My First Million

25 Years of Business Advice in 27 Minutes

Steal Ryan's entire operating system: https://clickhubspot.com/gmb [https://clickhubspot.com/gmb] Episode 775: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk to Ryan Deiss ( https://x.com/ryandeiss [https://x.com/ryandeiss] ) about how to create systems that run your business without you.  — Show Notes: (0:00) “The More Valuable You Are, the Less Valuable the Company Is” (2:39) Before and After (3:38) Step 1: Establish Defaults (4:33) Step 2: Identify Constraints (6:34) Step 3: Business Process Mapping (8:47) Step 4: The High Output Team Canvas (12:15) How you might screw this up (common mistakes) (22:00) Scalable (24:27) Psychology of money — Links: • Digital Marketer - https://www.digitalmarketer.com/ [https://www.digitalmarketer.com/]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [https://www.somewhere.com/mfm] to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com [http://mercury.com/]). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

Billionaire Lawyer spills his $250M side hustles (pick one)

Get the side hustle ideas database: https://clickhubspot.com/trm [https://clickhubspot.com/trm] Episode 774: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk to America’s richest lawyer John Morgan ( https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ [https://x.com/JohnMorganESQ] ) about his fly-wheel side hustles.  — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (2:08) Wonderworks (7:00) Alcatraz East ($5M/yr) (13:00) John's earliest hustles (17:11) Morgan & Morgan (29:48) The John Morgan School of Branding (33:30) Downtown Flavortown (37:55) WWGD - What would Google do (47:30) What John would chase today (48:58) The winning formula (52:05) Santa's Chocolate Factory (56:11) Malls (1:01:36) Bullets before bombs (1:02:13) “fish first, fish fast” — Links: • WonderWorks - https://www.wonderworksonline.com/ [https://www.wonderworksonline.com/]  • Alcatraz East - https://www.alcatrazeast.com/ [https://www.alcatrazeast.com/]  • Morgan and Morgan - https://www.forthepeople.com/ [https://www.forthepeople.com/]  • Litify - https://www.litify.com/ [https://www.litify.com/]  • Practice Made Perfect - https://www.pmpmg.com/ [https://www.pmpmg.com/]  • Mass Torts Made Perfect - https://mtmp.com/ [https://mtmp.com/]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [https://www.somewhere.com/mfm] to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com [http://mercury.com/]). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

if you didn't make progress in 2025, listen to the first 10 minutes

Get Sam's guide to turn ChatGPT into your life coach: https://clickhubspot.com/hdp [https://clickhubspot.com/hdp] Episode 773: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk about the systems you need to hit your goals, Shaan’s new unpaid side hustle, and how to be a better communicator.  — Show Notes: (0:00) 5-year journaling (2:09) The power of a good system (8;21) The power of reminders (10:38) Shaan's new career path (16:27) the 3 things that matter (27:38) high-standards (32:45) How to craft an earworms (42:42) giving back better (46:11) The voice in your head (50:26) Shaan talks to a ChatGPT coach about money (1:00:01) “VIdeo is the native tongue of the internet” — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [https://www.somewhere.com/mfm] to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com [http://mercury.com/]). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

The (Improbable) Story of Savannah Bananas' Rise to a $1B Empire

Get the free Side Hustle Ideas Database 👉 https://clickhubspot.com/nsv [https://clickhubspot.com/nsv] Episode 772: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse [https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse] ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball.  — Show Notes: (0:00) 200 fans, $260 in the bank (3:00) The team no one ever heard about (9:01) How to become an idea machine (13:30) Lessons from PT Barnum, Bill Veeck, Walt Disney (15:55) Surviving embarrassment (19:16) Rock bottom (23:34) Inside Jesse's creative process (27:00) Stealing from MrBeast (28:39( Jesse opens his idea book (32:00) Meeting Bob Iger (33:28) Identifying the chip on Jesse's shoulder (38:58) 11 principles (48:14) The 12-star experience (53:12) The sacrifice of extreme hard mode (58:08) Attracting vs recruiting — Links: • Savannah Bananas - https://thesavannahbananas.com/ [https://thesavannahbananas.com/]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [https://www.somewhere.com/mfm] to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com [http://mercury.com/]). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //

3 Simple Businesses That Make Millions

Want to start a $1M side hustle? Get 100+ ideas here: https://clickhubspot.com/gbh [https://clickhubspot.com/gbh] Episode 771: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ [https://x.com/theSamParr] ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ [https://x.com/ShaanVP] ) talk about simple business ideas that are making millions.  — Show Notes: (0:00) suckmyguttersclean (4:51) Hill BIlly of the Week (9:50) The MrBeast of roofing (16:02) Shaan gives his barber business advice (21:07) The positioning of Ari Emanuel (27:28) Barrett-Jackson auctions (29:41) The offline craving for content (39:56) Noise canceling products — Links: • Suck My Gutters Clean - https://www.suckmyguttersclean.com/ [https://www.suckmyguttersclean.com/]  • Billy Bob Products - https://billybobproducts.com/ [https://billybobproducts.com/product-category/teeth/] • Siua Cutz - https://www.instagram.com/siuacutz/ [https://www.instagram.com/siuacutz/]  • Frieze - https://www.frieze.com/ [https://www.frieze.com/]  • Barrett-Jackson - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/ [https://www.barrett-jackson.com/]  • Museum of Ice Cream - https://www.museumoficecream.com/ [https://www.museumoficecream.com/]  — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com [https://www.shaanpuri.com]  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm [https://www.somewhere.com/mfm] to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Need a bank for your company? Go check out Mercury (mercury.com [http://mercury.com/]). Shaan uses it for all of his companies! Mercury is a financial technology company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ [https://www.joinhampton.com/] • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ [https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/] • Copy That - https://copythat.com [https://copythat.com/] • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth [https://joinhampton.com/wealth] • Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/ [http://samslist.co/] My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //