
Dave Hollis was an American author, speaker, podcaster, and former president of worldwide theatrical distribution at Disney. His work centered on personal growth, leadership, and resilience, and his notable books include Get Out of Your Own Way and Built Through Courage. He also reached a broad audience through the Rise Together podcast.
Dave Hollis built his public career in two distinct acts. After early work across talent management and other entertainment-media roles, the Pepperdine University graduate spent roughly seventeen years at Disney, rising through distribution posts to lead the studio’s theatrical distribution business and helping guide releases from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. By his early forties, however, corporate achievement had begun to feel limiting. In 2018 he left Disney to help run the Hollis Company, moving from film-industry leadership into the more personality-driven world of personal development. That career change became the hinge of his story: a turn from selling movies to translating ambition, doubt, and reinvention into a public message. ((https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/alumni/storytelling/alumni-stories/alumniinentertainment.htm?utm_source=openai))

Dave Hollis
A skeptic's guide to personal growth, overcoming self-doubt, and achieving fulfillment through honest self-reflection and practical strategies.

Dave Hollis
Dave Hollis shares personal lessons on cultivating courage, embracing discomfort, and becoming the captain of your own life journey.

Dave Hollis
A skeptic's guide to personal growth, overcoming self-doubt, and achieving fulfillment through honest self-reflection and practical strategies.

Dave Hollis
Dave Hollis shares personal lessons on cultivating courage, embracing discomfort, and becoming the captain of your own life journey.
"Dave Hollis has written the essential guide to finding your courage through the storms of life"
— Brendon Burchard
"Dave Hollis has a wonderful way of teaching through his own life lessons"
— Amy Purdy
"If you feel stuck, frustrated, or paralyzed, Dave Hollis gives you the edge you need to break through"
— Mel Robbins
"Dave Hollis gives us unfiltered access to the ups and downs he has faced over the last couple years"
— Lewis Howes
"Dave Hollis is the epitome of courage"
— Lisa Bilyeu
"Dave Hollis knows this better than most and he has put together the incredible lessons he has learned the hard way"
— Natalie Ellis & Danielle Canty
"Dave Hollis has a grip on navigating life not because he is perfect at it, but because he is purposeful at it"
— Carlos Whittaker
"Dave Hollis is the friend you need by your side when you’re facing rough seas"
— Joel Marion
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