Wright Brothers' Dayton Visit
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A story about how reading the Wright Brothers book inspired Sam Parr to visit their hometown.
"I read the Wright Brothers book recently - it was amazing. I drove to Dayton, Ohio after I read it because it was so good."
Note: While this is a brief story, it demonstrates how impactful the book was on Sam, as it motivated him to actually visit the Wright Brothers' hometown. The story is told exactly as Sam shared it, just cleaned up of filler words.
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.