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Roofing with Purpose: Blake Burkhart's Mission to Serve
What does it truly mean to serve others in today's disconnected world? Blake Burkhart is redefining success through authentic service and community impact in Northeast Ohio.
From walking onto his college football team despite doubters telling him he was "too small" to now transforming lives through his work at Royalty Roofing, Blake embodies the underdog spirit that refuses to quit. His approach to business goes far beyond transactions—offering free repairs to those in need and building genuine connections with every client he serves.
"I feel like I'm more than a roofer," Blake shares, recounting stories of tarping damaged roofs at no charge and the surprised reactions when homeowners learn they won't be billed. This servant-leader mentality stands in stark contrast to the high-pressure tactics common in his industry, where most companies last only 3-5 years.
What drives this 27-year-old's uncommon dedication? A grounding in faith, the unwavering support of his fiancée and a profound belief that we're called to help one another regardless of differences. Blake laments how technology and political division have eroded our sense of community: "People forgot the one thing—it's not whose side you're on, it's that we're there to be together."
His message resonates with universal truth: "Live with patience, with a little more faith in yourself and others... inch by inch, day by day, you will get to where you want to go if you believe in yourself." In a world hungry for authentic connection, Blake's journey offers both inspiration and a practical roadmap for making a meaningful impact.
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Welcome everybody to another episode of the Ride Home Rants podcast. This is, as always, your host, Mike Bono. We've got a great guest for us today. I believe he's up in the Youngstown Cleveland area. He is a roofer by trade. We're going to get into all that, but Blake Burkhart joins the show. Blake, thanks for joining, brother.
Speaker 2:Thank you, man, I appreciate it. I've been dying to get on. Thanks for joining brother. Thank you, man, I appreciate it. I've been dying to get on this show for two years now.
Speaker 1:We had to do a little remake, man. Yeah, we've been trying to make this happen for a little while now, but glad we could finally get it worked out scheduling-wise. I think this is like the fourth time we're supposed to record and something always seems to happen to us as well.
Speaker 2:Well, so glad we finally got our schedules to sync up, for sure. Yeah, man, you and I are two busy guys.
Speaker 1:Man, it takes a a lot of effort for us to make something like this happen yeah, I say my schedule even right now is is crazy, uh, as it is between day job, comedy, this podcast and everything else that goes along with that. So I definitely understand that. I'm glad you can take some time out of your busy schedule so you know for listeners out there tell everyone where you're from.
Speaker 2:I'm from Medina, ohio. I used to play ball at Medina High School. I was a running back and wide receiver. Ball at Medina High School was a running back and wide receiver Ended up taking kind of a big choice in my life. At about 18 years old my dad actually handed me basically a card to go to the Army as a birthday gift and my mom was always pushing me to you know, go to college, get an education. You know I believe in you because a lot of those years in my life I didn't have a lot of believers, I didn't believe in myself too much. I kind of was not the best student either, to be honest with you, mike, like kind of was that D, maybe N-ish type of student. But once I went to college, you know, a lot of things changed, uh, and we could get more into that as well. But I think the biggest thing um is just I. I love helping people and man, I'm grateful to be on this podcast, to be honest.
Speaker 1:Well, we're glad to have you on, but you know what? What changed for you when you got into college, cause I mean, I wasn't the best student ever either. I tell everyone you don't go to college because you're book smart, you know, and everything like that. So what changed for you?
Speaker 2:To be honest, man, I think it was just building self-belief in myself with. You know, I kind of have to have some tunnel vision. Freshman year, I didn't. A lot of years during college. I remember a lot of stories I could tell you, man, but like just a lot of nights where I didn't go out drinking, I didn't live. I'd live still like a college student, but to a certain extent where it was balanced, so minimal of partying, because I was kind of that college student high school. So I learned a lot of lessons from those trials and tribulations.
