From Nonprofit Founder To Building A $300M Pilates Business

My First Million

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Episode 630: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Anne Mahlum ( https://www.instagram.com/annemahlum/ ) about starting an $8M/yr charity from scratch and betting her entire life savings ($175K) on a pilates studio.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Building a $8M/yr non-profit

(16:27) The economics of [solidcore]

(22:07) Play a game you can win

(24:16) How to be a killer negotiator

(27:00) Turning down $75k

(30:39) 0 - 27 locations in 4 years

(43:50) Idea: Endurance events

(50:21) Idea: Taboo for recruiters

(51:37) Idea: AI Personal trainer

(56:45) Idea: SeatGeek for airlines

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Links:

• Back on My Feet - https://backonmyfeet.org/

• [solicore] - https://www.solidcore.co/

• 29029 - https://29029everesting.com/

• HYROX - https://hyrox.com/

• OxeFit - https://www.oxefit.com/

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• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano