Dead Eyes Podcast Triumph
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A story about how a comedian turned his rejection from Band of Brothers into a successful podcast that eventually featured Tom Hanks himself.
"Years ago, Tom Hanks was the producer of Band of Brothers on HBO. There was this comedian who was an extra, and Tom Hanks looked at him and whispered to his assistant saying the guy had 'dead eyes' and wanted him off the set.
This comedian then created a podcast called 'Dead Eyes' where the whole premise was questioning why he got kicked off Band of Brothers. He interviewed people from the show, asking why they thought he got kicked off.
Eventually, he landed Tom Hanks as a guest on the podcast. When Hanks came on, he explained his perspective. Turns out, Hanks didn't really think much about it at the time - it wasn't even an issue in his life. He suggested it might have even been a mistake, like saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. It was just something he had dismissed, while this comedian had turned it into an entire podcast series."
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.