Speaker 2:And maybe not having the most friends during my college year, because they were all at the bar drinking and like I still indulge in some of it, but not as much Cause, you know, I had this football team. I remember walking up there with my mom and looking at the team and it was like a orientation day, right, and I was like I'm, I'm destined to play football here, mom, and she kind of looked at me like I don't know if you could do this, these guys are pretty big but it was D two ball and I was like you know, I'm going to try two ball and I was like you know, I'm gonna try to walk on this team any way I can. And uh, coach is handing me a camera, said dude, your grades aren't good enough from high school. You gotta get some extra credits. And uh, it was motivation. Dude, like every, I've had a lot of motivation in my life. I was a nose guard, believe it or not, when I was six years, maybe four years old, six years old, and I used to be so small I used to jump under dude's legs and tackle the quarterback and they couldn't stop me. But it's just. I was always told dude, you're too little Like, you're not going to play any college ball. Man, you're never going to go to college, you're not smart enough. Man, and my dad's even handed me a packet. And just, long story short, me and my dad aren't very close and I don't know, and I don't know, we used to have that kind of closeness, but he lives in Arizona. Long story.
Speaker 2:I'm not going to get into my personal stuff, but I think I just try to be a leader for people. From the things I've been through in my life and literally lead as a servant leader and through God, you know, because he's everything, man, I think that he's helped me with so many things that I've accomplished in my life and I'm thankful for him because he's first, my wife Marina second and my family third and then my career will be fourth. You know I still have dreams and aspirations to do other things, but I don't really know what all those things are yet. I think I'm still. I'm turning 27 tomorrow, got a lot of things I got to figure out, changed a lot of lives, you know, in college I get it.
Speaker 1:Man, everyone goes through. You know a bunch of stuff. I wasn't, like I said, best student. I operated on C's get degrees and got through college that way. Operated on C's get degrees and got through college that way. But you know, you got to find the balance to what makes you happy and to get through it. What makes me happy is making people laugh and getting on stage. So you know that definitely helps out a ton, um, definitely when it comes to thanks, man, appreciate that, but definitely understand that.
Speaker 1:Um, with the football aspect of it, I thought I was going to go somewhere and play football and didn't get. A lot of playing time in high school was the habitual backup. I mean, at 6'5", 155 pounds, I wasn't the biggest guy on the team, so I definitely get it. But shooting your shot in college and walking onto the team, I mean that takes balls for anybody to even attempt to think about wanting to do that, especially at the D2 level. So kudos to you for being able to do that for sure. So fast forward. Now, like I said, you have your roofing company. Why roofing, and what made you get into that?
Speaker 2:It's not my roofing company. No, a lot of people ask me thating company. No, a lot of people ask me that mike. A lot of people ask me they think I'm the roofer or going on the roof to. I actually do a lot of free repairs for folks and we do free inspections. But, um, you know, I work for royalty roofing you see it on my shirt. But they, they are a blessing in my life, man, I I used to work for a number one roofing company in the nation. Um, they were a great company. I give me learned a lot of things there, made a lot of mistakes too, um, and I'm this is going on four years in the roofing industry for me. So, uh, you know, at the end of the day, honestly, like I feel like I'm more than a roofer now at this level that I'm at, um, helping people with real world situations at whatever it may be, you know, and other businesses, small businesses, and shouting them out and making a platform on social media is, you know, just really trying to help my community of Northeast Ohio, because Royalty Roofing their whole slogan is.
