By Patricia Hudson –
While perusing through Facebook, I first became “acquainted” with Mitch Medigovich, a Blackhorse Ranch resident. As his posts were upbeat and community related, I decided to find out more about the man and his family.
Mitch was born and raised a 4th generation Arizonan. Changes in family dynamics resulted in several moves. “I tended to get A’s and B’s in high school until I was transferred and struggled to keep up the same grades. Whether it was distraction, fitting in, or whatever, it was clear my entrepreneurial spirit was already starting to shine through,” recalls Mitch. Nikki was born in Rockford, Illinois. Her family moved to Phoenix when she entered the first grade. When Mitch and Nikki met, Nikki was working in the title department, the same Nationwide Builder Mortgage where Mitch worked. “Nikki and I met at work in 2005, and started dating in 2006. We had our son, Cale, in 2007,” says Mitch.
The Medigovich family moved from Arizona, to Colorado in 2013, ultimately moving to Texas in 2017. “I moved first to Spring and stayed in an Airbnb, the week or so after Hurricane Harvey. I looked at what felt like 100 homes, before seeing a house in Blackhorse Ranch. Oddly enough, I didn’t think my Jeep would fit through the porte cochere and wasn’t going to pick the house our family is in now. After looking at several more homes, I went back to look at Blackhorse again. Three years later, we couldn’t be happier about the decision,” recounts Medigovich.
While living in Colorado, Mitch was offered an executive position with a Houston builder mortgage company. Jumping at the opportunity, he soon realized that it was not the right fit. Taking a few weeks to regroup, he decided to hang his Mortgage Loan Officer license with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. “Two years later, it’s the absolute best decision I could have made for his customer base, referral partners and myself.”
After being a stay-at-home mom for seven years, Nikki decided to get her foot back in the door, and started out as the receptionist for a title company. “Learning all of the new guidelines and Texas way of doing business, Nikki quickly moved up from receptionist to Escrow Processor, in the short time she’s been with the company,” comments Mitch proudly.
Following 15 years in the builder mortgage business and corporate world, Mitch decided to start from scratch, to build his business on his own. With the pandemic, came a new set of challenges. “We had to pivot quickly to ensure limited interruption to our partners, no matter what industry we were in. We tried to find our own ways to help. That meant providing education and home lending services, virtually. Contactless home loans, offering virtual meetings, phones, text, email… whatever it took. Pulling together other like-minded individuals, I was able to start and assist several networking groups with online visibility. The opportunity to help local small businesses continue to network and earn a living for their families is key… just giving back to our communities, especially when they’ve done so much for us.” Medigovich has recently been named as the Vice-President of the Blackhorse HOA.
Mitch and Nikki have two children: Cale, 14, and Darienne, 10. Cale, a Smith Middle School student, “…loves science and astronomy, along with hitting the skate park as often as possible with his friends,” comments Mitch. “He worked pretty hard to earn enough for a VR headset and spends some evenings playing on that.”
Darienne attends Pope Elementary School. “She is a craft queen, if there ever was one,” shares mom Nikki. Her creations range from a business card holder for her dad, to a workout area for the family turtle. “She loves playing with her friends in the neighborhood and has a real knack for kindness. She’s accepting of anyone’s uniqueness, for sure.”
Dad’s sense of humor is evident in his parenting. “What words would my kids say they hear me repeat most often? Probably a pretty commonly used word that cannot be repeated here! Other than that, it would be more like ‘You can do whatever you set your mind to, don’t start a fight, be the leader of the group, and do not follow what others are doing.’ Through the pandemic and other trials of life, we’re grateful for the opportunity to teach our kids that obstacles will always be present, and that’s part of the excitement of living. As Doc Holiday tells Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, ‘There’s no normal life Wyatt, there’s just life; get on with it.’”
Nikki has a passion for her children, making certain that they never go without. (“They’re doing just fine,” assures Mitch.) Nikki is also passionate about her cooking and baking. “She can replicate just about any meal we’ve eaten somewhere and give it her own twist,” claims her husband admiringly. “Nikki’s decompression tactic is playing games on her phone and watching the ID station. Other than that, she’s happy as a clam in the kitchen baking goodies.”
Mitch admits to having “an innate ability to find and express humor in some of the most tense and awkward situations; laughter is my stress reliever.” Dragging the BBQ grill out to the front yard and inviting all the neighbors over for drinks and BBQ, or arranging poker games in the neighborhood, Mitch enjoys bringing people together. He is a man that is always up for adventure. “Someday, I’d like to get away to some private island somewhere with my family…where everyone can catch up and enjoy themselves and our family without judgment or cares. There’ll be butlers, waiters and people to take us out snorkeling or island exploring, and then huge bonfires at night where everyone is dancing around or talking and listening to some of the family playing on their guitars, and we’re all singing along having a great ol’ time. That would be my dream getaway!”
