Who is Mat?

Meeting Mat you will understand why he has been ranked the number one agent for the Raine and Horne network for 3 consecutive years and he is consistently ranked in the top 5 for the McGrath network.

He is 6′ 4′ tall and exudes energy that is contagious.

It hasn’t been plain sailing for Mat, anything but…

Mat was a bouncer on Oxford street for many years and eventually ended up living on the streets homeless before coming to the Coast.

With massive obstacles to overcome personally he decided to clean himself up and make something of himself.

Applying for jobs in different real estate agencies across the Central Coast area, one company finally gave him a go!

There was one interesting thing here though, Mat didn’t have a car and he had a number of warrants out for his arrest.

Being blessed with a job Mat borrowed some clothes off a friend and was told to door knock and that was it and door knock he did…….

Mat door knocked continually everyday and walked everywhere rain hail or shine.

Mat bought his first car approx 10 months into his real estate career, handed himself into police and served community service for approximately a year instead of a jail sentence because the judge saw that he was making an effort and progressing in life, and said to him I see some good in you and I am going to give you a second chance.

Thankful for his new start, Mat made a commitment to himself… To be the No1 agent in Australia.

There have been many bumps along the way and Mat is very open about sharing his experiences but one thing that does make him different from the pack is he is prepared to do what it takes to be the best, no excuses.

His client service is probably rated the best in Australia and his philosophy is simple, “no one will do it for you”.

Since making that decision to turn his life around approximately 12 years ago he has worked hard to keep moving in the right direction.

10 years ago he bought a small Raine and Horne office with Jaimie Woodcock who is still his partner today and about 3 years ago Mat & Jaimie were offered the first McGrath franchise which they converted to immediately when the opportunity arose.

Mat & Jaimie have since opened their second McGrath office and are continually learning how to become better sale people, business owners and people in general.

Mat considers two of his greatest achievements as having his four kids and marrying his Wife Shelley.

He says, everyone has the right to succeed; it’s all about making the choice to do so and keeping your eye on your goal. That’s the key!