1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,720 All right, welcome back everybody. 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,160 Welcome back to another episode. 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,160 Episode 10. 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:13,520 Made it to the double digits. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:14,960 We did not get shut down yet. 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:16,400 Feeling really good about it. 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,440 We have another special guest with us today. 8 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,160 We have a, well, he's been around for a while. 9 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,920 Me and him go way back, you know, like He-Man and Battle Cats back to early 2000s. 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:29,840 Notre Dame and Cleveland Die Hard. 11 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,920 So much love from there. 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:37,320 Rocky River alumni, another girl dad like us. 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,160 Former child model, you know, D1 mascot. 14 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:47,640 If he shaved his face, he might look like Andy Dalton and be able to rock that out in 15 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,200 all the town. 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,120 He's not your neighborhood Spider-Man, but he's always carrying a hammer. 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,280 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Jimmy Myers from Union Home Mortgage. 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,280 Awesome. 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,280 Jimmy. 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,280 Happy to be here. 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,640 My man, Andy's got the Cleveland background. 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,640 Yeah, I had to change that up. 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,640 Here's my little Thor figure. 24 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,200 Oh, you can't see it. 25 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,200 There he is. 26 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:11,200 There it is. 27 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,200 Big fan. 28 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,400 Yeah, so Thor, right? 29 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,520 Is he like, has he always been your all time favorite Marvel guy? 30 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,720 No, he wasn't at first. 31 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:26,520 My original favorite was Wolverine, which I think almost everybody can relate to. 32 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:31,360 I mean, he's probably one of the number one fan favorites. 33 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:40,640 And then it was just with our charity, the guy who had previously dressed up as Thor 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,280 moved out of town. 35 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,360 And honestly, he was like, he was like too big. 36 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,040 By the name of Chris Hughes, awesome guy. 37 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:53,600 And so he actually bought a custom made Hulk costume and he was a better fit for the Hulk. 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,160 This dude's like six, five, over 300 pounds. 39 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,880 Like it was good for the Hulk. 40 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:04,520 So then that Thor costume came available and I had the beard, they're like, here, throw 41 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:05,520 this on. 42 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,000 And it just happened to fit, right? 43 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,000 The rest is history. 44 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,400 Everything fits and the rest is history. 45 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:15,040 And yeah, and then the movie started to come out and everybody's like, okay, you're Thor. 46 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:22,560 So the hammer, the mantle or the hammer of Thor was passed to me. 47 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,520 So this all went down before the movie started coming out. 48 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,520 Yeah. 49 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,520 Oh, nice. 50 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:29,700 It was like perfect timing. 51 00:02:29,700 --> 00:02:35,080 So we founded our charity group, which is called Superheroes to Kids in Ohio in 2010, 52 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:36,080 the summer of 2010. 53 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,840 So it was August of 2010. 54 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,160 We made our first visit at the Cleveland Clinic. 55 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:48,080 So it was myself, Brian Chulik, our former, my former eighth grade teacher, and Scott 56 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,080 Smith, another friend. 57 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,760 So the three of us did a visit to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital dressed as superheroes. 58 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:59,880 And my original costume was Spider-Man. 59 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:09,760 But at the time I was busting out of that Spider-Man costume and it just, it was perfect 60 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,280 for the day, but we got there and it was like crazy because we didn't contact anybody. 61 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:19,680 We just thought we were making a visit to the clinic, the Children's Hospital, but there 62 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,920 was, there was like crazy media there. 63 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:26,980 Like the clinic had contacted like all local media outlets, news stations, et cetera. 64 00:03:26,980 --> 00:03:30,560 So there was a bunch of cameras, newspapers and stuff there. 65 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:35,280 And so it just got a lot of attention and it happened to be that same summer they were 66 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,420 filming the first Avengers movie in Cleveland. 67 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:43,680 So it's just got like a lot of attention, you know, notoriety. 68 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:49,040 And then the funny thing about it was the three of us, you know, who founded the group 69 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,480 were all background extras in the Avengers movie as well. 70 00:03:52,480 --> 00:04:00,040 So we got to meet a lot of guys on set, other people like local to Cleveland, Ohio, or around 71 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:05,760 the neighboring suburbs that were one, like huge Marvel fans, two had like a costume or 72 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:11,680 something that they could join up and start making these appearances with us. 73 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,800 So that's just kind of how it all came about. 74 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:15,800 That's so cool, man. 75 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:21,760 So are you guys still doing, you guys do hospital visits and what else do you like, like birthdays 76 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,800 or do you do anything else? 77 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:24,800 Yep. 78 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:25,800 So good question. 79 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,880 We, so we started kind of small. 80 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,400 We were doing like birthdays and stuff, but then that just kind of took off. 81 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:40,000 And then once we became an official 501c3 nonprofit organization, you know, we started 82 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,680 trying to gear more towards like partnering with other nonprofit organizations such as 83 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,680 like Jeremy cares, which is another great local organization for health benefit, children's 84 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,280 cancer prayers from Maria, which is if you've ever been to Cleveland, the sunflower fields 85 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:58,280 on the side of on the highway, if you've ever seen those. 