People Before Property

Death Before Decay · Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

Episode 10 of Death Before Decay is live.

This week I sat down with Michelle Hayward of Hearthstone Realty Group.

Michelle’s career is technically real estate—but this conversation ended up being a lot more about people than property.

We talked about building trust, making decisions, mentoring a team, betting on yourself, learning to delegate, and why the relationships you build along the way matter more than any single transaction.

We also get into old houses, ridiculous HGTV expectations, community, social media, and what happens when your career becomes less of a job and more of a…