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Peter Samuelson, legendary film producer and philanthropist, shares his journey of combining Hollywood success with meaningful social impact through his foundations and new book "Finding Happy."
• Film credits include Revenge of the Nerds, Return of the Pink Panther, Arlington Road, and many other classics
• Founded First Star organization in 1999 to house, educate and encourage foster youth through university partnerships
• Created a program where 89% of foster youth participants go to college versus standard 6% national average
• Shares harrowing story of rescuing a cat in Morocco during Pink Panther filming as lesson in risk assessment
• "Random Acts of Kindness and Pay it Forward" program teaches foster youth to help others despite their own challenges
• Co-founded Starlight Children's Foundation with Steven Spielberg to help seriously ill children
• EDAR initiative provides mobile, single-user shelters for homeless individuals at $800 per unit
• Believes that helping others creates ripples of positive impact that extend far beyond initial actions
• Films should have "double bottom line" - both commercial viability and positive social impact
• Defines himself as "career producer, philanthropist, dad"
Get Peter Samuelson's book "Finding Happy" on Amazon or wherever books are sold.
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Chapters
1. Show Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Meeting Peter Samuelson (00:01:00)
3. Finding Happy: The Book (00:04:27)
4. The Pipe Shaft Rescue Story (00:10:51)
5. First Star Foundation's Impact (00:20:29)
6. Random Acts of Kindness Program (00:28:15)
7. Films with Double Bottom Line (00:39:04)
8. The Starlight Children's Foundation Story (00:43:54)
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