Jose Toledo
University College of Law where he received a Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to the Florida Bar shortly after .
Erick Grana
Erick Grana , MD was born in Ponce , Puerto Rico . He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation , pain medicine , and electro diagnosis .
“ My older sister , who is a pediatric oncologist , had a big influence on my becoming a doctor . While I was in college , she was in medical school and continuously talked about how very much she enjoyed the medical field and helping people . I listened to my big sister and decided to become a physiatrist because I was interested in both orthopedics and neurology . Physiatry combines those two fields , which lets me help people in so many ways .”
He currently has a private practice in Tampa since 1996 that specializes in automobile , sport and work-related injuries . We take most health insurance . The office has a full-service physical therapy department and performs on-site interventional procedures . We have a bilingual staff to accommodate the patients ’ needs .
Dr . Grana is a past professor at Baylor College of Medicine and is a consultant for the Tampa V . A . Hospital . He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Association of Electro diagnostic Medicine . Dr . Grana has published several papers in peer-reviewed medical journals and has given several lectures in local and national meetings .
“ My goal is to relieve patients ’ pain and help them achieve the highest level of function possible . People recovering from surgery , injury or debilitating conditions simply want to return to their lives . So I form a partnership with them and address their needs personally , to give them the most complete care possible .” -Dr . Grana
Jose Toledo was born on January 8th , 1974 to Cuban parents , in the heart America ’ s Cuban American community , Miami , Florida .
He grew up in Miami and lived there until he enlisted in the US Army at the age of 18 . Jose than returned to Miami where he attended Miami College , and received an AA , then moved to Gainesville , FL where he attend the University of Florida and received his BA . Jose then returned to the United States Army where he was commissioned a second Lieutenant , and moved to Tampa Bay , to attend law school at Stetson
Jason freyre
One hundred- seventy-five company employees , 80 trucks and trailers , and 300 owner operators , just to throw out a few numbers is where this business only begins to thrive . Words such as “ fair ” and “ honest ” are voiced when talking about this flourishing business known as the one and only Jason ’ s Hauling Inc .
Always being known as “ the little guy ” in this business , Jason Freyre , Owner of Jason ’ s Hauling , a Tampa , Florida based construction trucking fleet , has taken his business to soaring heights and helped the other “ little guys ” to do the same .
With a dream for aviation is his future , Freyre took off on his first solo fight , piloting himself to Venice , Florida and back to St . Petersburg . After a miscalculation of a landing location he decided his dream was simply that and went back to school to pursue a degree in business .
Working for his father while finishing up school from 1987 until 1990 , Freyre learned the ins and outs of the trucking business and began to build up yet another dream . A few business classes at Hillsborough Community College and components of hauling construction materials , and Freyre was on his way to owning and operating his own business .
Branching out from his father this small but proud owner of his first truck , started his own company , Jason ’ s Hauling Inc ., right out of his own home .
Mr . Toledo practices in the areas of litigationspecifically Personal Injury litigation , Immigration and workers ’ compensation . His clients are predominantly non-English speaking Hispanics . Mr . Toledo enjoys helping his community . He has served on the board of directors for the Tampa Bay Hispanic Heritage , Inc ., and for the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce , Jose is also currently a member of the Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar association .
He has a beautiful Peruvian wife Jackie Toledo , who is a licensed professional engineer . And three beautiful children , Sam , Julia and Anthony .
Mr . Toledo is a proud member of Tampa Bay ’ s Hispanic community .
By : Danielle Freyre
A one man venture who did the bid estimating , executed all administrative operations , drove the truck as well as maintenances leaving him with revenue of $ 66,000 by 1992 .
Being not exactly the dream he had hoped for , Freyre impelled himself a little more , moved from home to small office in the Drew Park area of Tampa , purchased a second truck , employed a driver and still carried out all administrative duties . By 1993 Jason ’ s Hauling had reached
$ 1 million in gross sales and hired vital clerical aid . From 1993 to 1998 Jason ’ s Hauling grew from $ 1 million to $ 7 million and investing in his business was his number one maneuver . Being certified by the FDOT to haul asphalt and operating on a 24- hour basis in West Central Florida , Freyre planned to expand state-wide .
Now here he is seven years later and a company expanding faster than he could have ever imagined . Awarded the Hispanic Entrepreneur Businessman of the Year Award in 2004 by the Hispanic Tampa Chamber of Commerce , he is well known for the assistance he ’ s provided over the years to Hispanic newcomers . Hauling construction raw materials , road asphalt and demolition waste , this company employs over 80 % of minorities , in-house and subcontractors . Developing more than ever , Jason ’ s Hauling Inc . is now in four locations in the West Central Florida region and continues to inflate . Four office locations are available to give you the “ fair and honest ” business you deserve .
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