86 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:03,880 So we partnered with other organizations in the nonprofit status, the 501c3 kind of helps, 87 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,520 you know, with the legitimacy of the organization. 88 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:12,000 And so we stopped doing birthday parties just because that was like, it was too much to 89 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,000 be honest. 90 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,240 It was every, every day, multiple times a day, people were asking for birthday appearances. 91 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:27,720 And so we kind of just tried to focus on children's hospitals, like the Ronald McDonald house. 92 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:34,960 We sponsor a room down there every year, which is like where our big budget goes to. 93 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,640 It's like five grand a year. 94 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:42,320 And so that way with the Ronald McDonald house does is allows families who are seeking treatment 95 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:46,960 for their kids to stay there free of cost, you know, they don't have to worry about traveling 96 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:52,720 or covering hotel costs while their kids are getting treatment, right? 97 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:53,880 Right. 98 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,600 We sponsor room down there so that way the whole family can stay for free, you know, 99 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,320 meals, room and board, everything's covered. 100 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,320 And they're there. 101 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:04,320 They're a big partner of ours. 102 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,080 We also work with, we do like a golf outing every year to help raise funds. 103 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,200 We're doing a 5k superhero run this year. 104 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,520 So there's a lot going on. 105 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:19,960 We actually just started being able to go back into hospitals after, you know, the pandemic. 106 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,560 So that just started very recently. 107 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:27,240 So we were kind of on shutdown for a couple of years there, obviously with people with 108 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,240 weakened immune. 109 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:33,520 So it was kind of funny though, because at the same time during the pandemic, that's 110 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,800 when you know, Zoom got real big, right? 111 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:45,760 So it was kind of perfect the way it all evolved because then kids were able to request like 112 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:52,400 kids in hospitals were able to like log into our Facebook page or our website. 113 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,200 Which is usually the easiest way to get ahold of us. 114 00:06:54,200 --> 00:07:00,640 But just because there's somebody always monitoring that they were able to request like specific 115 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,520 like, Hey, who's your favorite superhero? 116 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:08,740 Oh, it's Thor or Superman or Spider-Man or it's a Disney princess, right? 117 00:07:08,740 --> 00:07:12,720 And they could request a special appearance from their favorite character. 118 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:18,000 So we were able to do Zoom meetings like we're doing right now, you know, one on one or like 119 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,560 a FaceTime with that family or that kid in the hospital. 120 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:30,800 And so, you know, or we would have sometimes large group Zoom meetings where we do like 121 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,240 a like a movie night, right? 122 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,480 We used to host movie nights once a month at the Ronald McDonald House, but since we 123 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,960 couldn't do them in person, we would stream it for free and we'd have like a group watch 124 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,440 party with the kids while some of us were on character. 125 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:44,440 So it was fun. 126 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:49,080 Dude, that's great. That's I mean, and yeah, it sounds like it was a struggle at first 127 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,080 probably to adjust, right? 128 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,960 And to still get the kids what they wanted. 129 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,960 But I mean, that's that's still incredible, man. 130 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,960 And you've been doing that for you said it was 2010, right? 131 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,200 Yeah, 2010. 132 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:08,720 Man, it's flown by and I forgot about you being extra in that Avengers movie. 133 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,240 Yeah, my my five seconds of fame. 134 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,040 Your five seconds of fame. 135 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:14,040 Stop it. 136 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,040 Let's see. 137 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,480 I got to show you, you know, speaking of the baby model. 138 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:17,480 Hold on. 139 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:18,480 I got to pull this picture off your IG. 140 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,600 It's not really a baby, but you're you're a stud. 141 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,120 Let's see my camera. 142 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,120 Pick it up. 143 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,120 I won't pick it up. 144 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:27,120 You and your blurred backgrounds. 145 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,920 Oh, is that the child model right there? 146 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:31,920 Yes, a child model. 147 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:32,920 Oh, my goodness. 148 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,920 I want to buy that sweater right now. 149 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,480 The sweater, the collar out. 150 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,600 He was I got to grow the fro back, man. 151 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:42,600 Oh, yeah. 152 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:43,600 It was pretty legit. 153 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,600 You got a pretty big fro. 154 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:45,600 I did that in college sophomore year. 155 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,700 I didn't cut my hair all year just to see what would happen. 156 00:08:49,700 --> 00:08:51,360 And I the fro came back. 157 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:52,840 Oh, speaking of college. 158 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:58,120 So like Mr. D1 mascot. 159 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,600 Pretty Falcon in the flesh. 160 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Yeah. 161 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,240 He was a bowling green Falcon. 162 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,220 So you're out there doing cartwheels and flips. 163 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:07,600 I couldn't do a flip, but I was doing cartwheels. 164 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:08,600 I mean, you were super athletic. 165 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:09,600 You could probably could have pulled it off. 166 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:10,600 No, not with the head. 167 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:14,760 It was oversized head. 168 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:16,080 It was just too big. 169 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,080 I tried doing a cargo one time and the head almost flew off. 170 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:24,200 So we had to so it was like it was funny because it was like a hockey helmet underneath, right? 