Sam Khorkos' One-Outfit Life
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Sam Parr shares a story about Sam Khorkos, the founder of Levels Health, and his extreme minimalist lifestyle despite his wealth.
"This guy has a startup that makes 8 figures in revenue, it's worth $400 million, so let's say he's worth $150 million on paper. He came over to my house with his girlfriend, and she made a comment joking like 'He always gives me a hard time because it takes me forever to pack, but that's ridiculous - I only have this one carry-on.'
I asked him, 'Well, how long does it take you to pack?' He goes, 'Well, I don't pack.' I said, 'What do you mean?' He had a drawstring bag and he said, 'Well, you see, I only own the clothes that I'm wearing right now - which is a white t-shirt, a pair of pants, socks, underwear, and shoes. I only own that plus another pair of underwear, a jacket, and this bag and my laptop. That's literally the only thing that I own.'
I was like, 'Wait, what?' He goes, 'Yeah, I've been doing this for like 8 years now.' He lives in airbnbs and hotel-style setups. When I asked about formal events like funerals, he said he just goes to a thrift store when he needs something, and then brings it back after."
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.