Spark The Conversation Podcast

Casey Garrett-Taylor

You may know Casey Garrett-Taylor as a Human Resources Generalist with Pulte Mortgage, but did you know this about Casey? * Casey was born in Vancouver, Canada and moved to Seattle at the age of three. She moved to Colorado a few years later and considers Colorado home. * In High School Casey competed in Soccer, Cross-Country and Track and Field. She misses running and recently completed a local 5K fun run. * One of Casey's passions is animal rescue. Casey is a part of a dog foster program called "A Friend of Jack". It's a female-owned and operated has rescued more than 2000 dogs and placed them with temporary foster homes until a permanent adoption happened. Casey not only fosters dogs, but has also adopted an adorable mutt named Rosco. * Casey is big on the outdoors. During the winter she likes to snowboard. During the summer she likes to hike and wakeboard. * Casey is a new aunt of a 5-month-old nephew. Here mom, dad and brother all live in Colorado. Her younger sister lives in Florida. * After graduation from college, Casey and friends traveled to southeast Asia and fell in love with Krabi, Thailand. She went to an elephant sanctuary and learned, fed and played with Asian elephants. * Her future travel plans include a trip to Barcelona and Italy this September, and an eventual return to Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Nickie Litzsinger

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 team and customers. This month we're talking with Nickie Litzinger. You may know Nickie as an Post Closing Corrections Specialist in our Post Closing Department, but did you know? * Nickie started with Pulte Mortgage in October of 2022 * Prior to working at Pulte Mortgage, Nickie worked in retail. She wanted to work a normal Monday to Friday job when she discovered Pulte Mortgage * Nickie raised her two sons and took them camping and fishing in Colorado * Today Nickie's younger son Austin is a bachelor and still loves fly fishing * Her oldest son Jeret now has a son Jackson and is expecting a daughter (Riley) soon. * Nickie and her husband are moving to a DiVosta Home in Florida to be close to her grand children * During the winter she and her husband like to cook and Nickie enjoys crocheting blankets for grand babies

Dani Surek

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 team and customers. This month we're talking with Dani Surek. You may know Dani as an Escrow Coordinator at our PGP Title office in Scottsdale Arizona, but did you know? * Dani, has a dog named “Nesta” after Bob Marley's middle name. * She was born in Riverside CA, moved to Phoenix area at the age of 5. * Dani has family in the real estate industry. Her dad is the West Area Manager for PulteGroup and her mom is a Post Closer in the industry. * Dani's older sister 6 years senior is her greatest influencer. Her sister attends Harvard and is studying Education Politics. * Dani would like to live abroad and enjoys road trips. One of her goals is to travel to all 50 States. * Dani's favorite things: she's a dog person, a night owl, favorite restaurant is Spiga Cucina, favorite book is The Great Gatsby, favorite movie is Spider Man, favorite vacation spot is San Diego and favorite hobby is going to concerts!

Frances Quinn

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 team and customers. You many know Frances Quinn as an Escrow Officer for PGP Title in our Dallas/Ft Wort Division, but did you know? * Frances brings 30 years of Title experience to our customers and team! * Frances was born, grew up, and still lives in Dallas with her husband. Frances' family, including her mother and sisters, all live in Texas. * Her husband is in commercial construction and works on projects like the Texas State Capital building. * Frances has a 35-year-old son, a grandson and step-granddaughter. Frances enjoys taking her grandchildren to parks, water parks and a nearby mall with a carousel and train. * She also has two furry children, a male Yorkie named Joe Montana and female Yorkie named Daisy, who is a "dominant angel". * Frances enjoys decorating her home and likes changing things up. She particularly enjoys decorating for the holidays. She does not enjoy the cleanup. * When Frances isn't decorating, she enjoys volunteering at her church and going on family vacations the beach in Port Aransas, Texas. * Frances' New Year's Resolution is to save for her grandchildren's education and future.

Breana Meyers

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 team and customers. You may know Bre Meyers as a Specialized Loan Processor for Pulte Mortgage, but did you know this about Bre? * Bre grew up in Elizabeth, Colorado. Her grandparents had a farm in Parker, and she had free reign to explore and play around the farm with her brothers. Her grandma was an incredible and caring person and one of her greatest influences. * Bre graduated from Elizabeth High School and then went on to study Music Performance for Percussion earning her undergraduate and most of her doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado and her Masters at Central Michigan University. Bre also studied abroad in Scotland and lived there for a semester. * Bre started with Pulte Mortgage in 2020 as a Loan Processor and was recently promoted to Specialized Loan Processor. She finds that her experience teaching has really helped her with documentation when processing loans for customers. * Bre enjoys spending time with her two dogs, a Catahoula Leopard Dog and a Blue Heeler who was a Covid adoption. She celebrates Pride Month every year in either Denver or San Francisco and looks forward to celebrating in Chicago in the future. * Some of Bre's favorite things include riding her motorcycle, eating at Hacienda Colorado, the movie "Mean Girls" and a novel by Neil Gaiman titled "Neverwhere". No surprise, her favorite hobby is music and she enjoys playing in her spare time.