David Hollis (born February 4, 1975) is an American Entrepreneur, Social Media Influencer, Coach, Motivational Speaker, Author, and Entrepreneur from Weedpatch, California, United States. Dave is famous in the country as the spouse of “Rachel Hollis.” Rachel is a popular American author and motivational speaker.
As an author, she writes so many books and articles. In February 2018, Rachel published her first book titled “Girl, wash your face”. After that, she released her second book “Girl, Stop Apologizing” in 2019. Both books are very popular.
In addition to being an author, she also works as a motivational speaker. If we talk about her husband, Dave is a successful businessman and author. Currently, he holds the position of Director of Operations of the company called “The Hollis Company”.
This company was established by his wife “Rachel Hollis”. Prior to working for the Hollis Company, Dave worked at The Walt Disney Company as President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution.
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He joined Walt Disney in 2001. After 17 years with the company, he left The Walt Disney Company in May 2018.
Apart from this, Dave Hollis is also a motivational speaker and coach. He also created a self-titled Youtube channel where he uploads short vlogging videos. In this article, I will tell you about the life story of Dave Hollis. So let’s get started.
Dave and Rachel Hollis announce their separation
Dave Hollis and Rachel Hollis have been together for a long time. He got married on May 29, 2007. After the marriage, both of them achieved great success by working hard together. The couple of Dave and Rachel are very fond of fans. In addition to being both authors, they are also very good motivational speakers.
In June 2020, both surprised everyone by publishing a post about their separation on their social networks. Yes! They both wrote in their post that after 15 years of relationship, we now want to separate. The publication also wrote that they have been thinking about breaking up for the past 3 years.
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Let me tell you, Rachel and Dave have 4 children. Writing about his children, Dave said that after the separation, we will give our children as much love as we do now. However, he has not yet told the media the real reason for his separation. Both are in the headlines of their publications.
Early life
The COO of The Hollis Company was born to his parents on Friday, February 14, 1975 in Weedpatch, California, United States. He is a Christian and comes from a business family background. He never reveals the names of his parents to the media.
According to Dreshare, her father (name not available) is a businessman and her mother is a housewife. Her younger sister, “Heather”, works as a teacher at a university. Dave Hollis celebrated his 45th birthday on February 14, 2020 along with his wife and his children.
Hollis is a well educated person. He completed his primary education at a local secondary school. Later, Rachel Hollis’s husband graduated from Pepperdine University. He did his graduation in the field of Organizational Communication. After that, he started working as a coordinator for the entertainment company “Twentieth Century Fox”.
Marriage to Rachel Hollis and children
The 45-year-old man has been in a relationship with the author “Rachel Hollis” since 2001. The two met for the first time in Los Angeles. At the time, Rachel was working for Miramax Company in 2001. She met Dave during an event planning meeting for Chic Events. They both fall in love at first sight.
Rachel Hollis with her husband, Dave Hollis
After dating for three years, Dave Hollis proposed to Rachel and she said yes. On May 29, 2004, Dave married “Rachel Hollis.” After the marriage, Rachel gave birth to three sons named “Jackson Hollis,” “Ford Hollis,” and “Sawyer Hollis.”
Dave became the father of their first daughter, “Noah Elizabeth Hollis”, in February 2017. The two run a YouTube channel together. In June 2020, the couple broke the shocking news of their split on social media.
Dave Hollis taking a selfie with his wife Rachel Hollis, daughter Noah Hollis, sons Sawyer, Jackson and Ford Hollis
However, they still did not give any information about their divorce. According to sources, Dave will be launching his Rise app shortly. Also, he likes to travel to different countries for his vlogging videos.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dave Hollis
- Rachel Hollis’s spouse, Dave, began his career as a coordinator for the Twentieth Century Fox Company.
- After working for a year, he left the job in 1997.
- Dave Hollis worked many different jobs to gain experience.
- Later, he joined the Fox Broadcasting Company and began working in the same position as a coordinator.
- In 1999, he received a job offer from Bragman Nyman Cafarelli (BNC) for the position of Junior Publicist.
- He worked there for a year, leaving the job in 2000.
- In the same year, Dave joined Merv Griffin Productions as an account executive.
- After the next year, Dave Hollis joined The Walt Disney Company.
- In his early years he worked as an assistant brand manager for Miramax Home Video at Walt Disney from 2001 to 2002.
- Later, he rose to the position of National Sales Manager.
- From 2003 to 2005, Dave served as Director.
- He has also served as Vice President, Senior Vice President and President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution at Walt Disney.
- In May 2018, he left the Walt Disney job after working for 17 years. In the same month, he became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company «The Hollis Co». Found by Rachel.
Hollis’s book Get out of your own way
- Currently, he is the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- Dave Hollis net worth is around $5-$6 million dollars (as of 2020).
- Apart from this, she also earned some extra money from her social media career.
- Dave also gave motivational speeches at so many educational and other seminars along with his wife.
- As an author, Dave writes a book titled “Getting Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic’s Guide to Growth and Fulfillment.”
- There are 3.73K+ subscribers to his self-titled YouTube channel.
- He loves to play with his children.
- Dave Hollis stands at a reasonable 5-foot-10.