Mold Mentor 6/8/25

Mindy and Boots speak with Zach Duffy from the Mold Mentor!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ack, we have about a couple of minutes left, zag
duffy with mold mentor you're grabbing on the line real quick.
So I have a question for you, because we've had
so much rain lately. Is this a busy time of
the year for you to go in and inspect homes
and businesses? Zach?

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Are you there?

Speaker 1 (00:17):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Can you hear me?

Speaker 1 (00:19):
Yes? I can now. Is this a busy time of
the year for you? We are on ye, never about
a minute left.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
This is the start of busy season for us. Yes,
it is. With real estate and full swing and the
heavy rains and high humidity causing mold growth, We're going
to be very busy. We already are.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
Can you tell as soon as you walk into a
house or a business that they've been hit hard by mold,
even if the homeowner doesn't know.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
Do you know?

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Now?

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Sometimes as soon as I set my first foot inside
the door, I can smell whatever's coming from below basement
or cross space. Other times, maybe it's not until halfway
down the basement steps that it hits me. But I
can generally smell a problem before see it.

Speaker 1 (01:01):
And how dangerous can it really be for people? Some
people just wash it off like, Oh, it's no big deal,
it's just mold, and other people freak out. Honestly, how
dangerous can it be?

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Well, I'm actually working with a team of researchers, research
scientists that at OSU to on some studies that actually
show that exposure to indoor dampniss invisible mold is associated
with negative health outcomes.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Uh. Oh, well, we need to have you in studio
next month and and dive a little deeper into that
and let people know exactly what you do and how
dangerous that it can be. What's the best way for
people to reach out to you?

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Mold mentor Ohio dot com.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
Mold mentor ohio dot com. We gotta get you in studio.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Okay, Zach, I can't wait. I'm excited for that.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
All right, we'll see you next month. Lad dell gard
Beth Lear, thank you guys so much for being part
of the show today. Any parting words, anything you want
to say to our listeners right now, Lad will begin
with you.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Oh don't just thank you for having me on Stand
and Speak show on YouTube at Lad Dilgarde on X.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Stand and Speak. We need more people to stand and speak,
Like I always say, God gave you a voice.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
Use it.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
State Representative Beth Lear now running for Senator Beth Lear.
Good luck to you.

Speaker 3 (02:19):
Thanks, I so appreciate it, and I just want to
ask all your listeners, if they're not here, please come
out to the car show on Shock Road. Give twenty dollars.
Put your name in to try to win that golf cart.
Help Honor Flight. We need that.

Speaker 1 (02:34):
Such a great organization. Thanks to both of you. Boots
us out there judging more cars, and Mikayla Hunt and
I are coming up next with What Matters, So stick around, guys,
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