Gas Station Problem Solving
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Sam shares a story about a moment of clarity he had while observing people at a gas station, which made him question the value of pure financial pursuits.
"I remember being at this gas station and I saw this mom give her kid a generic coke. It killed me that this little girl was going to drink this. I started thinking about how we could help this mother either afford or learn to make better decisions for her child.
This moment made me realize I'm way more fascinated about how to make regular people just a little bit happier or better, rather than focusing on how to squeeze out another 5% return or optimize some financial metric.
It hit me that I don't want to talk about carry fees anymore or focus on financial arbitrage. When I see these normal people at the gas station with their wives and kids, I realize I want to actually make a difference in their lives instead of just trying to eke out more profit from services."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.