Matt Raad · October 28, 2024

Podcast: Forward Thinking Experts
October 28, 2024 · 42 min
In this episode, Sher Downing and Matt Raad explore transitioning from traditional business to digital assets, discussing Matt’s background in zoology and how he and his wife shifted to online entrepreneurship. The conversation highlights the pandemic’s role in accelerating…
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Digital Investor and Educator on Building Online Income for Life on Your Terms
30 Years Entrepreneur & business investorSince 2008 Website investing pioneer100–800 Live & online event audienceseBusiness Institute CEO & Co-Founder
Matt Raad is a 30-year entrepreneur, digital investor, and CEO & Co-Founder of eBusiness Institute, Australia’s leading digital skills training organisation. After starting his career as a zoologist studying kangaroos in the Australian outback, Matt rejected the conventional path and built wealth with his wife Liz by buying, growing, and selling businesses instead of relying on property, a corporate career, or the traditional wealth playbook.
Eighteen years ago, Matt and Liz took that same business-buying approach online and became pioneers in buying, renovating, and selling websites as digital real estate. Today, Matt is one of the leading voices helping millennials, burnt-out professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs build AI-leveraged digital businesses they own, control, and can one day sell as 6–7 figure assets.
Matt’s message is especially timely for a generation that has been sold a path that no longer works: expensive degrees, insecure careers, unaffordable property, and income that disappears the moment they stop working. Through eBusiness Institute and the Digital Investors Podcast, he teaches people how to earn while they learn, use practical digital and AI skills, create cashflow from home, and build real future security through ownership.
A regular guest on major business and wealth podcasts including Rich Dad Radio, Entrepreneurs on Fire, and RASK, Matt brings a rare mix of contrarian thinking, practical strategy, and lived experience.
In this episode, Sher Downing andMatt Raadexplore transitioning from traditional business to digital assets, discussing Matt’s background in zoology and how he and his wife shifted to online entrepreneurship.
The conversation highlights the pandemic’s role in accelerating interest in digital assets, the importance of patience and training, and the power of mentorship. Matt also emphasizes leveraging online courses, AI, and website investments for financial independence. Through his eBusiness Institute, Matt has trained thousands in building income-generating websites and navigating digital marketing strategies for success.
Key Takeaways:
Matt's shift from zoology to digital entrepreneurship.
The pandemic’s impact on online business growth.
Importance of mentorship, patience, and having a clear 'why.'
Leveraging AI, digital assets, and online courses for business success.
Matt teaches wealth-building strategies via his eBusiness Institute.
Listeners can explore digital training courses at the eBusiness Institute to build income-generating online assets. Get your free masterclass!
Learn more and connect with Matt here:
ebusinessinstitute.com.au
https://www.mattandlizraad.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@digitalinvestorshow
https://www.facebook.com/MattandLizRaad
#digitalassets #onlinebusiness #entrepreneurship #mentorship #passiveincome #AI #onlinecourses #financialindependence #pandemicimpact #businesstraining
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