Speaker 2:There's a difference, you know, and I think I really took that to heart, their slogan, and they have a big saint emblem on all the trucks and that's our kind of thing, right? So it's all about putting the customer first. It's all about integrity and honesty. And we do storm damage stuff. We're telling customers whether to put a claim in or not. We're well educated in the trade to know what's, what's the best benefit for Mike Bono if his roof fails and the tree hits it, you know, is that something he should? He should claim or not claim. But there's so many complications with the industry because there's so many changes with insurance, changes with roofing, changes in the product, changes in the economy. So you have to make it work for any single person and royalty. I know the number, like the back of my hand, should be tattooed on me, but the number you call is 330-362-4700. See, we have an inside sales team which is not it's don't think of sales, it's, we're just that's our team that basically sets leads for us. Um, I'm not going to give all the insides of what we do, because I think it's magical what we do out of this company, but we even have a dedicated team for insurance so I can have someone that can look over some of my. I have 30 customers I help at a time. Sometimes that can kind of help me because we work with Xactimate that insurance uses, so we just want to make sure we're doing the proper things so insurance is happy, the customer is happy and we're doing the right thing all the time.
Speaker 2:I've done a lot of free repairs for people. The other day I was in I think it was Garensville or Warrensville somewhere and I was repairing this guy's roof, put huge, big tarps on it. He had a lot of damage from wind but sadly the roof's been probably installed so you couldn't put a claim in and he kept. He came out three times out of the house. He's like Blake, you paying, you making me pay for this man, you're doing a lot of tarping up there. And I'm like man, no, this is all for free. And I know man, like I'm just doing this courage in my heart. He's like, well, why? Like I don't know, because God, like I'm just, this is who I am and what I believe in and this is why I work for this company. And like that's a really good story to tell, because that's that's who we are.
Speaker 2:You know, um, we're not here to high pressure do the roof today.
Speaker 2:You know, and you see those companies out there. Average roofer only last remodeling company lasts about three to five years because it's hard to keep it going. It just is because it's about the quality, the service and your experience You're giving to the customer and the warranty, of course, but some people don't care about that. But we have a lot of options for folks financing, cash out whatever you want. You know, and I think that's the plus, because I made so many relationships mike with people and businesses and I'll be honest, I've been hired a lot of people. I feel like in my family even, like I'm the first college athlete with three rings in my family, like that's never, that's never happened and walk on like no, no one in my family got that far. My family makes me aware and, um, it's hard for me to be not hard on myself because I was always kind of doubted. So being the underdog is sometimes the best thing that can happen to you, because I'm just grateful for all the ups and downs of life, you know.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I always root for the underdogs. I love the underdog story. I mean for anyone that thinks that it never happens.
Speaker 2:I wear it every day when it's raining, as it's raining out. That's not the real Notre Dame. That's not the Falcons. I still like the Rudy story, even though it's made up.
Speaker 1:Well, you have that, but you also have the Kurt Warner story. Dude was bagging groceries, love that movie.
Speaker 2:I love that movie man.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I watched it a couple weeks ago for the first time and it's an amazing movie. If anybody out there needs to watch the Kurt Warner story on Amazon Prime, it's worth every penny to see that movie because it tells a great story that I don't think everybody gets to see that part of it and, like I said, I always root for the underdogs. Hell, I'm 13 years into comedy and I'm still considered an up and comer and the underdog of the comedy world. So you know, it doesn't make me want to quit ever, just makes me want to keep getting back on stage as many times as I possibly can.
Speaker 2:I love that man. You already know. I want you to win.
Speaker 1:I appreciate that man.
Speaker 2:Next Kevin Hart, man, but better.
Speaker 1:I hope so. I really hope I can make Kevin Hart money. That would be the end goal to be able to do what he's doing. It'd be everywhere. I think every movie you turn on he's in it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, one of my favorite football movies is definitely invincible, because that that movie inspired me a lot. Um, since I was probably four or five years old, I used to watch that before every single game and I'd some why remember this? I used to wear my pads when I was younger, put them all on in my helmet and watch the movie. Not when I was in high school a little weird, I probably wouldn't be in college I'm just joking, but like just, I just was obsessed with the game, like I, and I think that movie really got me obsessed with it. And I'll be honest, like I give all the support to god.
Speaker 2:But second, my future wife, marina, because she, she's an angel in my life, man, like she's really been there for me through some pretty tough times, you know from a lot of things in my life.
