Finding the Good and Positive in Everything with Matt Shoup

<p>On today’s show, I have special guest Matt Shoup.</p><p>Matt will be diving into his Hidden Edge of finding the good and</p><p>positive in everything. </p><p><br></p><p>Matt is a Jesus follower, husband, father, an award-winning</p><p>serial entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, Spain aficionado, aspiring paella</p><p>chef, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, and Spanish coffee addict.</p><p><br></p><p>Matt’s entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 10, when he</p><p>started a lawn mowing business to earn $200 for a boombox. It was then that</p><p>Matt discovered his passion and love of business.</p><p><br></p><p>Ten years later, while studying at Colorado State University,</p><p>Matt was recruited by a college painting company, where he learned even more</p><p>about sales, marketing, and business operations. Matt made lots of money in</p><p>college and then spent three times what he made.</p><p>In March of 2005, Matt was recently married, six figures in debt</p><p>and working at a job he hated as a loan officer. Matt was laid off from that</p><p>job, and from there, quickly founded&nbsp;<a href="https://mandepainting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M &amp; E Painting</a>&nbsp;with the last</p><p>$100 he had to his name. M &amp; E Painting grew quickly, and has produced over</p><p>$35 million dollars in revenue since 2005. Matt and M &amp; E Painting have</p><p>received dozens of local, state, national and international business awards.</p><p>Click here to see which ones.</p><p>Matt has been featured in publications such as INC Magazine,</p><p>Entrepreneur Magazine, BBC, Fox Small Business, Huffington Post, US News and</p><p>World Report, and EO Overdrive. Matt has spoken to companies all over the</p><p>world, in both English and Spanish, where he shares a refreshing and down to</p><p>earth message for entrepreneurs, inspiring them to Pour Into People, and Share</p><p>Their Painted Baby Stories, among other topics.</p><p>Matt wrote his first book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mattshoup.com/books/be