MrBeast's $40M Chocolate
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A discussion about MrBeast's chocolate business and Sam Parr's awkward interaction with eating the chocolate during their meeting.
"When MrBeast had the chocolate, I wanted to eat it to show appreciation for him being here and bringing his item. But I felt so bad eating it because I don't like eating that type of stuff. I love it, but I was so conflicted eating it. I was like 'I don't want to eat this but I want to be respectful and kind because he brought this thing.'
I told him, 'You need to make something different that I can consume guilt-free.' I don't know that many people that just eat chocolate like a Hershey's chocolate bar. They're doing really well though - I think they did around 10 million in month one of sales. I'm curious if some of these low ticket items can actually become legitimately great companies as opposed to just okay. It's hard to sell a $2 drink and make it work really well."
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.