How to replace Sam Parr
I know what you're thinking . . . who is this rando??
. . . and why couldn't he just fill out the damn TypeForm
Well – I'm not another tech fanboy with a microphone fetish… "shooting his shot"
I was previously a
🦄 $4B unicorn product guy
💵 VC for Johns Hopkins Medicine
🎒 cohort course creator, with 1200 students (acquired by MUSC)
I am now founder of Manos Health where I've worked with 100+ founders just like those in Hampton and on Moneywise to build multi-million-dollar companies.
I’ve got the taste, temperament, and tenacity (phew…nailed it) to be the next host of MoneyWise.
But even if we don’t work together, I’ll leave you with three things that will make Moneywise and you the best they can be:

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A Foolproof Blueprint for Crafting Unforgettable Moneywise Episodes Every Single Time

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The Effortless Interview Technique to Uncover Hidden Gems from every guest, every time

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The 5-Minute Secret to a PLATINUM Podcast Voice – it'll make you the most "listenable" you have been your whole life
(I stole this from working with Universal Records)
You can even send this to your new co-host to jump start their on-boarding.
…or just hire me!
The right co-host for Moneywise can discuss wealth without being tacky. They should make high-net-worth guests feel at ease enough to share rarely discussed topics. They need to reveal insights on wealth that are both enlightening and relatable.
They need to showcase Hampton-esque people.
Nothing sells joining the Hampton community like hearing from the type of people inside it.
These aren't just random questions we’re hearing on Moneywise. They're effectively Hampton membership applications in disguise…
So…the next MoneyWise host needs to understand the ART and SCIENCE of an episode.
Let’s start with the SCIENCE
I've studied your past episodes and mapped the rough narrative fingerprint of Moneywise:
Ok great Rishab —who cares?
Well Sam – just like your copy hour, copy work, if we can copy the rough structure and patterns of an episode then it’s a much easier to adopt the tone, structure, and achieve a consistent final product.
Here’s a bonus Moneywise Question Bank to get the host in the mindset before each episode.

Google Docs

The Money Wise Question Bank.docx

The MoneyWise Question Bank INTRODUCTION & FINANCIAL STATUS What's your current net worth, and how is it distributed? How much do you typically spend in a month, and on what? What's the most surprising aspect of your financial situation? How has your wealth changed in the last 5 years? What's ...

✅ 1. A structure to ensure there is consistent quality in each episode…DONE
But Rishab, you have to do this live, we don't just walk guests through a template to crank out episodes – it’s not that easy.
You're right Sam.
Here’s a way to ensure that every time you begin recording you can feel confident, you'll never hesitate on where to go next, and ensure you get all the right material on tape before editing.
BTW -- this isn't regurgitated from some podcasting e-course somewhere.
I sat down and wrote it out based on doing this for my own business and tailored specifically for Moneywise.
First use the Tension-Resolution Cycle
I adapted this from music theory.
Once the guest starts talking this is how to execute:
  1. Identify a tension: Listen for contradictions, challenges, or dilemmas in the guest's story.
  1. Probe the tension: Ask about the difficulties or complexities of this situation.
  1. Seek the resolution: Inquire how they navigated or resolved this tension.
  1. Extract the lesson: Ask what they learned from this experience.
  1. Apply to the present/future: Question how this lesson affects their current decisions or future plans.
Examples of tensions to explore:
  • Desire for wealth vs. fear of losing it all
  • Work-life balance vs. ambition for success
  • Frugality vs. enjoying wealth
  • Privacy vs. showing success
  • Helping family vs. maintaining boundaries
  • Pursuing passion vs. chasing profitable opportunities
  • Investing for growth vs. preserving wealth
  • Social responsibility vs. personal gain
  • Staying grounded vs. lifestyle inflation
  • Planning for the future vs. living in the present
When in doubt, simply identify a tension in what the guest has said and cycle through these steps.
Ok—but what if there is no tension yet? No problem.
Switch over to the Depth-Breadth-Impact Model
How to execute:
  1. Depth: Dive deeper into the current topic.
  1. Ask "Why?" or "How?" to understand motivations or processes
  1. Request specific examples or details
  1. Explore emotions or thoughts related to the topic
  1. Breadth: Expand to related areas if depth is exhausted.
  1. Connect the current topic to another aspect of wealth/success
  1. Ask about how this relates to other parts of their life
  1. Introduce a complementary or contrasting idea
  1. Impact: Examine the larger implications or effects.
  1. Ask about the consequences of their decisions/experiences
  1. Ask how this has changed their perspective or approach
  1. Explore how this might affect others or society at large
When in doubt:
  • Start with Depth. If that's exhausted, move to Breadth.
  • If Breadth doesn't yield interesting results, shift to Impact.
  • Cycle through these as needed to maintain interest and relevance.
Ok fine – so you're probably doing a lot of this instinctively, and obviously you can't think though 1000 step algorithm while recording a podcast. Most of this needs to be internalized.
But here's a cheat sheet you can print out and have in front of you as you record, that will always get to the good stuff when it comes time to editing.

