CIA Treason Persuasion
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Sam shares a story about meeting a former CIA agent who he wants to have on the podcast.
"I met this guy who has a local services business in California. When I asked what he used to do, he said he was in the CIA. His job was to go to the Middle East and try to get people to commit treason by influencing and persuading them to give secrets for espionage.
He told me stories about being in an alley in Lebanon trying to get someone to show up. He has all these weird stories about persuasion and influence. I sat down with him for about an hour asking questions, and I realized Shaan and I should start getting more guests like this - interesting people regardless if it has to do with money or not."
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.