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Sam Parr

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8897 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

Let's fast forward about an hour.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

Now people have broken up into smaller groups, and two rich guys in the corner are talking, and I think they're about to get in a fight.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

They're talking so loud and so passionately.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

They're like nose-to-nose almost.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

I'm like, oh, shit, I got to get over there.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

So I walk over.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

I'm like, I don't know what to do here.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

Turns out they're not fighting.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

They're just both so passionate about this one idea, which is about living in the details.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

So one of the guys was an NBA team owner named Matt Ishbia.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

He owns the Phoenix Suns.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

He also owns one of, if not the largest mortgage company in the country.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

So he owns United Wholesale Mortgage.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

You know, he basically took over this business from his dad.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

It was like his dad's side hustle and had 12 employees when he joined it and probably did, I don't know,

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

like single digit millions in revenue, maybe at that time.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

And, you know, that was, you know, whatever.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

2004, they did like 45 mortgages, you know, not huge volume.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

2005, still slow.

My First Million
I spent 48 Hours With 10 Billionaires. Here’s What I Learned.

2006, still slow.