McFarland's Prison Consulting
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Sam Parr shares a story about meeting up with Billy McFarland (of Fyre Festival fame) after interviewing him on their podcast.
"Billy was right down the street from where I was visiting family, so I texted him to say thanks for coming on the podcast. He asked if I wanted to hang out right then, so we went and got tea since it was past 3pm and I didn't want coffee.
We talked about his family background, which I can't discuss, and prison stories that he mentioned a bit on the pod. I told him his idea about doing consulting was stupid and suggested he could charge startups $20,000 a month instead. He said 'Yeah, let's talk about that.'
We discussed what he should do in his situation and the mistakes he made. He expanded on what we talked about in the pod - basically that he just didn't want to look stupid, got embarrassed, and lied.
Here's my takeaway: I understand why people believed him - he's very believable and charming. I could honestly see myself becoming friends with him, but at the same time I'm thinking 'Are you doing it again?' I told him I'll be friends but won't do any business with him for a long time until he's proven himself."
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.