The HartBeat Show Podcast

Have you ever wondered about the life of a K-9 Police Officer? I have so I reached out to my friend Deputy Michael Hollow with the Lee County Sherrif's Department and he was cool enough to set up an interview with a few of his friends. Listen in as we talk to Officer Stephen Scrobe and Officer Jason Matyas about their job and relationship with their Dog. One of the things you will be able to sense...

It’s time to put out the Christmas lights! Maybe you are a pro or movie but either way this video is for you. Last year Lewis Worrell From Always Affordable Electric helped me at my house when my GFI kept popping from Christmas lights. Come to find out it was because condensation on the extension cord was tripping the GFI. A couple child protector outlet covers later and the problem stopped. Lewis...

If you live in Florida or anywhere near a hurricane cone then you may know of Mike Boylan of Mikes Weather Page. With his Facebook page having over 835,000 followers and his website https://spaghettimodels.com/ having millions of hits a month, he has quickly become a go to resource for anyone interested in the weather and mainly hurricanes. I became a fan of “Mike’s Weather Page” during Hurricane...

I have always been fascinated with the Skunk Ape. Skunk Ape is basically Florida’s Bigfoot and is mainly sighted in the Everglades. With doing this podcast, I figured I would give an episode to talking about Skunk Ape and the #1 Skunk Ape expert in the Everglades agreed to come on and talk about it. Dave Shealy of Skunk Ape Research Headquarters based in Ochopee in the middle of the Everglades. Da...

I have been seeing Brian Tietz’s photos all over Gulfshore Life and Gulfshore Business and since he is my friend, I thought I would have him come on and talk about his journey in photography. It was a great discussion about his path in the photo business and how much tech has changed his industry. His wife, Noelle Tietz, even makes a guest appearance. Brian is also looking for someone to mentor if...

Lee County Property Appraisers is run by long time Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson. Everyone in the real estate business uses their website LeePa.org and all agree that is one of the best in the country. Ken was nice enough to come into the office and dive deep in the word of real estate taxes and property values. If you are at all involved in SWFL real estate or want to know more about your real...

In 2007 the remains of 8 humans were found in Fort Myers. Only 3 have been identified and the case is still open and unsolved. I was born and raised here in SWFL and had not heard about this case until I listened to the Paradise After Dark Podcast. Lauren and Ken were cool enough to come on the show to talk about their research and the open case. We go in depth on the case and who they think were...

I met Chad Porter earlier this year at a real estate event and I have kept in touch with him ever since. Recently he released his new book “Severed Dreams: Reconstructing Your Purpose” and it skyrocketed to the National Best Seller list. He tells his story of losing his leg in a boating accident as a teenager and his journey ever since. I’m quite confident that you will be inspired after you liste...

Get yourself a mini reef under your dock? I got a chance to talk founder of Ocean Habitats, David Wolff about his creation and the affects it has on the environment. He builds and installs these mini reefs right under your doc and depending on the salinity in your water, you will start to grow your own reef within a short amount of time. His reefs are loaded with filter feeders that help clean the...

I was joined by the The News-Press (Fort Myers and Cape Coral) Adam Regan to discuss the upcoming high school football season along with some other hot button topics. The Officials striking and player transfers were discussed early on and we followed that up with Adam’s recap of all Lee County High School Football. If you know me, you know I pumped up my buddy Travis Smith at Mariner High School a...

 I am a huge fan of comedy and have been my whole life, so I was pumped to have the founder of the Off The Hook Comedy Club, Captain Brien Spina, come on the podcast. I enjoyed talking to Brien about how he started the club and how the industry has changed. He was cool enough to share some stories about Jim Jeffries, Kevin Hart, Pauly Shore and Tom Segura along with tips to upcoming comedians...

I was introduced to Eric Raddatz by mutual friends a couple months ago and we have been getting to know each other. Eric is a very interesting guy and involved in tons of cool projects here in SWFL. I know this North Cape boy can always use some culture so I was happy to have Eric on to discuss the Arts in SWFL. We discussed the Florida Rep Theatre, Barbara B Mann, Alliance of Arts and his Fort My...

This is so cool! Jalen Outten is hosting a FREE event for kids from 6th-12th grade and it is titled Financially Fit. Him and his team are going to be spending time with the youth in SWFL to help prepare them for their financial future. So many of the items they will be covering are not taught in schools today and they decided it was time to give back to the community and help. The event is going t...

I had the pleasure of spending some time with my friend, Dane Eagle, to recap the Florida 2019 legislative session that just ended. Dane is the state rep for District 77 and also the Majority Leader for the House. It was a busy time for the House coming off an election and a new Governor. We got to discuss many topics of interest that included Medical Marijuana, teachers carrying guns in classroom...

Ray Higdon has a great story and I think you will enjoy hearing it. I have actually known Ray for a long time. We both went to Mariner High School in the mid 1990’s and have kept in touch over the years. Watching go from where he was to where he is now was and is pretty amazing to watch. Like many of us, Ray was around SWFL during the real estate boom and bust and he went boom and bust with the be...

Hurricane season is here again. As always, we prepare in Florida for this time or just wait until the hurricane is right on top of us. No matter when you prepare, you will want to make sure your insurance coverage is in check. I got to spend some time with my friend Brian Chapman of Chapman Insurance discussing insurance coverage for your house, personal property, RV, boats etc. Make sure you cont...

Here is Throne Talk with me and Trav to recap of Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 5. It’s always a good time with my buddy Trav. We do this every Sunday after the episode. What did you think about the episode? Let us know in the comments below. Don’t forget to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss the next episode which is season and show finale along with other topics. Thanks for listening! I...

Here is Travis and Tim Hart recapping Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 4. We normally do this a Facebook Live but Travis had a little too much fun on Cinco De Mayo and was not able to make it. Lewis Worrell stepped in to help and brought with him the worst audio of all time so Travis and I were able to do a quick audio recap of the episode. Enjoy and thanks for listening! I do Mortgages for a livi...

 I got to spend some time with Captain Planet, Garret Stuart, founder of The Eco-Preservation Project. This is one awesome interview and discussion about his life, the environment and then specifically talking about water quality issues in SWFl. If you have never seen Captain Planet on social media then you are missing out. He is always out there educating people on the environment in a easy...

 Here is the podcast for Throne Talk with Trav and Tim. We recap season 8 episode 3. This was a recording from the Facebook Live video we did after the episode on Sunday night. It was really fun talking about everything that happened within the episode while interacting with lots of our fellow GOT friends on Facebook. Tune in Next Sunday after the episode so you don’t miss it or subscribe to...

Every Sunday night my buddy Travis Smith and I will be going Live on Facebook for some " Throne Talk"  recapping and going over each new episode of Game of Thrones. We'll be bringing you the audio from every episode on The HartBeat Show Podcast if listening on the go is more your style.  Check it out should be a fun time with Travis... funny guy. I do Mortgages for a living, if I can eve...

 If you are from SWFL then you probably know about the Eagle Web Cam in Fort Myers. Ozzie and Harriet became worldwide celebrities and Ginnie Prtichett McSpadden and her family were there for all of it. It happened on their land and they started the webcam. She shares her entire story along with her new book “A Day With Harriet” This was a blast for me. Ginnie had an inspiration to write a bo...

In our ongoing series for home buyers, I brought out the big guns! The Bossman himself, Tom VanDyk. Tom is the President and Founder of the VanDyk Mortgage and was awesome enough to spend some time with me to discuss his mortgage business. Tom has been thru all the ups and downs of business and has not only managed to make it thru but has done it while building a billion-dollar company! I’m honore...

In our ongoing series for home buyers, I wanted to bring you a segment about the Title Company. They play a large role in the process but are mainly behind the scenes but they are still important to your transaction. Erik Halgrim from Old Florida Title stopped by my office to discuss the exciting world of the title business. We discussed title insurance, closings, wire fraud and a few other items...

  The next part of our series in the homebuying process is about Homeowners Insurance.  This is a very important part of the home buying process and I thought it would be great to unpack with the Mother and Daughter super duo, Connie Galewski and Amanda Fano of Avalon Insurance. Joe Galeswksi somehow managed to show up in the middle of the video to show off his world series softball...