Google Docs

CHEAT SHEET- How to be an amazing podcast host.docx

Live MoneyWise Podcast Decision Making Print this out and have it on your table as you record the podcast LEGEND: Engagement HIGH: Guest animated, detailed responses Engagement LOW: Guest hesitant, brief answers Content RICH: Unique insights, specific examples Content THIN: Generic responses, ...


✅ 2. make each recording feel effortless and always extract gold from your future guests… DONE
Ok Rishab, can we cut the nerd talk, and move on?
Sure. Let's talk about..
The Art
The ART is based on two things.
  1. Your life experiences that allow to you to apply judgement.
  1. How you make people feel when they hear your voice
Based on Hampton’s 2023 agency review, it was largely made up of Digital Agency Owner, Consulting Firm Founders, or Tech-Focused Founder doing $1 to 10M in revenue.
I’ve been all 3.
To orient here a quick overview of my relevant resume:
  1. Strategy Consultant @ Deloitte (Ranked Top 10%): Advised 21 C-Suites on critical issues like sepsis prevention and ER throughput, honing my ability to distill complex problems into actionable strategies.
  1. VC Fund, General Partner @ Johns Hopkins: Authored over 900 investment memos and advised three portfolio companies, with two achieving successful acquisitions. This experience sharpened my ability to identify and nurture high-potential product ideas.
  1. Head of Product @ 1st Health-Tech Unicorn (OliveAI): Taught how to manage hyper-growth and monetization, refining my skills in navigating ambiguity and making decisive product choices under pressure.
  1. Course Creator: Digital Medicine Foundation Course: Developed and ran six cohorts (1200 students) before being acquired my Medical University of South Carolina for six figures. This gave me cycles in translating complex concepts into engaging content. I also faculty and teach Product Management Fundamentals at JHU.
  1. Founder @ Manos Health: My team and I brought 22 products from concept to market, keeping me attuned to the latest product trends and product leaders’ challenges.
You want high-net-worth individuals to spill their guts about their finances?
Well, I've been doing that dance for years.
I was a top 10% ranked Consultant at Deloitte Strategy. I was the guy making C-Suite execs comfortable enough to share their deepest, darkest secrets without alienating them. If I can cajole them to open up about that, getting your guests to dish about their portfolios should be FINE.
Let's talk founders.
IMO — the main thing Hampton solves for is founder loneliness.
Founders find it difficult to be emotionally and intellectually honest with their family, investors, spouses, children, and employees. So basically anyone. And even if they did share – hardly anyone would understand them!
Family to Founders:
  • I though you said you guys made $10M this year? What do you mean thats actually not a lot of money?
  • Didn’t you raise a bunch of big VC money, like those people on Shark Tank? Was Mr. Wonderful there?
    Then why are you still stressed out?
  • Cant you just hire someone to do that?
  • You have to find a balance, OK? Your cousin Jim works for a fancy law firm, and still finds a way to make it to the BBQ
  • Everything doesn’t need always to about work? But also….why can’t you get a real job? There’s still time.
  • Do you even have health insurance?
Founders to Investors/Employees/Colleagues
  • Of course we’re still on target.
  • We have a plan for that.
  • I know FAANG is paying 10000x more, but please trust me, stick it out here, it’ll be worth it…hopefully
  • There’s nothing to worry about.
  • We’ve got it under control.
  • Why did I get into this niche?? it's so hard, didn't Sam Parr sell the Hustle for like, $20 mil, why didn't I think of that??
  • I can’t act out, otherwise my team will follow suit.
  • An executive on my team is being a jackass – but I have to take the abuse on the chin, because I’m in a fishbowl as the founder.
