Matt Shoup, a man who took himself from nearly $200K in debt to life as a millionaire before the age of 30. Now Matt is making a major career pivot to speaking, coaching, and motivation. Listen as Matt shares his rags to riches story, and why he decided to change careers in spite of a THRIVING operation.

Famous 5
Favorite Book? – Total Money Makeover
What CEO do you follow?— Curt Richardson
What is your favorite online tool?— Infusionsoft
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?—Bring others up the mountain with you.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:03 – Nathan’s introduction
01:29 – Welcoming Matt to the show
02:12 – Matt’s main income stream in 2015
03:15 – Why not stay in painting?
03:30 – Being told you’re not good enough
04:58 – Why Matt doesn’t sell the painting company—because why shed a recurring revenue stream?
05:40 – Earning money through coaching
06:35 – Matt’s Mastermind is the main revenue generator on the coaching side
09:45 – Why not kick back and let the money roll in?—because there’s no way to help people
10:27 – Matt’s two-cents: “I exist to help others live with excellence”
12:55 – www.MattShoup.com
14:15 – Famous 5

3 Key Points:
Live with excellence.
Find a way to help people.
Don’t stay in a business just because the money is good—if your heart isn’t in it, move on.

Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.
M and E Painting – Matt’s painting company

Credits
Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

The Top is FOR YOU if you are:

A STUDENT who wants to become the CEO of a $10m company in under 24 months (episode #4)

STUCK in the CORPORATE grind and looking to create a $10k/mo side business so you can quit (episode #7)

An influencer or BLOGGER who wants to make $27k/mo in monthly RECURRING revenue to have the life you want and full CONTROL (episode #1)

The Software as a Service (SaaS) entrepreneur who wants to grow to a $100m+ valuation (episode #14).

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