Happy Father’s Day to the dads and father figures raising the next generation.
Healthy families are the foundation of a healthy nation. Thank you for leading with purpose, setting an example, and helping children thrive.
Together, we can Make America Healthy Again.
🚨BREAKING: Massive celebrations ERUPT across Colombia after right-wing populist Abelardo de la Espriella crushes socialist tyrant Iván Cepeda
Socialism must be killed. 🇨🇴
MARINATE ON THIS, PLEASE
Tonight, Boston police put a traffic cone on top of the statue to commemorate the Scottish Tartan Army visit to their town and their loving relationship. Forged over only a few days.
Think about this: a foreign fanbase fell in love with a city, and the city fell in love right back.
The takeaway here is that the world can love each other without the constant bitching of media noise.
Why are we letting them interfere?
This isn’t about governments.
It’s about people.
She was 17, working as a Hooters waitress in Jacksonville, Florida, when the cooks walked out. She didn't know how to deep fry chicken tenders or fries. She went back to the kitchen and figured it out.
Two years later, Hooters asked her to fly to Australia to help open the first franchise there. She'd never been on a plane. She didn't have a passport.
She got the passport and went.
By 26, she was a vice president. She helped grow Hooters from 100 locations to over 500 in 33 countries and from $300 million to $1 billion in revenue. She never finished her undergraduate degree.
At 32, Cinnabon recruited her to be president. She was the youngest CEO to ever appear on Undercover Boss. Under her leadership, Cinnabon added 200 bakeries, expanded to 56 countries, and approached $1 billion in annual sales through partnerships with Taco Bell, Burger King, and grocery stores.
She grew up on a $10-a-week grocery budget. Three sisters. Single mom who left their alcoholic father when Kat was nine. The family survived on her mother's determination and multiple jobs.
"Every year on my birthday card, my mom writes: 'Don't forget where you came from, but don't you dare ever let it solely define you.'"
Kat was the first person in her family to attend college. She enrolled in an engineering program at the University of North Florida but dropped out to pursue her career at Hooters. She later earned her MBA from Georgia State University without a bachelor's degree, getting accepted through letters of recommendation from business leaders including Ted Turner.
After Cinnabon, she became Group President of Focus Brands (Cinnabon, Auntie Anne's, Moe's, Carvel, Schlotzsky's). Then in 2021, AG1 (formerly Athletic Greens) recruited her after the founder heard her on a podcast. She became President and COO, then CEO in 2024.
She's known for a practice she calls the "hotshot rule": every month, she asks herself, "If a hotshot took over my job today, what's the first thing they'd fix that I've been tolerating?"
Here's what Kat Cole's story makes me think about.
She said yes before she was ready. Every major career leap, from the kitchen walkout to Australia to Cinnabon to AG1, happened because she said yes to something she wasn't qualified for yet and then figured it out in real time. "Saying yes before you are ready is only half of it. You have to use your hustle muscle to close the gap."
Most people wait until they feel ready. They wait for the degree, the experience, the credentials, the confidence. Kat built one of the most impressive corporate careers of her generation by saying yes first and learning second. Every single time.
I think about that in my own work. I've never felt fully ready to start any of the businesses I've built. The readiness came after the commitment, not before it.
Kat Cole was a Hooters waitress at 17. Cooks walked out. She went to the kitchen and figured it out. Never been on a plane. Flew to Australia to open a franchise. VP at 26. Cinnabon president at 32. $10-a-week grocery budget growing up. First in her family to attend college. Dropped out. Got an MBA without a bachelor's. Now CEO of AG1.
"Saying yes before you are ready is only half of it. You have to use your hustle muscle to close the gap."
What are you waiting to feel ready for that you should just say yes to?
P.S. Building a 10-business portfolio (6 down). Documenting everything at nathanhirsch(dot)com/newsletter.
Gov Ron DeSantis: “If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you.”
Do you agree?
Today we salute you, Mr. Gas Generator Tesla Owner.
You dropped serious money on an electric car, then immediately solved range anxiety the old-fashioned way — by towing a roaring Honda generator behind it.
Stuck in Texas traffic on I-10? No problem. Just fire up the fossil fuel and let ‘er charge while you roll. Pure electric… with a side of gasoline.
Real Men of Genius.
🚨 “WOW!” Joe Rogan Was Absolutely Mind-Blown By This iPhone/iPad Addiction Hack 🔥
His guest, Chase Hughes, dropped the ultimate parental (and personal) life hack:
“I did it on my 2-year-old’s iPad… and nothing is addictive anymore. She won’t sit there and stare at it for more than 3 or 4 minutes anymore.”
Joe’s reaction? A shocked “Whoaa!”
The trick? A simple red color tint filter in your device’s Accessibility settings. It strips away the bright, colorful, dopamine-spiking visuals that keep us (and kids) glued to screens, while also cutting blue light for better sleep.
One quick change. Massive difference in screen time and focus.
Try it yourself:
1Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Color Filters
2Turn on Color Filters → Color Tint
3Slide Hue all the way to red + max Intensity
Works on iPhone and iPad. You can even set a triple-click shortcut to toggle it instantly.