Speaker 2:So I give her a lot of kudos because she's sometimes I look at her, I look up to her a lot and that's kind of the partner you need in your life, because a lot of people struggle nowadays with marriage and you know relationships, like, a lot of people in my generation don't have girlfriends because they just they're struggling man, everyone's on their phone, everyone's worried about whatever Right. So, um, I'm just very grateful because we're coming up on seven years and can get married here soon, like tomorrow. I'd love that, but we're getting, we're getting a look. So it's like, you know, we're just taking our time. But I love her to death and I know she loves me. So I'm just very grateful for the people I got in my life, especially my mom, my sister, and especially Marina. She's my rock, my soul. So I just bought a home Saturday, so I'm pretty excited about it.
Speaker 1:Oh, there you go, man. Congratulations to that. For sure, it's a big step, and you know you're young. I'm to that. Uh, for sure. Uh, it's a big step, and you know you're young. Uh, I'm not gonna age myself any more than I already do on this show. Um enough with how old I actually am.
Speaker 2:Um, oh you've got grades, you don't got grays yet though you can't see.
Speaker 1:This camera does wonders for me, my man. Like there are so many grays in the beard, I get it. There's a reason I always wear a hat. This hairline is tragic 36 years old my dad is bald. My guy. This is just so unfortunate with where it's going. I don't have long to have hair left is where I'm at. It's getting taken off here very soon.
Speaker 2:You can go overseas and spend 15 grand for new hair, I think.
Speaker 1:Yeah, not doing that. I know they say you need to look at your family history, basically on your mom's side. That's where the hair comes from. On both sides of my family there's not a follicle on any man In the order. So I know it's coming. It's delaying the inevitable.
Speaker 2:I'm really fortunate Because I talk with my hands, so I'm definitely more Italian. My last name is Burkhardt, it's German, but I'm half fortunate because I talk with my hands, so I'm definitely more Italian than I am. My last name is Burkhardt, it's German, but I'm half Italian, half German, but I way more on my Italian side. I got that Sicilian in me, if you know what I mean.
Speaker 1:I'm Sicilian myself, so I definitely understand it. It takes a lot for me to not talk with my hands that's how I express myself.
Speaker 2:Sometimes it's bad because in business some people they think you're mad at them or something, but you're just expressing yourself. It's kind of funny.
Speaker 1:The one. I get a lot because I'm a very loud individual as it is, and I get the. Why are you hollering all the time? And it's just like if you think this is me yelling, I got another couple octaves. I can get up there this is my conversation voice.
Speaker 1:Nobody's ever said huh to me because they couldn't hear me. I'm a very loud person. Even people at work tell me all the time. I think some customers think like you're being aggressive, it's have an aggressive sounding voice, like I'm not trying to be aggressive, I just have a very deep and I'm voice and I'm very loud I mean, I do it for a while, this job it's all about your tonality, like if I'm with an older woman, she needs me to go slower.
Speaker 2:Right, I will slow my voice down, maybe talk a little louder if they can't hear, or whatever it is that I need to do to make sure my communication skills are pretty good, cause, like I was saying, yours aren't. I'm just just saying like in general, like it's all about tonality, and sometimes people just don't understand. Like you know, you're just passionate as a cause.
Speaker 1:It from your who you are yeah, and it definitely helps on stage, like I think sometimes there's like that's like I don't need a mic for this. Like they're, they're gonna be able to hear me. There's no chance they're anybody's gonna miss anything.
Speaker 2:I'm saying yeah, I started getting back into playing guitar. Man, I'm not a singer, but I definitely played guitar a lot too. When I was a kid, I took lessons on it. I used to play the violin, believe it or not, when I was in middle school. But my mom's like, yeah, if you want to play guitar, you can do that. Yep, I'm doing that. So I love like old school rock, uh, red hot chili peppers, acdc, metallica, black, sab, all those people like they're amazing dude. I've been listening to a lot more of that. Well, maybe not less of it, because it can sometimes be a little too loud of the eardrums, but I still love that type of stuff Builds character.