171 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,080 And the chin strap would always pop off. 172 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:30,120 So I had to I had to go get my own chin strap kind of like football. 173 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:34,120 But yeah, this was a hard helmet underneath that they built the mascot head onto. 174 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,120 But yeah, you do. 175 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,920 I did football and what else? 176 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:39,920 Any other? 177 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:40,920 It was everything. 178 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:45,320 Yeah, because originally they just said it was like going to be men's women's basketball, 179 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,240 volleyball, football games and hockey. 180 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:50,240 Right. 181 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,560 But you know, now it's everything. 182 00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:53,560 Like we go to everything. 183 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:57,600 We didn't want to limit ourselves just to, you know, those four or five sports. 184 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:58,600 Right. 185 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:03,000 There were so many events on campus, like community events, like out in the community 186 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:10,000 campus events, you know, just going to like the rec center, doing retirement parties on 187 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,440 campus, like birthday parties, special appearances. 188 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:16,520 There was just so many requests throughout the day in the week. 189 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,640 So it was just, you know, even the gymnastics thing, like our gymnastics team was awesome 190 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:25,960 and they loved us because not a lot of people would show up at their their matches or their 191 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:26,960 meets. 192 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,680 But then when when we would walk in, they would literally just go crazy. 193 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:32,000 And there's a ton of little kids there. 194 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,720 So it was it was a lot of fun hockey games were a blast. 195 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,080 My first football game I almost passed out, though. 196 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:43,720 I had to I had to hide in a tent because it was like 90 degrees outside and I was wearing 197 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:44,720 that suit. 198 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:48,960 So luckily, I had one of those like water packs, like a camel pack underneath the suit. 199 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:53,240 So I was drinking water trying to stay hydrated, but it was brutal. 200 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:54,240 Way to adapt. 201 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,200 It was the most at college. 202 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,000 Did they was it always just just you? 203 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,000 Was it just the one mascot? 204 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,920 Or did they have multiples to kind of help really? 205 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:03,920 Yeah, good question. 206 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:04,920 Oh, there's four. 207 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:09,400 So the tradition was four because there's there's a guy and girl mascot. 208 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:13,480 There's Freddie and Frida Falcon at BGSU. 209 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,480 They are brother and sister. 210 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,480 Right. 211 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:22,520 So Frida is Freddie's little sister and they would just go to everything together. 212 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:23,680 And it was it was a blast. 213 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:25,200 So there was two guys and two girls. 214 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:30,120 And now they just had like the every year they do. 215 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,900 So the tradition is you do it for one year. 216 00:11:32,900 --> 00:11:38,960 You start at the end of, you know, when graduation happens commencement and then you go throughout 217 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,840 the summer and then. 218 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,680 You know, until commencement, when they pick like the new birds or the new mascots. 219 00:11:45,680 --> 00:11:48,680 And every year we do an alumni reception up there. 220 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:52,800 We just had it like this past weekend. 221 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,600 So it's it's pretty cool. 222 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,000 But now they have six, which I guess is crazy. 223 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:03,080 They have six members because the demand and there's so many events going on at all times. 224 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:07,080 So this way you're able to kind of divide and conquer. 225 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,080 Right. 226 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:09,960 So the requests were coming left and right. 227 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,680 And I guess there were just so many different requests. 228 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:15,720 So they'd have, you know, one mascot at like a sporting event. 229 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:20,880 They could have another one at a community event or at least a pair of Freddie and Frida 230 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,000 is at different events going on at different times. 231 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,680 So well, and BG's blown up, right. 232 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:26,960 It's there. 233 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,480 They're a lot, a lot bigger. 234 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:32,000 The whole mascot thing is wild, though, man, because like the reason I asked that is because 235 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:37,200 I know like Arrowhead on game day for the Chiefs, Casey Wolf is their mascot. 236 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,200 Yeah. 237 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,600 And there's three there on game day just so they can get enough coverage. 238 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,560 But the way they do it with the radios and all the coordination is you will never be 239 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:50,520 able to see any two of them, obviously, at the exact same time, the way they work around 240 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:54,440 the stadium during pregame, during the game and stuff and all their visits. 241 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:58,280 Like there's three doing it at all times, but you will never see more than one with 242 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,280 the other. 243 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,280 So, yeah, the way they're able to coordinate all of it is pretty. 244 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,280 I know. 245 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,280 I know. 246 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,040 I was just looking for a way to slip in the Chiefs and no, no, no. 247 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,560 I used to want to be a mascot. 248 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:10,560 I would. 249 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:11,560 Is it really? 250 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:12,560 Yeah. 251 00:13:12,560 --> 00:13:16,240 Casey Wolf would come to our elementary schools and like give a presentation in our gym. 252 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:17,400 And it happened every year. 253 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:22,320 I don't know how or why, but like I was obsessed that I wanted to be like a Panther at my 254 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,320 high school. 