Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with artist & radio host Dean Sharp (aka The House Whisperer - "Home with Dean Sharp"). Dean hosts a show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles (where Julie used to work as a news anchor). He's a custom home builder, custom home designer. Dean works on luxury estates in LA and beyond…He’s your guide to turning your house into something truly extraordinary…His bold creativity transports you out of the box and beyond your comfort zone to “build yourself a beautiful life.” We chat about Dean's beard...how Julie and Dean used to work together at KFI...Dean's upbringing...the joys of delicious whiskeys...the meaning behind Dean's tattoos...his love of the 1970's show Kung Fu...his upbringing from Newport Beach to Montrose to Scholl, CA...being different from his farmer parents...encyclopedias...his love of art...how wonder has served him in life - being curious...forgoing college to work and help his mom...finding his first apartment at 16 1/2...how a high school diploma doesn't keep you from being a student...how he fell into luxury home work - working on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's estate...how old world design remains in luxury homes...his love of American Craftsman style homes...changing people's lives in suburban tract homes...the love of his life Tina who is also his producer and partner in work and life...how love is easy, LIKE is the hard part...how Tina and Dean met in an AOL chat room...how KFI Program Director Robin Bertolucci saw something in Dean to get him on the air in radio...a potential future in TV...the worst architecture out there...and Dean's best advice for you to build a beautiful life...and more. Find Dean here: http://www.housewhisperer.design/

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