{"product_id":"hollywood-virgin-isbn-9781394323838","title":"Hollywood Virgin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e has c\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eaptured hearts, headlines, and high praise around the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enot just for its Hollywood insider revelations, but for its raw honesty, relatability, and universal truths about ambition, identity, success, and knowing when to walk away.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom small-town Texas to Hollywood power tables, Jason Felts chronicles his meteoric rise through the cutthroat entertainment industry—creating films, shows, and music festivals, launching global brand campaigns, building a Virgin-branded entertainment empire, while rubbing elbows and butting heads with A-listers before walking away at the height of it all. Jason elegantly removes the concealer off the powerful, fake, and dishonest power players at the same time he equally shines light on the authentic, selfless, or lesser-known stories in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis wildly entertaining and deeply honest book is packed with jaw-dropping celebrity encounters, untold industry stories, and hard-earned lessons on ambition, identity, and staying human in an industry that rewards anything but. Felts shares his rollercoaster ride of hustle and reinvention, revealing how he:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaunched the \u003ci\u003every first show\u003c\/i\u003e to feature a Kardashian\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecame the \u003ci\u003eyoungest CEO\u003c\/i\u003e (after mentor, Sir Richard Branson) to run a Virgin company\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilt and ran a multi-million-dollar global company for Virgin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorked and built relationships with Bradley Coooper, Courteney Cox, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman, Jessica \u0026amp; Ashlee Simpson, Halle Berry, will.i.am, Oliver Stone and dozens more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCame out publicly and helped found the PULSE foundation in the wake of tragedy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoined the Obamas on their first post-White House getaway—and received life-changing advice from the former President\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd that’s just the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of ambition, fame, identity, burnout, reinvention—and learning that success isn’t always what it seems. More than a behind-the-scenes memoir from the founder and CEO of Virgin’s entertainment company, it’s a bold, unfiltered crash course in how to make it, take it, lose it, and leave it all behind before it costs you everything. Raw, hilarious, and unflinchingly real, this book is for anyone chasing a dream, surviving a grind, or looking for the courage to rewrite their own script.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Ready, Set, Action 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Peaches 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 California, Here I Come 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Do Better 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Eight’s Company 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Ovitz and Favors 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Who Are You Wearing? 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Read the Tea Leaves 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Take One 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Meet a Kardashian 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Searching for Greenlight 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Scarf or Noose? 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Take Two 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Necker Island 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Becoming Limitless 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Glad Expression, Wrong Impression 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 One Pulse 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV That’s a Wrap 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Kaaboom 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 What Matters 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where Are They Now? 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e About the Author 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index 211\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASON FELTS\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur and brand marketing strategist who co-founded and served as CEO of Virgin Produced and Virgin Fest from 2009 to 2020. Before retiring from Hollywood at age 45, he co-produced over two dozen successful films and television series, including \u003ci\u003eLimitless, Bad Moms, 21 \u0026amp; Over,\u003c\/i\u003e and more, and has been profiled in \u003ci\u003eForbes, Bloomberg, Billboard, Rolling Stone,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIN Hollywood Virgin: Breaking Into and Out of Show Business\u003c\/i\u003e, serial entrepreneur, producer, marketing strategist, and Virgin executive Jason Felts delivers an inspiring midlife memoir that encourages relentlessness in the pursuit of your dreams while staying true to who you are—and the ones you love—along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Felts was a small-town, closeted kid with big dreams that ran directly to the grit and glamour of Hollywood. Through a cocktail of hard work, gumption, positivity, and a little bit of luck, Jason eventually turned every dream into reality, even if Hollywood didn’t turn out to be all it was cracked up to be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e includes never-before-told stories about a host of famous names– including Halle Berry, Courteney Cox, Paris Hilton, the Kardashians, the Obamas, the Simpsons, and of course, the Bransons. Humor abounds as you read about the time Jason delivered royal underwear to a Queen on Necker Island and what it’s like to take a spin on Air Force One. More importantly, you’ll rediscover that life is worth living, not because of what you have accomplished—or will accomplish—but because of who you love and what you can do for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword written by Sir Richard Branson, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind, wilder-than-fiction story that will earn a place in the libraries of everyone interested in the entertainment industry, the nature of celebrity, and the power of perseverance. It’s an inspiring story for anyone yearning to discover and be their authentic self, overcome and strive again, and find out what a life enriched with purpose is all about.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989367439589,"sku":"NP9781394323838","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394323838.jpg?v=1761783838","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hollywood-virgin-isbn-9781394323838","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}