255 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:28,200 I wanted to be a mascot, but I played sports and like they never gave me a chance to do 256 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:29,200 it. 257 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:30,200 There was always somebody else doing it. 258 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,200 Like I wanted to do that. 259 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,200 I think it'd be a blast. 260 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:33,200 Well, that it was. 261 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,840 I mean, honestly, it was the most fun. 262 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:40,800 So that's why, you know, after playing sports in high school and getting up to college, 263 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,880 I was like, there's, you know, I tried to do rugby, but after getting too many concussions 264 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,920 playing football in high school, they told me I shouldn't play football anymore. 265 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:48,920 Yeah. 266 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:49,920 I go out for the rugby team. 267 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:50,920 Yeah, that's a good idea. 268 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,520 No helmet, you don't need it. 269 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:54,520 You're fine. 270 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,520 After two weeks of that, I realized that probably wasn't a good idea. 271 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:03,520 So, but it was also that freshman year where they unveiled like the new mascot costumes, 272 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,800 where they were like the big, you know, larger than life cartoon style characters, which 273 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:08,800 were awesome. 274 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,160 And I remember saying it when they first unveiled them at that football game was like, I want 275 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:13,440 to do that. 276 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:17,920 And then the opportunity just kind of presented itself my junior year. 277 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:22,440 And that's when I auditioned and tried out and luckily got the job. 278 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,720 So it was sweet. 279 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:26,720 That's pretty awesome. 280 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,840 So is that kind of what what started? 281 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,280 I feel like that's kind of what started the whole superheroes for kids day. 282 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,240 Like, yeah, the mascot thing. 283 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,840 It feels like a great transition and like, how to keep that kind of thing going. 284 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:45,480 You saw how other people react to a mascot or somebody costume like that and then kind 285 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,480 of rolled into what you're doing now. 286 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:48,480 Yeah, for sure. 287 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,200 So I mean, and Charlie can attest to this. 288 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:53,400 I was no stranger to wearing costumes in high school. 289 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,720 So any holiday or any excuse, basically. 290 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,360 This is the way. 291 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:00,360 Wait, wait, wait, wait. 292 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,200 You're not saying or setting it up right. 293 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:08,680 This dude is in the city parades like St. Patrick's Day. 294 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:12,120 He is like the biggest leprechaun that you will ever see. 295 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,160 And he's running strutting down the street. 296 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,680 He's on a float like he's a VIP. 297 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:20,600 And this is yeah, he did that in high school, though. 298 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,600 Yeah, my uncle had something to do with that one, though. 299 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,560 But he he works for the county and he's a big time. 300 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,000 You know, he's been voted Irishman of the Year a couple of times. 301 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,280 And actually this year, in fact, but that's a big deal in Cleveland. 302 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,280 Yeah. 303 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,200 So yeah, so it was fun. 304 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:41,680 So that's kind of where it just, you know, he asked me to march with them a couple of 305 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,920 times and that's when I busted out the green suit. 306 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:50,720 So yeah, it was a perfect transition from being the BG mascot to then starting the Superheroes, 307 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,040 the kids organization. 308 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,600 I even applied after college to be slider for the Cleveland Indians. 309 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,800 But that was a weird situation like that. 310 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,520 That application must have just got lost in the mail or something. 311 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,560 But oh, well, that's too bad, man. 312 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:10,320 I would love to see you running the bases with everybody. 313 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:11,320 Yeah. 314 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,600 Oh, my God. 315 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:20,800 So after his college and like we all we all did the bartending thing at some point or 316 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:21,800 another. 317 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:22,800 Right. 318 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:26,120 And then you eventually became bar manager of Barley House. 319 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:27,120 Is that right? 320 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,400 Yeah, I'm actually a GM. 321 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:30,640 So shorts. 322 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Barley House is the was or is it still is right? 323 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,440 It's still there. 324 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:40,320 Pretty sweet bar like any and everybody would go there. 325 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,960 Athletes, famous people, you know, whoever downtown Cleveland. 326 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:44,960 Yeah. 327 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:45,960 Yeah. 328 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:46,960 Bottle service. 329 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:47,960 The whole you know, the whole night. 330 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:48,960 Oh, yeah. 331 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:49,960 He said it was pretty cool. 332 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:50,960 Yeah. 333 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,560 So I remember randomly it might have been around the time when they were filming. 334 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,120 It was because it was mid 2000s. 335 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:02,960 But Downey Jr. was there in a VIP section. 336 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:07,280 And they all Jeremy Piven was there one time. 337 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,800 So you got any like what's your favorite? 338 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:11,800 Who's the favorite person you met? 339 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:12,800 Working. 340 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:13,800 Oh, man. 341 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:18,320 I'm going to say this while I try to get upset. 342 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:23,480 The best and my favorite person that I ever had the opportunity to meet down there was 343 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,480 Chadwick Bowman. 