Larry Page's Vocal Paralysis
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A discussion about Larry Page, Google co-founder, and his struggle with vocal cord paralysis.
"14 years ago, he had a cold and then got a hoarse voice from it, but he never recovered. He went to a doctor and they said his left vocal cord was paralyzed - it's a nerve problem causing his left vocal cord not to move properly anymore.
When I first heard him talk, I thought 'is the video broken?' It sounds like the video is in slow motion. It's really sad. And now it has happened on his right vocal cord too - he has Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
If you go to YouTube and type in his name, you can see videos from 10 years ago and watch it progressing. Then about 5 years ago it got really bad. I'm pretty sure at this point he can't talk at all. He sounds like Kermit the frog - it's a really weird voice for how he looks."
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.