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Reese Witherspoon sells female-focused media company Hello Sunshine for $900M

Actress Reese Witherspoon founded Hello Sunshine, a media company focused on female-led stories, after realizing Hollywood studios were not developing enough projects with women in lead roles. The company, initially a partnership with AT&T's Otter Media, expanded into film, television, podcasts, and books. Witherspoon's entrepreneurial drive was shaped by early financial struggles, instilling a mindset that if she didn't build the opportunities, no one else would. AI

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Reese Witherspoon sells female-focused media company Hello Sunshine for $900M

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 · Sydney Lake ·

    ‘No one was coming to save me’: How Reese Witherspoon built a $900 million company from a problem Hollywood wouldn’t fix

    The actress built Hello Sunshine after Hollywood told her there were no female-led movies to make. Six years later, she sold it for $900 million.