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.

In This Episode00:00 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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