Key Hiring Wins
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A discussion about how Sam Parr found key team members for The Hustle through different channels.
"Colby worked at a PR firm where he was doing copywriting work. Trung came through Eamon Troy, who was a mutual friend and investor of The Hustle. Steph I found on Twitter because I read her blog.
When we sold to HubSpot, they said 'Wow you guys have a lot of churn.' I explained that's actually quite normal in the editorial industry - you hire a bunch of people and either fire them or there's a mutual agreement it won't work out.
Once you find the winners, you go all in on them. Trung is what I call a 'made man', Steph a 'made woman.' Whenever Steph wants to do something cool, it's 'Sounds good, what do you need?' These people are proven hitmakers.
When interviewing, I always ask about the bottom fourth of the resume - like college classes and activities - because I want them to entertain me during the interview. You need people who are good at storytelling."
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.