Associate Broker and Team Lead Nate Knight shares his journey from crime scene investigator to top-producing Realtor while discussing today's Arizona housing market, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the mindset needed to succeed in business and life.
Associate Broker and Team Lead Nate Knight joins Braden Hatch for an honest conversation about what success really looks like. Nate shares his journey from crime scene investigator to building one of the East Valley's top real estate teams, the lessons he's learned from entrepreneurship, and why "Work Hard. Be Good to People." has become the philosophy behind both his business and his life.
The conversation goes far beyond real estate as they discuss fatherhood, work-life balance, overcoming adversity, navigating today's Arizona housing market, and why the biggest wins in life often have nothing to do with money.
00:00 Why every Realtor thinks about quitting at least once a month
00:34 Welcome to Happy Hour with HatchMan
01:00 How many 12-year-olds could you beat in a fight?
01:35 How Braden ended up joining Nate's real estate team
03:50 From Crime Scene Investigator to top-producing Realtor
04:55 "Work Hard. Be Good to People."
05:30 Building a business through relationships instead of sales
07:25 Breaking down today's Arizona housing market
12:25 Why Nate built a real estate team instead of staying solo
13:45 Entrepreneurship, burnout, and filling your own cup
17:00 Fatherhood, priorities, and redefining success
19:45 When money stopped being the motivation
22:10 Why every entrepreneur wakes up unemployed
22:50 Losing a $35,000 commission overnight
25:50 Why real estate is still worth it
26:55 Advice for today's homebuyers
28:20 Learning through adversity and failure
30:10 Cold plunges, discomfort, and mental resilience
32:00 Rapid-fire questions
32:35 The best advice that sounds completely wrong
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