Matt Panella, 29, went from earning $8 an hour to $200,000 a year: "They told me I had had it easy"
He started working as a laborer for his father and now has real estate businesses
Matt Panella , a 29-year-old American, now enjoys a successful professional career in the real estate sector. But it was not always like that. This young man’s beginnings were not idyllic financially, since he started out earning eight euros an hour working as a laborer for his father. In fact, he left high school at age 15 because his partner was expecting a child and he needed income. "They told me I had had it easy, that everything had been handed to me" , he stated in remarks to Fortune.'
Matt Panella has recalled that he kept progressing tirelessly despite dropping out of high school: he earned $18 an hour at 18 and 30 when he turned 21. But his construction work was not what allowed him to make the huge quantitative leap featured in this story. At 22 years old , the young man carved out a place for himself on social media , which allowed him to boost his income to $200,000 a year . Now, at 29, his financial capacity is even greater.
'Matt Panella: "I had to prove my worth"'
"I felt like I had to prove my worth, because I am the son of several generations of carpenters and builders," he explained to the aforementioned outlet. Currently, Matt Panella has 157,000 followers on Instagram (@mattbangswood) and 486,000 on his YouTube channel. His construction-related content , materials, tools, DIY tips, and ways of working have allowed him to make economic progress.
Matt Panella's parents wanted him to follow a more traditional educational path, completing his studies and going to college. Now, at 29, the builder, real estate investor, driving force behind the GEN1 software for the sector, and content creator, has told Fortune that, at times, the predefined route is not always the best: "If you're only sticking to your work schedule and you don't enjoy what you do, I think you're doing it for the wrong reason" .
