Episode Summary:

Introducing today's guest, Matt Beall, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A, currently residing in Kauai Island, Hawaii.

I sit with Matt, the CEO and Principal Broker of Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokerage, in this episode. Matt discusses Real Estate in Hawaii generally and life before he moved into the Real Estate business.

Top Takeaways: 

"Work-life balance is a zero-sum game; you are only ever dealing with a finite amount of time." 

- [Matt Beall] 

"You can't just touch people with a wand and turn them into givers, it's a slow process, and they have to grow into it and learn the value of it for themselves"

- [Matt Beall] 

"As you give your time, you realize the personal rewards of that… as you give your treasure, you realize the rewards of that."

- [Matt Beall] 

Episode Highlights:

[00:32] Intro

[01:02] Meet our guest today, Matt Beall.

[02:16] Matt shares his background.

[05:09] What's the biggest misconception about Hawaii?

[08:03] What did you do before Real Estate?

[12:56] About starting Hawaii Life Brokerage.

[25:00] Why is Volunteering so important to you?

[32:15] What's your take on venture capital pouring in, specifically for Hawaii?

[37:30] Matt's advice to new agents.

[39:32] How to contact Matt

Episode Notes: 

Matt moved to Hawaii in 1994 after he went there for a seminar, was engrossed in the environment, and later decided he would live at Kauai, the oldest and most scenic island in Hawaii. Before this, he had schooled in Virginia, then the University of Montana.

Highlighting the biggest misconception about Hawaii, Matt explains that people have a general idea that everyone there is lazy. "It's almost impossible to live here without getting influenced by the environment." In Hawaii, this influence is seen in the "work-life" balance, which differs...