'100 Day Dream Home': Who are Adam and Julia Hess? Pro basketball player was on the road for 13 years
While we all love a good home makeover show, '100 Day Dream Home' definitely tops our list for a multitude of reasons, but mostly because there's something about Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt's energy that's so infectious. The couple are not only passionate about what they do, but they make an absolutely stellar team while they're at it — it's great to watch.
Adam, a former professional basketball player, and his wife Julia have been moving with their two young daughters every year for the past 13 years. But, finally, they settled into their dream neighborhood in Florida and bought a lakefront house that was built in the 1970s.
Old construction and a Florida flood zone do not mix so Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt must tear down the house in order to build a safe one as soon as possible. Building a house that lives up to Julia's very specific style in 100 days or less will certainly be a challenge!
This season of '100 Day Dream Home' is just as exciting as the last, with the duo facing a whole new set of challenges all while trying to churn out stunning homes from scratch within 100 days or less. They haven't seemed to have crossed that daunting deadline yet, and turns out, this episode was no different. Episode 1 of this season saw the Kleinschmidts help a young couple build their dream home in Plant City, Florida. Sticking to homes in the sunny state, this episode had them facing a whole new challenge.
Their clients, in the latest episode, Adam and Julia Hess were looking to rebuild their home in St Petersburg, Florida. The episode starts with Brian pointing out something fairly obvious - he feels short in front of Adam!
Brian, who stands at a tall 6 feet 3 inches actually is shorter than his client, Adam, who stands a towering 6 feet 6 inches. But don't just let Adam's height baffle you, he has an illustrious career to go along with it, seeing that Hess is a former professional basketball player. Curious to know more about who Hess is? Keep reading!
Adam Hess played professional basketball overseas
Born in 1981, Adam Hess played with a bunch of teams across Europe. Hess played basketball in high school, for Grosse Pointe South High School in Michigan and played right through college. He began his professional career back in 2004 when he was drafted into the ČEZ Basketball Nymburk.
He then went on to play for Chorale Roanne Basket in 2007, the Artland Dragons in 2008, the CB Tarragona in 2009 and joined the Artland Dragons back again in 2010. Hess's position was small forward and he was pretty popular in the European basketball circuit. Hess has dual citizenship — an American and a German one — which allowed him to play for either national team.
What does he do now?
Hess is currently the Vice President at CW Boss at Cyndeo Wealth Partners, an investment advisory firm that provides financial planning and investment management services. Having played basketball professionally for 13 years, Hess is now a part of the financial service industry. His basketball days aren't behind him yet, seeing that the company website mentions that a part of his job entails "working with professional athletes and the specialized issues they encounter before, during, and after their careers."
His wife has traveled with him throughout his career
While we don't know much about Julia Hess, we do know that she's from Europe and has been on the road with Adam for the past 13 years, seeing that they moved every year when Hess was drafted. The couple has two daughters together - Emily and Lexi. We do know that she's big on design, seeing that she dictates the entire look and feel of the house in this episode.
Catch weekly episodes of '100 Day Dream Home' Season 2 every Monday at 8 pm on HGTV.