344 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,840 Oh, yeah. 345 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:33,240 He was filming draft day down there and came in with a bunch of the Browns players who 346 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:38,560 I at the time was pretty tight with a few of them. 347 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,760 You know, and I just he had just came came off like his Jackie Robinson movie, which 348 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,400 I love that movie. 349 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,680 And you know, he's hanging out VIP just kind of chill and doing his own thing. 350 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:52,280 And I'm like, you know, he had his hair cut different style for the movie. 351 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,280 Right. 352 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,840 And I'm like, that dude looks so familiar. 353 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:56,840 I swear. 354 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,200 I just I was like, but he's not I know he's not a bronze player because I got you know, 355 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:05,120 as you guys do probably as well, you keep up with the team and you know, you can probably 356 00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:07,600 recognize most of the guys outside of uniform. 357 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:08,600 Right. 358 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,120 It's not just seeing them in uniform. 359 00:18:10,120 --> 00:18:13,000 So I'm you know, I'm the GM. 360 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,360 So I'm walking up in the VIP section, like taking care of the guys, talking to them. 361 00:18:16,360 --> 00:18:19,320 And they're like, you know, you know, like, yeah, you got to meet Chad. 362 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:20,960 And, you know, I got to meet him. 363 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:26,200 And he was just such a humble down to earth, like just awesome, awesome dude to the point 364 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:32,600 where, you know, yeah, I get my business card at the time and exchange numbers with him. 365 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:37,240 And he came in a couple of days that week when he was like wasn't shooting. 366 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,880 And he's like, hey, do you mind if I come in and, you know, just just chill, like grab 367 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:42,880 dinner or grab whatever. 368 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:44,280 And I'm like, man, you can do whatever you want. 369 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:49,880 So he would he came in like a couple of times over the next few weeks. 370 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,640 And we just got to sit down and talk and chat. 371 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:56,720 Yeah, just amazing, amazing guy. 372 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:01,320 And I had actually at the time, you know, honestly, no idea where his career would have 373 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,720 taken him to, you know. 374 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,160 And then with the Super O saying for him to become like, you know, Black Panther or kind 375 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,600 of forever. 376 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,200 That was just incredible to see that as well. 377 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:16,560 And yeah, he was by far my favorite. 378 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,980 You know, I got to meet him and the one person I actually still keep in touch with today 379 00:19:20,980 --> 00:19:24,520 is Joe Russo from Avengers Endgame. 380 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:29,520 Like they were filming Captain America Winter Soldier in Cleveland. 381 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:30,520 And it was pretty funny. 382 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,440 They came in and we had a couple of casting crew parties for him. 383 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:38,600 And that's also when they were opening town hall, the same owners on town hall and West 384 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:39,600 25th. 385 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:40,920 So they had just opened that. 386 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:45,000 And so when I wasn't working at Barley, I was helping out in town hall. 387 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,600 And that's how I got to meet like Russo, the Russo brothers and all those guys. 388 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,400 So cool. 389 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:55,320 I've seen the pictures you got up on like IG and everything, like all the athletes, 390 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:56,320 musicians. 391 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:57,320 I mean, actors. 392 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:58,320 That's bad. 393 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,320 Yeah, that had to be really cool. 394 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:05,360 Then I mean, then we all have to grow up and get into the mortgage business, right? 395 00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:06,360 I was going to say, what? 396 00:20:06,360 --> 00:20:08,240 Did he start slinging loans over? 397 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,920 He starts slinging loans instead of bottles. 398 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,920 Well, that's exactly I mean, the funny thing is that's how it happened. 399 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:20,000 I met a bunch of guys down at Quicken Loans that would come in doing bottle service VIP 400 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,800 and I would, you know, I was I think 30 at the time. 401 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,960 And these kids were like 21, 22. 402 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:31,600 And they would come in once a month, you know, spend their commission checks, bottle service. 403 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,480 And I'm like, you know, what are these kids doing? 404 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,680 And are guys doing, you know, whatever. 405 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,800 And they're like, you know, Quicken Loans, you know, come got to meet someone like the 406 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:42,800 higher ups. 407 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:47,920 They got me an interview and long story short, here we are nine years later. 408 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,760 Nine years later. 409 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,200 So you are now with. 410 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,320 So I mean, you worked for the mothership at one point. 411 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,560 Yeah, rocket for for a little while. 412 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:57,560 Right. 413 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:58,560 Yeah. 414 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,920 And then now you're with you're with you, right. 415 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,600 But this is like your this is your second time around with them. 416 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:05,600 Yeah. 417 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:12,000 So I got recruited by Union Home Mortgage back in 2015 to help them launch their consumer 418 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,800 direct division because they wanted to open up consumer platform. 419 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:21,680 And you know, with my background and knowledge with rocket mortgage Quicken Loans at the 420 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,760 time, they recruited a bunch of us. 421 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,640 So I went over there and helped them launch their consumer direct division. 422 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,840 And I think that's when you originally came in when you were in town, Charlie, and you 423 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:32,840 know, met with a bunch of guys. 424 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,840 And oh, yeah, it was Jeremy. 425 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:36,840 Yeah. 426 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Yeah. 427 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,200 So, yeah, I mean, they're all great people. 