Speaker 1:getting that type of music for sure.
Speaker 2:Yeah, man, life is great, great. I just thank god every day for like where I'm at my position now, because there's a lot of years I kind of didn't look at myself that much and maybe felt depressed or anxiety or me I don't know just. I think I just was developing and evolving as the years went on. Because even now, like sometimes I look at like I don't know just, I think I just was developing and evolving as the years went on. Because even now, like sometimes I look at like I don't even know how I got this far, but I do know it's just straight, you know faith, hard work and like just never, ever, ever, giving up, always so, and I try to inspire other people with that. And we could talk off camera another day because I don't need to put my personal business out there.
Speaker 2:But, um, man, like tell my mom and close members like marina, my sister, mia, all the time you know like I'm kind of I feel destined to help people, like I really feel god attaches himself to, uh, broken people when they've been through some hard times, you know, because I definitely had those. But I feel fearless because I have him and being guided on a better journey and better path. And I'll be honest with you, even in the past couple of months, you know, with some of the stuff I've dealt with getting a home and working and you know I like I got the funding guy still texting me about the home right now, but he's awesome and um, you know I could have had every excuse to even be on this phone call, you know. But I want to put more of a message out there. You know, lighting up the darkness like what I like to say a little bit.
Speaker 1:But no, I, I love that attitude in people, uh for sure. So like what's the end goal with that? Do you have an end goal in mind with that? Or like, yeah, what do you see?
Speaker 2:um, you know, I think, uh, being humble through all this is huge, but you helping men and women with whatever it is, because a lot of people I feel like we're just so taken over by our phones and other things Like just being there for one another, showing people it's okay to love. You know, I think there's a lot of hatred in the world nowadays. There's a lot of politics stuff that people man like, like I'm living, I'm not living in medina anymore, I'm moving next month and uh, there's a lot of political fusion. You can kind of feel it, see it out in public, people with signs and you know, I think people forgot the one thing it's not whose side are you on, it's, we're there to be together.
Speaker 2:And a lot of this country's kind of be honest with you falling apart with politics and I don't get political because I don't care about that crap but people are kind of losing their focus of what the true meaning of life is. Community is work, like you know what I mean, like my passion level is so different and I'm misunderstood by a lot, honestly, people, mike, because it's just my attention to detail, attention to hustle and out of love, you know, is big Because I want everyone to win, I want everyone to be positive. But it's not a perfect world. I'm not a perfect man, but if you can lead by example, be a servant leader through God for your family because that's my why it's my future wife, my family, my future kids Like I'm ready to be a dad tomorrow probably, but I don't know. Man, Just try not to look at the future right, I'm already talking about it but just try to live in the present more and remember that and remind myself of that every day.
Speaker 1:That's a good place to be. You know you can't look too far ahead. I mean, you kind of have to have your your eyes on it to know where you're going, but you don't want to look too far and there's a lot of noise through all of it and you got to cancel out a lot of the noise.
Speaker 2:But you do have a lot of success. People don't. They don't want to, they don't want to accept it or they don't want to look at themselves. So, and you? I'm not a judgmental person, I don't look at people black and white, I just don't. Everyone's human. You know bones and flesh. So at the end of the day, that's how you treat everyone the same. A lot of people don't do that, no more. So it's it's that's my goal. That's what I want to change with certain things.
Speaker 1:Now I can't be Superman, spiderman, batman or Iron man, but I can definitely be my own hero every day and I feel like I'm doing that that's great for sure, and you're right, I think a lot too many people are glued to the phones and technology and I don't want to say it's running the world because we're. We're talking on zoom right now and on a podcast, but yeah we'll kind of be hypocritical, but it's a little bit a little hypocritical. But there's people that their phone is their personality. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Like I've dealt with it. I admit to my stuff as a man. You know I've dealt with it before, but I never let that take over me or consume me or affect my career, life or relationships. You know right. I mean, yeah, use it for good, not for bad.
