Trailblazing filmmaker and powerhouse CEO Will Packer presents powerful and illuminating stories from the front lines of Hollywood to offer a clear vision on how to manifest your own success—by believing there is no one more deserving of it than you. You know Will Packer’s movies. From
Stomp the Yard to
Ride Along to
Girls Trip, his films have collectively grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, with ten of them opening at number one. To outsiders, the unabashed confidence that has driven him since his college days—when he was trying to sell a micro-budget indie film—may look like arrogance. To Packer, that’s just what it took to make it on his own terms.
With
Who Better Than You?, Packer has created the success toolkit he wished he’d had back then—perfect for anyone who’s just starting out or ready to make a major transition. This guidebook, rich with reflections on the values that have propelled Packer through his most successful projects, is filled with indispensable advice on business, leadership, and legacy, such as:
1.
Be Arrogant! The highest-achieving people have “healthy arrogance”: confidence not only in themselves and their abilities but also in their right to be successful. Start believing your goals are predestined to be achieved.
2.
Treat Your Goals as Essential and Vital—not just for you but for everyone around you. When you take your ambitions seriously, others will too.
3.
It’s the Work You Put in When Nobody’s Watching That Makes Everyone Pay Attention Later. There is not a single person on earth more deserving of achieving their wildest dreams than you. But it will never happen until you start to act accordingly.
It’s time for you to start producing your own
blockbuster life!
"You know Will Packer's movies. From Straight Outta Compton to Girls Trip, they've grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, including ten films that opened at number one. And, in the vein of Shonda Rhimes, he did it all by featuring real life stories about Black culture-something that Hollywood had long overlooked. With Who Better Than You?, Packer reflects on the values that carried him on his journey: the hustle that fueled him when he was trying to sell a micro-budget indie film in college and the passion and collaboration that led to some of his most successful projects. He has created a guidebook filled with indispensable advice on business, leadership, and legacy. Whether you're aiming for the writer's room or the boardroom, you will find encouragement, energy, and empowerment in his stories and lessons"--