428 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:45,720 I mean, and like Bill Cosgrove is I've met him in the past. 429 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,120 He's a great leader. 430 00:21:47,120 --> 00:21:49,720 I mean, it shows like they've been around. 431 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,680 You guys have been around for quite a long time. 432 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:56,600 It would be like a top 15 lender like every year, something like that. 433 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,160 I mean, always. 434 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:02,340 But it's been it's at least around like outside of Ohio. 435 00:22:02,340 --> 00:22:04,640 It's kind of quiet, but you're still there. 436 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,160 Like you're rushing it. 437 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:12,440 So second time around now after you've tried you try some other things with Gold Star, 438 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:13,440 was it? 439 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:14,440 Yeah. 440 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,160 So what what brings you back? 441 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,000 What is it about UHM that that brings you back again? 442 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:23,240 Yeah, after doing consumer direct for a couple of years, you know, I had good success with 443 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:24,240 that. 444 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:25,240 And don't get me wrong. 445 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,680 You know, when I was there, you know, Presidents Club Bankers those two years. 446 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:33,120 But as you as you grow and kind of evolve in the industry, I was realizing like the 447 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:37,640 way to transition, I wanted to transition and switch to retail, you know, for a little 448 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:38,640 more longevity. 449 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:45,640 And, you know, I was one of the at the time, the only self generated purchase guy, I was 450 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:47,400 the only one doing purchase deals. 451 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:48,840 And Jeremy was going to help me with that. 452 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:53,000 But you know, once you know, we were built off of being like mostly a refi shop. 453 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:57,040 But you know, after doing so many refis, I was like, well, why can't I do a purchase 454 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,480 to then learn how to do a purchase deal? 455 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:03,840 And and that was part of the reason why I left, you know, quick and at rocket at the 456 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:08,440 time, because they wouldn't let us do purchases, you know, and we were get. 457 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:13,280 All these referrals coming in and I would have to pass it off to a purchase banker. 458 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,880 So, you know, that was a little frustrating, you know, you know, we're all here to you 459 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:18,880 got to make a living, right. 460 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,320 So I'd have to basically give somebody else a deal. 461 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:22,320 Right. 462 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,240 And it wasn't always reciprocated. 463 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:30,400 So but then, you know, at UHM, I was able to do my own purchase and refis. 464 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:35,920 And that just, you know, once that built that, it was like, all right, what's the next step? 465 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,100 And that's when I wanted to switch to retail. 466 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:43,200 So at the time, the retail position without any too much detail, it was just like a little 467 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,140 discrepancy on how that would handle. 468 00:23:46,140 --> 00:23:50,720 And then some of the powers that be didn't really. 469 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,240 I guess you say want me leaving consumer direct at the time. 470 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:58,240 So the only way for me to get any experience in retail was I had, you know, I had to look 471 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,540 elsewhere other outside UHM. 472 00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:05,460 So did that as a gold star for four and a half years, really loved it. 473 00:24:05,460 --> 00:24:09,440 And then tried the broker channel for a little bit and for about six months. 474 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:13,640 And that really, I learned a lot, but it wasn't, we didn't have operations in place. 475 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:15,080 So that wasn't really for me. 476 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:16,880 So then UHM was always there. 477 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:21,680 They were always kind of knocking on the door or calling or checking in from time to time. 478 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,880 And then just the opportunity presented itself and it was like kind of right place, right 479 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:25,880 time. 480 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,200 Really loved the people, you know, they're only growing, you know, majority. 481 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,640 I'm licensed for South Carolina, Florida and Ohio. 482 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,680 Majority of my business coming from Ohio. 483 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,160 And, you know, UHM is in our backyard, right? 484 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:40,680 You know, they're, they became our huge sponsor with like the Cleveland guardians, formerly 485 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:41,680 the Indians. 486 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,880 They're, they're big with the Cavaliers, the Browns, everything, you know, we have Bernie 487 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:45,880 Kozor. 488 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,680 I was one of our national spokesperson people. 489 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,480 Oh, that's right. 490 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:50,480 Yeah. 491 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:57,040 So they were just always like kind of blowing up and being a Cleveland guy myself, you know, 492 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:03,120 when I, when I, when they reached back out again to kind of recruit me, I got to speak 493 00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:05,040 with Bill Kozgrove, our CEO. 494 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:10,840 And I got to speak with Al, our president and even our national sales managers. 495 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,920 And they were just, you know, the fact that none of those guys had changed positions, 496 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,040 they're all still there in a higher position. 497 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,000 You know, it was nice to come back and everybody that I used to work with was still there. 498 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,080 And that was just kind of the biggest testament to me was like, all right, this is a good 499 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,860 company to have good people. 500 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:30,520 And that's honestly our CEO's like biggest philosophy. 501 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,320 He's like, you know, I can teach anybody to do sales. 502 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:38,440 He's like, but if you're, if you're not a good person at heart, a good partner, as they 503 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,200 call it, he's like, I don't want you working for me. 504 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,200 So I like that. 505 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,200 I like that too. 506 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:45,200 Yeah. 507 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,200 I like that a lot. 508 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:50,360 Actually, everybody always wants like my dad had done recruiting for years for different 509 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:51,360 mortgage companies. 