Speaker 1:You know you, you can get caught up in it real quick and like, honestly, like I got a vacation scheduled for the first time and I can't even tell you how long and we're going to a place where there is zero cell service and I cannot wait to get out there and just relax and just sit by a fire with my wife and son. I'm so excited for this vacation. It's unreal.
Speaker 2:Vacation's real man. It's all reset A little bit of meditation because you're away from your phone and the worldly things, right yeah, and kind of reflect on yourself, Right Like. The things I'm working on are a lot of things like, because I'm very hard on myself. I look a lot into my own mind every single day and life's not easy. But being self-righteous and a leader is not easy either. You know, and I could see a leader in you. I already. That's why I already look up to you with this whole podcast, Because it's not easy and you are the. In my eyes you're not the underdog. I think you're the Kevin Hart of comedy and a great podcast host. But at the end of the day it's people me and people believe in them and sometimes not a lot of people help their neighbor anymore type of you know mentality. So that's what I love about you and love about your, what you're doing too nah, man, yeah, I definitely appreciate that, for sure it's.
Speaker 1:It's always nice to have somebody in your corner and, um, for sure, like I, you know I follow you on everything. I see what you're doing. I see you doing big things all the time. So what's next here for old Blake? Here, either career-wise, and everything that's going on there and everything that you've got going on out there. And Medina, I know you've got the house and everything like that. So, like what it's on a distorted location.
Speaker 2:I don't want the whole world to know.
Speaker 1:Well, I'm not going to say where you're at, like that, it's on a distorted location. I don't want the whole world to know. We're not going to tell you where you're at. We're not going to do that. What else you got going on other than the work and family life going on?
Speaker 2:Well, I think the biggest thing I'm learning now in my life is with certain dreams and things you have kind of in the back of your head that eat away at you every day. I definitely feel like some of my dreams I'll kind of not share the world, but just do it through actions. You know, and you know word of mouth is huge, right, like we're talking on the phone. Word of mouth is huge, right, like like we're talking on the phone right now and using technology, right. I think resetting and reminding ourselves who we are is huge. And my next step in life is some other big dreams, but I think, for one, is just helping others, like being a coach, being a strength coach, being I don't know like I might even get into something else in my life that I don't need to share with everyone because it's a dream of mine and, at the end of the day, you don't need to share your dreams with everybody. You know and I think that's a good way to live Um again, doesn't need to be on every platform what exactly my life plan is and what I'm doing every single day. Um, I'm still learning that just because Gone viral on certain things, but it's hard to build those things. I understand that. That's why I respect your podcast, respect doing your comedy, because that's how I feel about what I do with the roofing industry. I see myself Pretty much climbing to the top.
Speaker 2:There's a lot of those viral guys that make videos. Oh, I made the company go from 2 million to 5 million. I changed so many of my employees' lives and they're filming themselves and they're viral on TikTok, instagram, whatever it is, and where's their employees? They're not truly helping them, they're just acting like they are and they're viral, making money off of these social media. And that's not my goal, you know. Um, I think it's just like the message that I try to bring to people and that's what the point of when I use those things. Just use it for good right, use it to support small businesses.
Speaker 2:Um, support your own career, what you do and what I do. You know I make a lot of videos for homeowners. Like, holy crap, you made a whole like commercial from my house. I'm like, well, it's that the experience you get with me. You know, it's the cherry on top, because not only are you getting good quality service, a guy that's just going to take care of you and maybe even kind of help you with some real life stuff, cause I've been through a lot, being 27 years old now. Um, I think I'm kind of an old soul sometimes, cause I don't know, people don't expect the energy that I bring to them. Sometimes they expect maybe just a 27-year-old average guy, that's, I don't know. You know, just not really trying to help their friend or family or neighbor, because that's kind of hard to do sometimes. You know, like I got up at 5 o'clock today, trained my buddy for about an hour and a half in the gym and made a whole marketing video for the gym and going on another podcast next month for the gym.
