In 2018, the serial entrepreneur Brent Underwood purchased an abandoned California ghost town called Cerro Gordo, forking over a cool $1.4 million for the property alongside his business partner, Jon Bier, and several investor friends.
Having exited a career in investment banking, Underwood had subsequently pursued myriad business ventures, including co-founding the marketing agency Brass Check -- which works with self-help authors like Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, and Ryan Holiday -- as well as overseeing DailyStoic.com, a website and online shop dedicated to the philosophical sect. But his true passion lied in the hospitality industry -- one he honed launching an illegal backpacker hostel in Brooklyn, and then an on-the-books ventured called Hk Austin: a co-living and co-working space housed within a Victorian mansion dating back to the 1890s.
Underwood’s latest venture marks a culmination of these passions, combined with his romanticism of the wild, wild west: to...
Having exited a career in investment banking, Underwood had subsequently pursued myriad business ventures, including co-founding the marketing agency Brass Check -- which works with self-help authors like Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, and Ryan Holiday -- as well as overseeing DailyStoic.com, a website and online shop dedicated to the philosophical sect. But his true passion lied in the hospitality industry -- one he honed launching an illegal backpacker hostel in Brooklyn, and then an on-the-books ventured called Hk Austin: a co-living and co-working space housed within a Victorian mansion dating back to the 1890s.
Underwood’s latest venture marks a culmination of these passions, combined with his romanticism of the wild, wild west: to...
- 11/5/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: The group that persuaded Will Smith to bungee jump out of a helicopter to celebrate his 50th birthday are launching a podcast with Cadence13 and Headspace Studios.
The founders of Yes Theory, a content company and YouTube channel with over 1.8M viewers, are launching the The Yes Theory Podcast.
It will feature Thomas Brag, Matt Dajer and Ammar Kandil explore the process of self-improvement and explore how people can all become their “truest selves”. They will discuss topics like meditation, ego, and vulnerability.
Episodes will include meditation with Headspace co-founder and former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe; uncertainty with Ozan Varol and Arthur Brooks; pursuing novelty with Ben Nemtin and Jason Silva; kindness with Francois Clemmons and Houston Kraft; hope with Mark Manson and Dina Al Shahabi; burnout with Anne Helen Petersen; physical discomfort with Aaron Ferguson and Lauren Ash and reinvention with Ryan Holiday and Rich Roll.
This series...
The founders of Yes Theory, a content company and YouTube channel with over 1.8M viewers, are launching the The Yes Theory Podcast.
It will feature Thomas Brag, Matt Dajer and Ammar Kandil explore the process of self-improvement and explore how people can all become their “truest selves”. They will discuss topics like meditation, ego, and vulnerability.
Episodes will include meditation with Headspace co-founder and former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe; uncertainty with Ozan Varol and Arthur Brooks; pursuing novelty with Ben Nemtin and Jason Silva; kindness with Francois Clemmons and Houston Kraft; hope with Mark Manson and Dina Al Shahabi; burnout with Anne Helen Petersen; physical discomfort with Aaron Ferguson and Lauren Ash and reinvention with Ryan Holiday and Rich Roll.
This series...
- 9/3/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.
It’s exceptionally rare that a Brazilian artist ever breaks the international music market. Yet at the age of 26, Rio de Janeiro superstar Anitta has not only tackled the industry in her home country, but with over 13 million YouTube subscribers and 43.6 million followers on Instagram, her star power rivals that of other pop music divas.
It’s exceptionally rare that a Brazilian artist ever breaks the international music market. Yet at the age of 26, Rio de Janeiro superstar Anitta has not only tackled the industry in her home country, but with over 13 million YouTube subscribers and 43.6 million followers on Instagram, her star power rivals that of other pop music divas.
- 12/30/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Xyz Films has signed its inaugural group of clients for its new management division, which focuses on filmmakers with an emphasis on global talent.
Among the inaugural signees as the Toronto Film Festival gets under way today are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Tiff world premiere Synchronic), director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (Tiff world premiere The Platform), director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), film director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) — alongside his management team at Really Happening Management — and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
“These artists and filmmakers are globally recognized creators with eclectic styles and strengths,” Van Steemburg said. “We are both proud and humbled by the opportunity to help their careers grow. They epitomize Xyz’s mission as a company and a brand.”
The management division is a major expansion for Xyz Films, the film production...
Among the inaugural signees as the Toronto Film Festival gets under way today are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Tiff world premiere Synchronic), director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (Tiff world premiere The Platform), director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), film director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) — alongside his management team at Really Happening Management — and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
“These artists and filmmakers are globally recognized creators with eclectic styles and strengths,” Van Steemburg said. “We are both proud and humbled by the opportunity to help their careers grow. They epitomize Xyz’s mission as a company and a brand.”
