EXPERIENCE 197 | Anti Work Girl Boss and Real Estate for Good - Gabrielle Judge & Matthew Fugate on The LoCo Experience!

The LoCo Experience

I met Matthew Fugate circa summer 2017, when LoCo Think Tank was really starting to become a thing, and Matthew was a fresh-in-town Realtor. I remembered him well for two reasons 1) He was enthusiastic about LoCo Think Tank but could never remember my business name or my name - he’d shout from across the street in Old Town - Hey LoCoNoCo Guy! and 2) He made a big splash with a bus bench purchase, featuring himself in a suit with a suggestive pose, and the message “For a Good Time, Call Matthew Houston Fugate” with the phone number below. He’s grown his business and his skills since, and in 2023, he started his own brokerage and property management firm.

Gabrielle Judge, I met more recently, in that when I suggested to Matthew that he should share his story on the show - he said “Dude, you gotta have my girlfriend on too - she’s like blowing up on tik-tok and Instagram!

And indeed - this is so. In less than 2 years, #antiworkgrilboss Gabrielle has over 220K followers on Tik-Tok, over 300K followers on Instagram, a growing Substack following - and a book coming out! Hopefully, her followers will spur new listeners and followers of @thelocoexperiencepodcast! - follow and share today! Despite the clicky-bait hashtag though, this girl is anything but opposed to work - if it’s work of the right kind, and honoring to both employer and employee.

This conversation gets very real, very early, with Gabrielle and Matthew both sharing their upbringing with alcoholic, abusive, and mentally unstable home environments - and both moved early into their own struggles with substance. In 5th grade, Matthew traded a Pokemon card for a stolen bag of weed, rolled it into joints at 5 bucks per, and began a series of substance abuse peaks and valleys that eventually left him on the streets - until it was time for a change. Matthew came to his new life in Northern Colorado straight out of rehab - and he’s been sober and growing his business ever since. Gabrielle’s journey is no less dramatic or inspiring - but you’ll have to listen to get it - because she’s the #antiworkgirlboss and she’s here sharing with Matthew and me on The LoCo Experience!

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