson represented Liberty with style and class. A total of $415,000 in community grants went to 53 local nonprofits throughout the Western states during the first quarter of the year.

 

Another $235,000 was raised by Thursday’s gala through sponsorships, table sales, a live auction and individual donations. It is beyond awesome that we get to be a part of this event every year. Be proud you don't work for an "evil corporation!"

 

 

Employee Appreciation day was a hit! Liberty does not waffle on appreciating it's employees, get it....we had waffles for appreciation breakfast. We dont like the word employees though, here at LANN we use family instead. With that in mind I think we should have another celebration of the likes on September 26th, the real National Family day. Any excuse to get a free breakfast. I expect Jerry to make it to my office for that day, Woodland Hills had their breakfast Jerry time. BTW, I have heard breakfast Jerry is in the top 5 best Jerry's. Right above wine Jerry, but below holiday Jerry. Don't get me started on Sunday driver Jerry, that Jerry knows how to have a good time, but at a safe and cautious speed! OC and SJ also had breakfast for their employees, it is nice to feel like Tupac's mom, appreciated.

The San Jose Office had a super rad Scavenger Hunt to celebrate St. Patricks day! In actuality it looks like they just wanted to rub our noises in the fact that they were the first winners of The Liberty Cup. That's cool, I belong to no office I am the peoples Marketer, the royale we if you will. I swear when it ends up in the OC we shall raise it to Valhalla and praise Odin as we shoot Jameson from its golden bosom. It shall reign life upon us all!

That Waterworld picture of Kevin Costner made me remember that he was a dreamboat. 
 

Birthdays are here! 

The following is a warm and caring birthday wish that i translated using google translate.

It went from English to Korean, Korean to Spanish, Spanish to Russian, Russian to German, German to Japanese, Japanese to Armenian, Armenian back to English. 

"You are a wonderful, wonderful, friendly,     

brave and supportive person who wants you    

birthday."

Original message was, "You are awesome, wonderful, kind, courageous and caring. Liberty wishes you the best birthday"