The management division is a major expansion for Xyz Films, the film production...
- 9/6/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Stable includes The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Los Angeles-based Xyz Films has unveiled an inaugural group of clients for its new management division that includes directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose thriller Synchronic gets its Tiff world premiere in Special Presentations on Friday (7).
The stable includes Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director of genre title The Platform (El Hoyo) that premieres in Midnight Madness tonight (6), director-producer Mattie Do (recent Venice Giornate degli Autori premiere The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) alongside his team at Really Happening Management, and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
Los Angeles-based Xyz Films has unveiled an inaugural group of clients for its new management division that includes directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose thriller Synchronic gets its Tiff world premiere in Special Presentations on Friday (7).
The stable includes Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, director of genre title The Platform (El Hoyo) that premieres in Midnight Madness tonight (6), director-producer Mattie Do (recent Venice Giornate degli Autori premiere The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger), director Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”) alongside his team at Really Happening Management, and writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday.
- 9/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Xyz Films has unveiled its first batch of clients for its new management division. Among the inaugural group signing on are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose Synchronic is making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, whose The Platform also is debuting at Tiff.
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
Xyz Films has unveiled its first batch of clients for its new management division. Among the inaugural group signing on are directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, whose Synchronic is making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, whose The Platform also is debuting at Tiff.
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
Others joining Xyz's management fold are director-producer Mattie Do (The Long Walk), director Egor Abramenko (The Passenger) and director-musician Steven Ellison (aka “Flying Lotus”), who will be continue to be co-repped by Really Happening Management, as well as writers April Wolfe (Black Christmas) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me,...
“The Hunger Games” director Francis Lawrence and “The Big Short” writer Charles Randolph are attached to the upcoming adaptation of “Conspiracy,” Ryan Holiday’s book about Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker that forced the site to go bankrupt.
The announcement was made by Blackrock Productions. Blackrock’s CEO David A. Neuman will produce the film with Lawrence. Blackrock says it is looking for top talent to play Hogan, as well as Thiel, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist who secretly funded the wrestler’s lawsuit, and Gawker founder Nick Denton.
Also Read: Gawker Slayer Peter Thiel Agrees to Drop Bid for Bankrupt Site - and Its Story Archive
“Ryan Holiday’s book and the story it tells are rare gifts for a screenwriter,” said Randolph, who won an Oscar for “The Big Short.” “These are such larger-than-life characters – strange, new volatile forces in society – and their conflict matters.”
Hogan filed...
The announcement was made by Blackrock Productions. Blackrock’s CEO David A. Neuman will produce the film with Lawrence. Blackrock says it is looking for top talent to play Hogan, as well as Thiel, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist who secretly funded the wrestler’s lawsuit, and Gawker founder Nick Denton.
Also Read: Gawker Slayer Peter Thiel Agrees to Drop Bid for Bankrupt Site - and Its Story Archive
“Ryan Holiday’s book and the story it tells are rare gifts for a screenwriter,” said Randolph, who won an Oscar for “The Big Short.” “These are such larger-than-life characters – strange, new volatile forces in society – and their conflict matters.”
Hogan filed...
- 6/11/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Francis Lawrence will tackle the big-screen version of one of the largest and weirdest media lawsuits in recent memory.
The Hunger Games filmmaker is attached to direct the adaptation of Ryan Holiday's Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.
The Big Short scribe Charles Randolph is attached to write the movie, which will chronicle Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape that the online media company published featuring the former WWE star and the wife of Tampa-area shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge. A jury ruled in Hogan's favor, resulting in a ...
The Hunger Games filmmaker is attached to direct the adaptation of Ryan Holiday's Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.
The Big Short scribe Charles Randolph is attached to write the movie, which will chronicle Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape that the online media company published featuring the former WWE star and the wife of Tampa-area shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge. A jury ruled in Hogan's favor, resulting in a ...
- 6/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Francis Lawrence will tackle the big-screen version of one of the largest and weirdest media lawsuits in recent memory.
The Hunger Games filmmaker is attached to direct the adaptation of Ryan Holiday's Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.
The Big Short scribe Charles Randolph is attached to write the movie, which will chronicle Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape that the online media company published featuring the former WWE star and the wife of Tampa-area shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge. A jury ruled in Hogan's favor, resulting in a ...
The Hunger Games filmmaker is attached to direct the adaptation of Ryan Holiday's Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.
The Big Short scribe Charles Randolph is attached to write the movie, which will chronicle Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape that the online media company published featuring the former WWE star and the wife of Tampa-area shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge. A jury ruled in Hogan's favor, resulting in a ...
- 6/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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