A lot of people say our co-founder Nick reminds them of Will Ferrell — sure, they look kind of similar (if you squint), and Nick is pretty funny. But it’s his unbridled enthusiasm and candor that makes him the loveable rogue of Beeline's head office.
Legend has it, that during his time working in the title industry, Nick could often be heard yelling from his office ‘Why does the home loan process suck so F$&*ING much?’.
Lucky for us, he channeled those frustrations into making the process better and started Beeline.
We chatted to Nick about his idea of the perfect housewarming and what the heck ‘Making Groceries on the Neutral Ground’ actually means!
Herd the cats, play chess and do whatever our friends Down Under tell me to do.
Podcasts and Peloton — it ain't easy TRYING (but failing) to keep a stout frame when you have wine almost every night
Not graduate.
Drive my boat on the wrong side of cones and watch the preppies freak out.
Bad mortgage processes and ineffective loan officers - seemed like an opportunity.
My man cave — formerly my wife's art studio.
I should have done this sooner.
Making Groceries on the Neutral Ground.
Side note here: Nick is from New Orleans so allow us to translate: If you’re from New Orleans LA (NOLA), then ‘making groceries’ means cooking creole food like gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish etouffee. ‘Neutral Ground’ is the strip of land between the road where traffic goes in opposite directions. In NOLA, dating back to the 1830s, the French creoles and the Anglo-Americans didn’t particularly get along and were separated by Canal Street. When there were major problems, they would meet on the neutral ground to work through them — so cooking on the neutral ground to work out differences.
Talking too much - I helped write the book.
Bottle of Sequoia Grove or a BiminiMe @biminime.com (shameless plug for wife's company.)
Bring everyone out to see a hardcore rockabilly band (like Cowboy Mouth) in a crowded bar with friends and cocktails — then back to the house for food.
Amalfi Coast - probably Positano
The Who — a looooooong time ago.