In Episode 82 of Downtown Depot, our first since the KWBU studio reopened after the coronavirus shutdown, show host Austin Meek interviews Ashton Gustafson. Ashton is the owner/broker of AG Real Estate and host of the podcast Good True & Beautiful. Ashton discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the residential real estate sector in Central Texas and then talks about how his podcast has helped him get answers to life’s big questions. Before that interview, Austin shines the Small Business Spotlight, presented by American Bank, on Danielle Young of Revival Eastside Eatery.

Inside the Episode:

Ashton Gustafson with show host Austin Meek

0:30 - Pandemic Positives
2:46: The Small Business Spotlight: Danielle Young of Revival Eastside Eatery
6:59 - Ashton Gustafson's Waco history
8:04 - Deciding to move back to Waco full-time
9:12 - Real estate data in 2019
11:08 - Playing the long game
12:11 - Long term effects of coronavirus on residential market
15:19 - How he's improved himself during shelter-in-place
16:47 - Why he rereads books
17:43 - Headed toward adrenal fatigue
20:00 - Both/and, not either/or
22:23 - Podcasting as therapy
24:03 - "That is the thrill of my life."
27:31 - How to find your own path
29:01 - "The truth will always outweigh the trends."