Sam Parr

Sam Parr is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hampton, a business intelligence and trend analysis platform, based in New York City, New York. Prior to his current executive role, he founded the daily business newsletter The Hustle, successfully scaling its readership to over 2.5 million subscribers before its $27 million acquisition by HubSpot in 2021. Parr also co-hosts the My First Million podcast alongside entrepreneur Shaan Puri, a media property which has accumulated more than 100 million total downloads. In 2024, he rebranded his previous venture to Hampton, subsequently raising capital to expand its AI-driven capabilities and launching a premium subscription tier in late 2025 that quickly attracted over 10,000 new users. His professional focus remains centered on digital media operations, startup growth strategies, and developing actionable intelligence tools for early-stage founders.