Spark The Conversation Podcast

This month on "Spark The Conversation" we're talking with Gene Kyung, who is an Regional Sales Manager for Pacific NW, Nevada and Dallas.  Did you know this about Gene?

• He’s a Colorado native, born in Aurora and grew up in Castle Rock, but he’s also lived in Highlands Ranch, Parker, and currently lives in Monument
• Went to CSU, Business Finance and he once thought about moving to NYC to be a stock broker
• He got into the mortgage industry in 2001 and worked for former Denver Bronco Olandis Gary and Home American Mortgage before coming to Pulte in June of 2002
• Worked in Treasury with John DAgostino
• His son has special needs, but they love going for walks and playing board/card games
• Gene is planning to do his first 14er and targeting Mt. Bierstadt
• Gene enjoys motocross/trail riding, mountain biking and snowboarding
• Snowboards and has a goal to learn to ski
• Enjoys reading non-fiction and especially author Ryan Holiday and the book The Daily Stoic

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization.  We’re talking with Allison Whitney, who is a Project Manager in the Office Of Strategy Management.  Her current focus is on Compliance and Vendor Management and she's a Six Sigma Yellow Belt so she's an expert in process improvement as well.  Did you know this about Allison?

• She has climbed Mt Elbert
• She has been in the White House press room
• Saw an 8ft reef shark while scuba diving
• Is married (Ben), has two children (Theodore and Fiona), a twin sister and an older sister
• Adopted a rescue puppy named Watson
• Graduated from Greeley West High School
• BA Business and MBA degrees from University of Colorado

This month we get to know Jen Denmon.  You may know Jen as the Branch Manager for our PGP Dallas Division.  Did you know Jen gets her “radio voice” from doing live AM Radio broadcasts?  Other things about Jen…

• Grew up in Walnut Creek, California in the Bay Area
• Calls Colorado her 2nd home and graduated from the University of Denver
• She loves skiing, mountain biking, mountain climbing and hiking
• Her first 14 was "Quandary" just outside of Breckenridge
• Her two sons were born in Denver, but they now live in Dallas
• She and her family like going on road trips
• She loves to cook - she makes a mean paella!
• Jen enjoys taking portrait photography and catching un-staged moments!
• An Alaska cruise is on her bucket list
• Quote "they build them, we close them!"

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization.  We are also recognizing Memorial Day in this month's episode, honoring our military veteran's by interviewing someone on our team that has served in the military herself.

We're talking with Tina Buonocore, who is the Product Owner for the ISD eClose/eDocs team.  You may know Tina is a US Marine and Army veteran who served from 1999-2010.  But did you know she…?

• was a mechanic in the military working on soldier transport vehicles like Humvees
• deployed to Kuwait and drove Highway 1 to Bagdad
• went back to Bagdad three more times as an Army soldier
• getting to know the civilians from Iraq was one of her favorite memories
• Tina plans a reunion with some of her closest military friends next year
• 22 veterans commit suicide every day
• Tina worked in the ER at Parker Hospital
• her favorite book is "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Tina's story as much as I have.  Thanks for joining us again for this month's episode of "Spark The Conversation". 

Please reach out to me or Nicole Sandoval if you'd be willing to tell your story.  Until next time, please be sure to spark your own conversations!

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization.

Randi Alvis is the National Title Production Manager for PGP Title, but did you know this about Randi?

• Randi started her career doing surveying work for DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit
• Transitioned into the Title business and worked for Fannie Mae for seven years handling REO Title
• She found her way to her current career through a mentoring program and now uses mentoring in her current job as a manager to  develop her team
• Randi was adopted at the age of 10.  Her mom is her best friend and she is very close to her two brothers Jeff and Josh
• Randi has been married to her husband married 8 years, have three kids.  On the weekends they like to getting their energy out roller skating, swimming, exploring, and going on road trips
• Even though COVID cancelled their cruise in 2020, they love the Caribbean and plan to go to Disney World as a family
• She's an avid reader. On her night nightstand right now is about the Trojan War called "A Thousand Ships" and one of her favorite authors is Deane Koontz, title "Night Chills"

I hope you enjoyed getting to know Randi's story as much as I have.  Thanks for joining us again for this month's episode of "Spark The Conversation". 

Please reach out to me or Nicole Sandoval if you'd be willing to tell your story.  Until next time, please be sure to spark your own conversations!

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast.  We're talking with Alyssa Kraft who is the Escrow Coordinator for the Gulf Coast Florida PGP Title Branch. 

Did you know that Alyssa's mom works for PulteGroup as an Accountant?  Did you know she is a published poet?  Alyssa gives us a poem reading during the interview!

Other things you'll learn about Alyssa:

                • She grew up and still lives near Naples, Florida

                • She just vacationed in New Orleans

                • She is a publish poet and already working on book #2 already

                • Her pen name is "Assyla (her real name backwards) Asylum"

                • Her mom is her best friend and biggest influencer

                • She is recently engaged to Jake, who is from Russia

                • She and her fiancé plan to visit Russia to visit history frozen in time with former Soviet Union abandoned buildings

Links to Alyssa’s work:

SUGAR RUSH: the afterglow of a meltdown

https://www.poetrybyassyla.com/aboutassyla

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization.

Today we're talking with Scott Tweedy, he is the VP over the Closing Department at Pulte Mortgage. 

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know Maximo Saladino, a Loan Consultant at Pulte Mortgage.  Maximo is a Leader for Young Professionals at Pulte and considers himself a life-long-learner.  His personal hobbies include developing a saltwater aquarium and cooking.

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization. 

Today we're talking with Rich Jackman.  Rich is an Infrastructure Systems Engineer in the ISD department.  His personal passions include meditation, reading and travel.  Enjoy!

Welcome to the "Spark The Conversation" Podcast where we get to know individuals around Pulte Financial Services, what makes them unique and the collection of experiences they bring to our organization.

Today we're talking with Kim Akery.  Kim is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for  Pulte Insurance Agency and she is based in the Dallas area.