The HOOD
Welcome into The HOOD. I’m your host, Morgan Shawver bringing you all things ParentHOOD and NeighborHOOD.
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Entering FatherHOOD (opens the original)
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This episode of The HOOD introduces someone who usually stays behind the camera. Grant, owner of Optico Productions, sits down as a guest for the first time, and the conversation covers new fatherhood, building a business from scratch, and buying his first home as an agent himself. Grant opened his production company while still in college, choosing wedding videography over chasing the film industry in LA. That early bet on staying close to family in Columbus grew into a full team of shooters se
Raise the Roof (opens the original)
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Roofs don't come up in conversation until they're a problem. And by then, the stress has already set in. In this episode, Morgan sits down with Zach McRae, owner of Near Me Roofing, to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood parts of buying or selling a home. Zach has worked with 600+ agents across Central Ohio, and he does not sugarcoat anything. They cover why the insurance-based roofing model is collapsing, what to do before you ever call your insurance company, how to read a r
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