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Remember the part in Forrest Gump where he starts a business?

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.

It's a huge success, and the story of how it all happens involves a few twists of fate.

It was inspired by his friend Bubba who died in the Vietnam War and funded by money he made from

an endorsement deal thanks to his reputation as an international ping-pong player.

There's a certain amount of luck involved but there's also a lot of hard work that leads to Forrest Gump becoming a

successful entrepreneur. If they weren't fictional he and his business partner lieutenant Dan

would fit right in as guests on the School of Hustle Podcast from Go Daddy.

Join travel host tour company owner and YouTube creator Sarah Funk

as she explores the stories of real entrepreneurs who are making their own way in the world.

Learn about their successes, struggles, and strategies for how they get creative and thrive

and get inspired to apply them to your own business.

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In October of 2013, Tom Hanks was doing an interview to promote the movie Captain Phillips,

and he was asked why he never been in a superhero movie.

No, they don't ask me, man keep trying to come on I can do it I can do it it

it's hard to tell if Tom Hanks is being completely serious or if he's just

having a little fun in response to an interviewer's question.

It seems unlikely that no one has offered him a good role in a superhero movie by now.

But maybe they haven't.

And he hasn't turned up in a superhero movie yet.

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