By Don McNay
"Marathon"
Matt Harville CSSC, won the first- ever Eastern Kentucky University Triathlon
on April 11.
Matt
is a senior settlement consultant with McNay Settlement Group in Richmond,
Ky.
.
At
age 29, the Frankfort,
Kentucky,
native who now resides in Richmond,
is making a name for himself nationally on the Ironman, Triathlon,
and Marathon circuits.
Matt
has also been a success in the world of structured settlements.
Harville,
a Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, has been named to the
Million Dollar Round Table in each of the past three years and also named to
Top of the Million Dollar Round Table.
Top
of the Table is the highest honor in the financial services industry. It
is open to a select few.
People
who compete in Ironman Triathlon's are also a rare breed. In order to
finish and Ironman competition, you have to swim 2.4 miles, run 26.2 miles and
bike 112 miles.
All
in the same day.
"Matt
is a man with incredible focus," said Clay Bigler, President of McNay
Settlement Group. "He doesn't watch mindless television, surf the internet or
eat unhealthy foods. He is driven to achieve inconceivable goals and has
high standards."
Matt's
intense discipline is hidden underneath a level headed, cool, and
likeable personality. Think of a young Barack Obama. People love
Matt the moment that they meet him.
Harville
has carved out a unique niche as an expert in workers compensation structured
settlements and also in medical savings accounts. He is
considered a leading authority in each field.
He
served two years as President of the Madison County Chapter of the National
Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. (NAIFA).
The
vision to bring Matt to McNay Settlement Group came from his father, Jim
Harville.
Jim
is a retired big wig in the Kentucky Department of Transportation and an avid
supporter of Eastern
Kentucky University.
He met Don McNay in the 1990's and decided that McNay Settlement Group would be
a good career for his son.
Note
that Matt was in high school at the time. Jim had the vision to see that
Matt would fit well into the structured settlement business.
Matt
came to McNay as a college intern in 2000 and outside a brief stint at the
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, he has been there ever since.
Harville
was a high school track star in Frankfort.
He planned to run in college but focused on work and academics. His
spirited nature again stirred and he began competing in races as he trained for
his first Ironman competition in 2006.
A
typical day for Matt starts with a few hours of early morning training, an
intense schedule at the office and more training that night.
Endurance.
training is a Harville family affair. His wife Lyndsey
finished third in the women's division of the same Eastern
Kentucky University
race. Both of them have competed in Ironman competitions.
No word on when their 2 year old daughter Lillian plans to start.
