Michael Hamilton – Founder, Live Smell and Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor


I created Live Swell for many reasons. Most importantly, I saw the opportunity to create a community of like-minded people globally which could elevate the surf travel experience in ways and scale that has not been done before. By leveraging technology and embracing the “shared economy” people of similar interests can exchange information and conduct business in ways previously unimagined. The problem was that the framework did not exist.

As an adventurer my best and most memorable experiences had a lot to do with the location and type of lodging chosen. I started renting traditional vacation rentals and eventually got into the “shared space” offering and the Airbnb movement. Hence, the idea popped up to develop a social platform and bring it to life shared economy concepts to the community. As a result, we have an additional beneficiaries like vacation rental owners and managers that have access to places to stay in cool surf towns that have availability for our community in the off-seaon due to the sports seasonality. Furthermore, it has helped them gain greater exposure to an audience that highly values specific locations. More info visit www.live-swell.com.

Real Estate Investor

I am an active real estate investor with experience in residential redevelopment (flips), private money lending and rental investing. I originally started MDH Global LLC as a holding company for residential income producing real estate assets. Later, I saw the opportunity to put private investor’s money to a higher and better use by educating them on the power of private money lending in real estate. Visit www.mdhgloballlc.com for more information.