510 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:56,080 And, you know, between him and other people, you always see they're always, they tend to 511 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,200 go chase some of those high producing guys. 512 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:03,000 But then once they get them in the door, they realize that, A, they're not a team player 513 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,840 or B, they just have a bad attitude overall, but they're just about making money. 514 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:07,840 Yeah. 515 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:08,840 And that's huge. 516 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:13,560 I mean, that's huge for a culture of company and success, right? 517 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,360 That's pretty awesome. 518 00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:19,520 That was the big thing that kind of brought me back. 519 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:24,440 Just coming back to that culture and not only that, like the coaching and there's so much 520 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:31,240 more, you know, after being like a teams guy my whole life and playing on teams, like, 521 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,000 you know, I feel like I'm not at my peak yet. 522 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,080 I feel like there's always room to grow and evolve and become better and kind of own your 523 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,080 craft. 524 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,080 Right. 525 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:44,240 And, you know, the fact that UHM offers like coaching from some of their top presidents 526 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:50,680 club bankers who have been doing it for 20, 30 years, they're now helping other guys who 527 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:56,400 are newer in the industry or like myself, you know, going on year nine, but only year 528 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,440 five of doing retail. 529 00:26:58,440 --> 00:26:59,440 Right. 530 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,880 So how to really grow my own business and get to that next level. 531 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,800 So like that, that alone was like enough reason for me to come back. 532 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:07,800 Right on. 533 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:08,800 That's great. 534 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,760 I mean, and also, you know, you have pretty sweet AMC options like ourselves. 535 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:13,760 Absolutely. 536 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,760 Throwing that out there. 537 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:16,760 All right. 538 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:17,760 Let's see. 539 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:23,760 Let's sit you with the with you with our rapid rush requests. 540 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,760 Rapid request. 541 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,160 Quick hitters of the day. 542 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,160 Blue or green dot on the text messages. 543 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:32,920 You an Android or an iPhone guy? 544 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:33,920 I phone. 545 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:34,920 I phone. 546 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:35,920 Sorry, Charlie. 547 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,520 Oh, I'm always outnumbered every freaking time. 548 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,240 All right. 549 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,760 Favorite favorite all time Marvel movie. 550 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,880 I think I know, but. 551 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:47,880 All time. 552 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:53,080 You just sit on the couch on a Saturday with your kid and just maybe not with the kid. 553 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,920 Take one out of all of them. 554 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:55,920 This is an unfair question. 555 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,720 This is I mean, I got to get them. 556 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,840 These are these are rapid rush requests and I'm going to I'm going to say the first Avengers 557 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:02,840 is because I'm in it. 558 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:03,840 You're biased. 559 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:04,840 That's cool. 560 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:05,840 Yeah, there we go. 561 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:12,200 Can we do a sub follow up question like favorite superhero of all time? 562 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:17,360 So I'm I originally, you know, from growing up was always like Superman, right? 563 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:18,640 True and true. 564 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:19,640 The boy in blue. 565 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:24,040 But, you know, right now, I think Thor is probably got him all over the we can't see 566 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,040 it, but I got him all over my office. 567 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,840 So like that's kind of like I still have my it's funny. 568 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:34,120 I still have my entire Ninja Turtles collection from when we were kids. 569 00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:40,040 But like when it comes to like Marvel, like I just I collect all Thor stuff now. 570 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,760 So are you the guy that leaves them in the box? 571 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:47,440 Like you got them all up on the shelves and stuff and graded and graded. 572 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:48,440 Oh, nice. 573 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,240 Very nice kids college fun. 574 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,680 Yeah, it will be. 575 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:54,680 Yeah. 576 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,800 OK, which is a better party in Cleveland? 577 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,600 Is it St. Patty's Day or Christmas in July? 578 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,240 Oh, St. Patty's Day hands down. 579 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:04,240 All right. 580 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:09,600 So who's the next Cleveland sports team to win a championship? 581 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:17,800 Right now, I have to say maybe the Cavs again or just because they're playing. 582 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,800 I just love seeing it, to be honest. 583 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:21,800 They're playing. 584 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:22,800 They're playing lights out. 585 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:24,280 They have playing really well right now. 586 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:30,360 So, you know, I know they already won one would have been crazy to see that year 2016. 587 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,360 I still can't believe it. 588 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:38,520 You know, after after the Cavs come back from being down three one and then Indians go up 589 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,120 three one and then blow that. 590 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:44,240 Yeah, that was a yeah, that was a rough year. 591 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,240 Yeah. 592 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,240 So I don't know. 593 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:50,640 I would have loved I really, really would have loved to see the Indians. 594 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,920 Now the Guardians win the championship or the Browns. 595 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,840 But I just feel like the Browns. 596 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:57,840 That's a longer. 