Kanye's Receptionist Persistence
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A story about Kanye West's persistence early in his career, when he played his soon-to-be hit song "All Falls Down" in a record label's reception area.
"There was a scene where he was in a record label reception room. There was this woman standing there and he was like 'Hey can I talk to whoever' and she kind of ignored him. Then he just started rapping and playing 'All Falls Down' before it became a hit. The receptionist would get up for a minute, make phone calls, and had to walk by because there was someone at the door - all while he's playing what would become one of his biggest hits.
What's crazy is that these women working there, who looked like young people in the music industry, would later become 100% fans of that song when it came out. But in that moment, they didn't recognize what was right in front of them. It really shows how hard it is to spot talent before it becomes obvious to everyone else."
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.