Project Egg: Entrepreneurs Gathering For Growth

Learning how to build your own entrepreneur lifestyle, regardless of the type of business you want to create, can help you gain clarity towards your goal. In this interview, Matt Thompson, entrepreneur lifestyle architect, shares his origin story of entrepreneurship and teaches how to construct the life of your dreams. Born in Bellville, but raised north of that on his grandparent's farm, Matt noticed from an early age that the two sides of his family were very opposing. His dad's side was very aggressive, where the only emotion you could show was anger. On his mom's side, it was the "most lovey dovey group of people" he had ever seen. This stark contrast led to Matt becoming a very quiet and observant child who noticed everything that was going on. Even in high school, because of the way things were with his dad, Matt mostly hung around with girls because he was better mentally equipped to handle them. That didn't work out too well for him later on, however, as he got engaged at 18 years old to an abusive