Rewriting the Script: Reese Witherspoon's Entrepreneurial Leap to Impact | The Founder Mindset

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 6, 2026

Duration

34m

Channel

Harvard Business School

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What does it take to be a founder? From one of Hollywood’s biggest stars to one of its most influential founders, Reese Witherspoon built her company, Hello Sunshine, to change who gets to own stories—and who gets to tell them. With a new blueprint for modern storytelling, Hello Sunshine turned projects like Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show into global hits, transforming the entire industry. This is The Founder Mindset, with Reza Satchu. -- Foundry is Harvard Business School’s new AI-native platform that gives high-potential founders everywhere the tools, expertise, and guidance to build ventures that succeed. Accepting Foundry Bootcamp applications now: https://hbs.me/2p8pptnr *Open to founders in the U.S. building in deep tech and related fields, and more industries coming soon! All podcast episodes and more info can also be found on Harvard Business School’s official site: https://www.hbs.edu/foundry

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Reese Witherspoon

  guest

  Actress, producer, and founder of Hello Sunshine focused on women-centered storytelling.

• Reza Satchu

  host

  Harvard Business School professor and host of The Founder Mindset.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Harvard Business School, featuring Reese Witherspoon and Reza Satchu, Rewriting the Script: Reese Witherspoon's Entrepreneurial Leap to Impact | The Founder Mindset explores Reese Witherspoon on building Hello Sunshine with purpose, ownership, and grit Reese Witherspoon describes how early exposure to female leadership and later disillusionment with women’s roles in entertainment pushed her to challenge industry norms.