Speaker 2:They have like a whole custom, not custom, but they had a really good idea. It's called the Gym Sesh podcast and they just kind of, you know, shot you out in the gym and, you know, want to hear why. What's your why to go to the gym. So I'm really getting into that and helping their business and, um, they, they got a good thing going on over there.
Speaker 1:So yeah, absolutely, um, love that, Love helping anybody out that we can here on this Show, for sure, how all of the sponsors Of this show are small business owners. So that's One thing we like to like to Do, like to get out there, like to help, and Two of our sponsors One helps Veterans and the other one helps first Responders like that's Two of our big things that sponsors One helps veterans and the other one helps first responders that's two of our big things. You can use cues with that. The hat I'm wearing now, deemed Fit, helps first responders with their mental and physical health, even especially the ones that had to work through COVID. It helps them.
Speaker 1:Tactical Brotherhood helps out veterans in any way. Part of all the proceeds from every sale that happens goes to those causes, and that is companies I want to align myself with, for sure. So I definitely am always down for helping that out and anything like that. But, blake, we are running down here near the end of the episode. I'm always down for helping that out and anything like that, but Blake, we are running down here near the end of the episode. Now, I do give every guest this opportunity at the end of every show If there's anything you want to get out there I know we've talked a good bit about it. If there's a good message out there, whether it's for roofing or anything like that, anything you want to get out, anything you want to help out, I'm going to give you about a minute and the floor is yours, my man.
Speaker 2:I think with everything I've built for others and myself and my life, I guess my biggest message to everyone is just to live with patience, with a little more faith and um in yourself and others, and um especially in the roofing industry. Man, you know it's not easy. There's, I know, so many cats have gone in the industry and they quit like within a month, two months, three months, because it's not easy, it's not instant gratification type of job. Um, there's a different type of atmosphere and satisfaction I get with the job because I'm truly helping people.
Speaker 2:You know, I, driving home today in the rain, pretty, pretty crappy summer, we haven't really seen the sun, have we Mike? So like at the end of the day, like I'm just living with positivity, and the two people I went to their homes today, I feel I made their lives better, not just with a roof or whatnot. You know, like just truthfully, you know, being my true self every day and living in the present every day and always trying to learn and improve. And if people kind of move differently with love and grit in their life, a little more grit, because sometimes it drives me nuts when I see others don't try as hard and I their potential. You know, and that's how I know I'm going to be a coach and I'm going to manifest all those things.
Speaker 2:I'm not there yet but, um, start small and then build your way up, and that's always kind of how I've been inch by inch, day by day. You will get to where you want to go if you believe in yourself. Whether it's roofing and being the well-known guy like I am in northeast ohio or ohio or the nation, I don't know, I don't really care about that. Um, you know, validation, I care about who, who I am and what I prove to myself me versus me every day. So people could live a little more like that, I think people will love each other a little more. That's kind of the message I want to put out. There is my message.
Speaker 1:Oh yeah, man, you know I'm all down for helping people promote anything they got going on at the end of the show like that, but I love it when people have a great message like that to end the show on. It's great to finally get to sit down and talk with you, man. Then we finally got our schedules to line up and be able to make this happen. It's been a while in the megging, but that is actually going to do it for this week's episode of the ride home rants podcast. I want to thank my guest, blake Burkhart, for joining the show.
Speaker 2:It's a lot of fun to get for joining the show. Appreciate you, Fist bump through the phone.
Speaker 1:There you go, brother. Absolutely Appreciate that, everything that you got going on, as always, if you enjoyed the show, be a friend, tell a friend. If you didn't tell them anyways, they might like it. Just because you didn't, that's going to do it for me and I will see y'all next week.