597 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:59,320 That's a longer play. 598 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:00,320 Yeah. 599 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,960 Unfortunately, like, you know, back when we have Baker, his first couple of years, I really 600 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,280 thought there was an opportunity there with the talent that we had on the team. 601 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:11,800 And I guess that's the most frustrating part is there's just so much talent on that team. 602 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:16,920 They just can't seem to come together as a team to really put the wins where they need 603 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,040 to be. 604 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:22,000 So many close games comes down to the fourth quarter lose by touchdown or three points 605 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,120 or whatever turnovers, etc. 606 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,880 It's just really frustrating. 607 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:31,160 But as a team, the Cavs right now, I think are playing some of the best basketball I've 608 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:32,160 seen in a long time. 609 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:36,160 And, you know, if they're going to win, if there's going to be another team in Cleveland 610 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,120 away, I think it's going to be it'll be done. 611 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:39,520 I mean, parade time. 612 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:40,520 We're going to get there. 613 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,240 Yeah, we're going to get braids or braids or fun, man. 614 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:44,240 The braids are. 615 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:45,480 Yeah, we know you understand. 616 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:46,480 You get the parades. 617 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,480 Yeah, we get it. 618 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:48,480 We get it. 619 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,600 My last one, and then we'll we'll let you go. 620 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:55,640 So with St. Patrick's Day around the corner. 621 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:57,820 Is it best rumored? 622 00:30:57,820 --> 00:31:01,800 Is it sliming still or someone take it? 623 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:02,960 Is someone else going to take it? 624 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,400 I've heard like Danny's deli is really good. 625 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:12,360 Not I want to say I don't know anything about Danny's, but Joe's deli and River, which has 626 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:13,960 probably one of the best. 627 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,360 I mean, if you want like. 628 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,480 I mean, and Joe's is a good sandwich with Slimans, Slimans. 629 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,800 You could eat that ribbon for a whole week and probably want to be be able to finish 630 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:23,800 it. 631 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,240 They have the light version, right? 632 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,320 Yeah, it's like. 633 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,360 And you're still eating that for days. 634 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,800 It's literally like a pound of corned beef on that thing. 635 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:33,240 It's wild. 636 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:34,240 It's glorious. 637 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,640 Yeah, you can make like I said, you can make four or five sandwiches out of that. 638 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:42,320 I mean, after having a couple of Guinness, maybe a couple of black and tans, whatever, 639 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:43,320 it goes down really nicely. 640 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:44,320 But couple couple pints. 641 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:45,320 Yeah, you need a couple. 642 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:46,320 You need like a nap. 643 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Just a few pints. 644 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:48,320 Just a few. 645 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:49,320 You're right. 646 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,920 I mean, well, that's all we got for you. 647 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,480 We really appreciate the time. 648 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:57,480 All the info. 649 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,160 Keep doing all your awesome stuff. 650 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:00,160 The superhero. 651 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,160 Yeah, man. 652 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,160 It's really, it's really awesome. 653 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,720 You got that going and it's still going strong. 654 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:05,720 Yeah. 655 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:06,720 Thank you guys. 656 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:07,720 Yeah, we're excited. 657 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,840 Like I said, we're doing our first five K run this year and all the proceeds, all the 658 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:16,160 money that we raise, everything goes to benefit, you know, those families and children facing 659 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:17,360 adversity in some way. 660 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,720 So it's a it's a fun organization. 661 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,600 I'm just, you know, happy and humble to be a part of it. 662 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:27,760 And the fact that I could say I was a founder of the group and it's, you know, with me, 663 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,120 our family growing itself and with the pandemic, I had to take a step back. 664 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:32,760 But it's still there and it's great. 665 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,720 We're up to like 100 members now. 666 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:40,680 And, you know, we're like the feature charity at the Comic Con every year, which is now 667 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,680 called Fan Expo. 668 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:44,680 But it's awesome. 669 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:48,440 Like, it's really, really cool to just to see the growth and how far we've come. 670 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:55,920 And so such a short, short, short, almost, you know, we're going on year 13. 671 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,920 But yeah, thank you. 672 00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,560 No, it's awesome, man. 673 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:00,560 It's super cool stuff. 674 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:01,560 I'm just happy to hear about it. 675 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:02,560 Yeah, check it out. 676 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:03,560 I will. 677 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,560 I think that's a wrap for us today, buddy. 678 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:07,560 Yes, it is. 679 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:12,560 Yeah, we hope we have everybody enjoyed this episode of Valuation and another great industry 680 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:13,560 guest. 681 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:19,760 Please make sure to go ahead and like subscribe on all the social media channels and turn 682 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:20,760 on those little notifications. 683 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,760 Hit that little bell icon. 684 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:29,440 Remember you can find us on Facebook, IG, TikTok, YouTube to see our outfits of the 685 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:36,440 day, Spotify, iTunes or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. 686 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:37,440 Peace. 687 00:33:37,440 --> 00:34:02,440 Peace. 688 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,440 Peace.