  • To you this is a cool "startup" project, to me I'm sweating bullets opening my BOA account, to check on runway because it's how my kids eat
  • What if I rallied everyone behind this, and it isn't worth it
Your host needs to understand founder loneliness and anger
My point is that the host of Moneywise has to uniquely understand that loneliness and 'chip on the shoulder' that drives these high potential people.
It’s core to the experience.
I've been in the trenches with over 100 founders now. Both as a VC and running my own company.
We've muscled 22 products from "what if" to "holy crap, it's working." I've churned out over 900 investment memos. That teaches you to sniff out a solid business story real quick.
When I led product for the first digital health unicorn that hit $4 billion.
I had to navigate a $4B Tiger Global backed hyper-growth environment. I know what it's like to pour your heart and soul into making a dream real while feeling that pressure. And also that gut-punch of failure.
Point is, I have lived through the same environments a lot of these guest have been in, and it will allow me to pull out interesting, wealth and business stories.
Also since you're a dad of an almost 2 year old, you can probably appreciate this.
Remember how your working style used to be before kids vs after?
You can't just throw hours at work to get things done anymore can you? I have twin boys who are almost 4. So the learning curve was steep. But I had figure out out how to get quality work done with way less time, energy, and clarity than you had before.
You get post-kids optimized Rishab.
OK now let's talk #2
How you make people feel when they hear your voice.
In another life, I worked in a professional recording studio in Richmond, VA. Talent would come in to record TV show dialogue, audio books, podcasts, etc, studio albums etc.
I'll with you the secrets to making yourself sound better then you ever have, in 5 minutes before you hit record.
  1. Wah Wahs (More energy)
  1. Nghs (more resonant)
  1. Muh (lower your adams apple)
  1. Hum (get you to a nice texture)
  1. Bonus for Sam’s voice breaks: Octave Jump, be more dynamic with voice without sounding like you just went through puberty
  1. Record yourself before and after with your phone and you’ll thank me.
I recommend recording a few lines into voicenotes on your phone BEFORE, and then record again AFTER so can hear the difference.
✅ 3. A PLATINUM voice in 5 min…DONE
Look Sam, at the end of the day, I don't think people care how much money someone has.
They want to know what it feels like to have that money. How it changes you.
Money talks. But it doesn't always say what we think it does.
And that's the story I want to help you tell.
The human story behind the wealth, that makes the audience question what "rich" really means.
My guarantee
I understand your going to have folks who have already done 100s of episodes podcasts.
You'll have folks that have focused more general 'tech/business" rather than healthcare.
You also don't know me.
You're taking on a lot of risk.
So If you decide we should work together, and you're not thrilled with the vibe / results within the first few weeks, I will cover the product costs for creating 1 episode and work free of charge to find you a replacement.
Click the button below to schedule a time for us to chat.
I'll even throw in this domain for free :)
CLICK TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE SAM!
or shoot a note to rishab@manoshealth.com
Recent Example Interviews
General Partner of $680M VC Fund, ex-McKinsey, and top 1% Radiation Oncologist
(this is in pre-production waiting to be edited)

2X Exited Founder, who invented the first surgery grade "Clear Mask"
this is in pre-production waiting to be edited)
Same company that makes "Gore-Tex" for your Ski Jackets, want to detect Cornea Disease with AI